Senior Graphic Designer - Team Sports

About Us

 

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

 

Senior Graphic Designer

What could be more exciting than putting your mark on some of the world’s most famous and well-loved fashion brands? As a graphic designer for Centric Brands, you’ll use your skills and creativity to create designs based on style plans, sales needs and emerging trends. You will also ensure that your work can be transformed into a finished product in a timely manner and at an appropriate price point. This means working not only with our technical design and production teams, but also building collaborative relationships with outside vendors and other external stakeholders. The challenges are exciting and the possibilities endless – as you contribute your skills in a vibrant, customer- and people-centric culture that celebrates you as a valuable member of the team.

Specific Responsibilities Would Include

The Senior Graphic Designer collaboratively manages the graphics component of the seasonal design development process by coordinating and executing the layout and providing input on the production of original, trend-appropriate graphics concepts for all design needs, including garments, logos, illustrations, tags and labels. As a Senior Graphic Designer in our Sports and Entertainment division, you will be at the forefront of creating dynamic and engaging graphics that resonate with athletes and fans alike. Collaborating closely with design, product development and production teams, you will work on the development of innovative designs for men's apparel and logos.

 

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy & Innovation

• Research and identify graphics trend directions in collaboration with Design Director; manage development of themes and concepts with Graphic Artist(s); create presentation boards for meetings and mock-ups
• Monitor new trends, techniques, treatments and resources in graphic design and production

 

Operations & Results

• Execute translation of brand(s), where applicable, into compelling graphic deliverables for garments, logos, illustrations, photographs, tags, labels; coordinate with Graphic Artist(s) creation of camera-ready art and color separations; collaborate with Designer(s) and Design Director to incorporate graphics into line
• Provide expert knowledge on graphics aesthetics, processes, and treatments for design team, merchants and production; collaboratively manage reference library
• Tech pack art for production

 

Customers & Relationships

• Manage follow-up with internal partners in design and production; manage interoffice communication and relationships with vendors and manufacturers; manage existing relationships and develop relationships with new suppliers, vendors and business partners to monitor trends, leverage new resources and implement most current processes
• Partner with the Law Department to ensure that graphics/designs do not infringe on intellectual property rights and register new rights where necessary

 

Leadership & Teams

• Contribute positively to team dynamic and manage up where necessary
• Attract, develop and retain talent
• Monitor and evaluate performance of individuals

Our Best Fit Candidate Would Have

• Superior organizational skills and excellent communication skills; team oriented
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines; highly detail oriented, meticulous and creative
• Creativity, technical capability and sensibility for graphics and fonts; strong ability to sketch
• Extensive knowledge of traditional and web-based graphic production techniques, including color separations, camera-ready art, heat transfers, etc.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or related field
• 4 - 7 years experience in graphic design; significant relevant experience in category
• Expert in Adobe products and Mac computers; highly proficient in Microsoft Office
• PLM experience is a plus

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision)