Position: Graphic Designer
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Website: United By Blue
Start Date: Early January
Position Type: Full Time Permanent
Salary: Depends on experience, starting at $42,000
Job Description:
United By Blue is looking for an Associate Graphic Designer to help develop our growing product line. If you love the outdoors and are passionate about our brand, consider joining us at our Home Office in Philly to learn more about our highly creative, entrepreneurial environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, manage and conceptualize graphic elements for United By Blue’s apparel and accessories line including screen printed tees, all-over prints, plaids, and yarn dyes as well as direct to consumer packaging
- Collaborate with Product Designers on trim developments including woven, size, patches, embroideries, screen print, heat transfer, etc.
- Collaborate with Product Designers for comments and approvals on print strike offs, hand looms, trims, and packaging
- Place graphics on technical sketches/ flats for development design packs to send to International & Domestic Partners
- Work with internal cross-functional peers to execute according to a seasonal calendar for sample and bulk production
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in graphic product design and development with a solid understanding of the garment and textile manufacturing processes. Additional exposure to the outdoor industry is a plus.
- Experience in package design and preparing packaging layouts for production
- Passion for developing and being around product
- Expert ability to sketch or to communicate design ideas via Illustrator
- Solid understanding of the United By Blue brand with in-depth knowledge of the competitive landscape
- Understanding of product life cycle process from concept to delivery
- General understanding of raw materials
- Excellent organizational, prioritizing and time management skills
- Strong communication and written skills
- Ability to work well within a small team environment; demonstrating strong interpersonal skills
- High sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple priorities
Benefits and Salary:
Insurance Coverage: Health, Vision, Dental; 401k; Unlimited Vacation Time; Salary depends on experience
To apply:
Please email resume, and send either link to online portfolio, or a pdf of portfolio to jobs@unitedbyblue.com
