Accessories College Art Team Lead

Lakeshirts•Detroit Lakes, MN

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Art Manager, the College Accessory Production Art Team Lead trains and supports new and existing Production Artists responsible for college accessory artwork. This hands-on leadership role balances coaching and team support with daily production-art execution. The lead teaches company standards, demonstrates production-art workflows, monitors progress, and adjusts training so artists can prepare accurate, production-ready artwork. Using Adobe Illustrator, production reports, and work orders, the lead assigns work, supports artists, maintains standards, and helps the department meet quality and delivery goals in a fast-paced creative environment. The position is onsite at Lakeshirts headquarters in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, with a Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. schedule and pay of $22 per hour. The company describes its culture as creative, team-driven, and focused on growth, teamwork, continuous improvement, and customer service.

Requirements

Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and ability to perform and review production-ready college accessory artwork accurately.
Strong organization, attention to detail, and independent decision-making skills with sound judgment.
Clear written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively with artists, leads, Quality Control, Licensing, and the Art Manager.
Reliability and flexibility, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, interruptions, deadlines, and follow-through in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to see and hear, read and write, and perform job-related cognitive tasks including adaptability, analysis, assessment, calculation, decision-making, dependability, judgment, following directions, handling multiple priorities, and reasoning.
Physical demands include continuously sitting, walking, and standing; frequently lifting or carrying under 10 lbs. and 10–24 lbs., reaching above, at, and below shoulder height, and using hands for keyboarding, mouse work, and detailed artwork review; occasionally lifting or carrying 25–50 lbs., pushing, pulling, bending, twisting, and reaching. The role does not require lifting or carrying over 50 lbs., climbing, balancing, or crawling.

Nice To Haves

Two- or four-year degree in Graphic Design, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant production-art experience.
Knowledge of collegiate licensing requirements, university brand standards, trademarks, and logo-usage guidelines.
Leadership training or prior coaching experience, with the ability to guide, motivate, and hold a team accountable.

Responsibilities

Perform College Accessory Production Artist responsibilities proficiently and model established quality standards, university brand-guideline compliance, and production-art best practices.
Attend daily production huddles, review production reports and work orders, set priorities, and assign or reassign work to meet collegiate artwork deadlines and daily goals.
Train and coach artists on job responsibilities, safety practices, company policies, systems, department standards, and collegiate licensing requirements.
Answer artists’ questions, remove roadblocks, and communicate changes to university artwork standards, licensing requirements, or production priorities.
Partner with Quality Control, the Art Manager, Licensing, and other leads to resolve artwork issues, ensure brand-standard compliance, address inconsistencies, and improve processes.
Conduct regular team check-ins and support employee attendance, development, quarterly reviews, and annual compensation-review processes.
Balance team leadership with hands-on production-art execution while ensuring college accessory artwork meets university trademark, licensing, and production standards.

Benefits

Competitive compensation with a daily-pay option.
Health and life insurance, plus voluntary dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, critical illness, and accident coverage.
Up to 22 paid days off in the first year.
Profit sharing.
401(k) program.
Employee merchandise discounts.
Relaxed dress code.
Flexible schedules.
Onsite subsidized cafeteria.
Dogs at work.
Insurance benefits begin the first of the month following 60 days of full-time employment.