Accessories Production Art Team Lead

Lakeshirts•Detroit Lakes, MN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Art Manager, the Accessories Production Art Team Lead trains and supports new and existing Production Artists across College, Resort, and TGT accessory artwork. You'll teach Lakeshirts standards, demonstrate production-art workflows, monitor progress, and adjust training so artists can prepare accurate, production-ready artwork with confidence. This is a hands-on leadership role for an organized, detail-driven production artist who can balance people leadership with daily execution. You'll use Adobe Illustrator, production reports, and work orders to assign work, support artists, maintain standards, and help the department hit quality and delivery goals in a fast-paced creative environment.

Requirements

Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator required, with the ability to perform and review production-ready accessory artwork accurately.
Strong organization, attention to detail, and independent decision-making skills with sound judgment.
Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with artists, leads, Quality Control, and the Art Manager.
Reliable, flexible, and able to manage multiple priorities, interruptions, deadlines, and follow-through in a fast-paced environment.
Employees must be able to see and hear, read and write. Requires adaptability, analyzing, assessing, calculating, decision-making, dependability, judgment, reading, speaking, following direction, handling multiple priorities, and reasoning.

Nice To Haves

Two- or four-year degree in Graphic Design preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant production-art experience.
Leadership training or prior coaching experience preferred, with the ability to guide, motivate, and hold a team accountable.

Responsibilities

Perform Accessory Production Artist responsibilities proficiently and model established quality and production-art standards.
Attend daily production huddles, review production reports and work orders, set priorities, and assign or reassign work so deadlines and daily goals are met.
Train and coach artists on job responsibilities, safety practices, company policies, systems, and department standards.
Work closely with artists to answer questions, remove roadblocks, and communicate changes to standards or priorities.
Partner with Quality Control, the Art Manager, and other leads to resolve artwork issues, address inconsistent standards, and improve processes.
Conduct regular team check-ins and support employee performance, attendance, quarterly review, and annual compensation-review processes.
Balance team leadership with hands-on production-art execution and follow through on employee and workflow concerns.

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
a 401(k) program
employee merchandise discounts
a relaxed dress code
flexible schedules
an onsite subsidized cafeteria
dogs at work