Creative Coordinator - Blue 84 College

Lakeshirts•Detroit Lakes, MN

7d•$45,000 - $50,000•Onsite

About The Position

Working collaboratively with our customers and 70+ artists makes us happy. We strive to continually stay on-trend, creating over 200,000 new designs in the last 5 years and 26,000 design modifications yearly. Our techniques include: screenprint, embroidery, applique, heat press, and pretty much everything else under the Minnesota sun. Whew! We're currently looking for a highly-organized, detail-driven, boots on the ground team member to support our Creative Directors and Line Artists in our continuing endeavor to Wow Our Customers with our on-trend, unique artwork. This team member is responsible for helping to oversee our art programs, ensuring the process runs smoothly and efficiently, contributing to our core value of Continuous Improvement. This is an onsite position @ our HQ in Detroit Lakes, and travel will be required to contribute to our value of Continuous Improvement as this team member will assist in trade show booth merchandising at various times throughout the year. This is an onsite position based at our headquarters in Detroit Lakes, MN. Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9a-5p Pay: $45,000 - $50,000 per year

Requirements

Ability to work well within a team and coordinate amongst various departments
Ability to manage multiple tasks
Problem-solving aptitude
Strong communication skills (verbal & written)
Excellent organizational skills
2 or 4 year Graphics Design degree or Art-related degree preferred
Illustrating background and experience with Illustrator and Photoshop or similar programs preferred, to help in the understanding of the creative process from A to Z

Responsibilities

Attend art reviews and work with artists on revisions
Assist in Coordinating Co-Brand Development and Art Approvals
Proof new line art and prepare to be set up in DM (Pricing, Colors, Placement and Sizing)
Facilitate any revisions on original line art that cannot go to production art
Assist in training new Line Artists or Freelance Artists on our art filing systems
Provide articles for weekly Rep Updates
Help in directing art pack coordinators on new art packs and revisions
Help coordinate the sample process for releases
Assist with press approvals on samples
Assist with gathering data for web releases and auto samples to communicate to Data Entry
Communicate with Data Entry, CS and Art Departments on daily workloads to help with routing of Line Artwork
Work with all parties to help identify improvement opportunities in sample process
Assist in providing and proofing art content for catalogs, flyers, samples, etc...
Assist with merchandising and maintenance of showrooms
Attend trade shows to assist with booth merchandising
Attend all scheduled meetings
Prioritize daily workload based on due dates
Other responsibilities as directed (contributing to our core value of TEAM)

Benefits

Guided by our value of meritocracy, we offer a compensation package that reflects your unique skills, talents, and contributions.
And there is an option to be paid daily!
From health and life insurance to voluntary benefits like dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, and critical illness & accident coverage, we've got you covered; benefits kick in the first of the month following 60 days of full-time employment
Enjoy up to 22 paid days off during the first year because we know life happens outside of work & we want you to be able to enjoy
When we win, you win
Our 401(k) program helps you plan for the future
At our HQ in Detroit Lakes, enjoy hot breakfast, lunch, and snacks from our subsidized cafeteria
Bring your furry friend to work, because we believe dogs just make everything better
Whether it's jeans, tees, and flip flops- we believe comfort fuels creativity, and we offer an employee merchandise discount to keep you & your family well-stocked
Because we understand the importance of work-life balance
We make work fun; we believe in teamwork, giving back to our communities and doing what we love with great people, and always rocking a t-shirt, a hat, and some cool socks