Graphic Designer

Centric Brands•New York, NY

1d•$65,000 - $85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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. The Graphic Designer collaboratively manages the graphics component of the seasonal design development process by coordinating cross functionally on the creation, 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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

PLM experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Research and identify graphics trend directions in collaboration with Design Director; manage development of themes and concepts and create presentation boards for meetings and mock-ups
Monitor new trends, techniques, treatments and resources in graphic design and production
Execute translation of brand(s), where applicable, into compelling graphic deliverables for garments, logos, illustrations, photographs, tags, labels
Coordinate cross-functionally on the creation of camera-ready art and color separations; collaborate with Design team 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
Manage follow-up with internal partners in design and production
Manage existing relationships, and develop new relationships, with new suppliers, manufacturers vendors and business partners to monitor trends, leverage new resources and implement most current processes
Partner with internal legal department to ensure that graphics/designs do not infringe on intellectual property rights and register new rights where necessary
Contribute positively to team dynamic