Graphic Designer, Merchandise & Swag

Revel•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

Revel is hiring a Graphic Designer focused on merchandise and swag to join its marketing team. This mid-senior-level role has high ownership over how Revel presents itself in the physical world through apparel and swag for investors, clients, partners, and teammates. The designer will lead Revel’s merchandise program from concept through production and fulfillment, creating desirable products within brand standards and extending the brand across conferences, events, customer touchpoints, and team culture. The role covers apparel and physical goods, print and event design, gifting programs, product-launch assets, and some video and motion work. The designer will work closely with the brand and product design team and track program performance to inform future merchandise. Revel describes itself as a fast-growing startup with an engineering culture focused on technical problems and thoughtful design. Applicants must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, permanent-resident, refugee, asylee, or authorization eligibility requirements for compliance with U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR).

Requirements

6+ years of experience in graphic or visual design, with a meaningful share of that work in merchandise, apparel, or physical product design.
Experience working with or supporting technical, engineering-driven teams, and an understanding of what that audience considers good swag.
Experience with 3D design, product rendering, or motion graphics for product visualization.
A portfolio demonstrating original merchandise and product concepts that have shipped.
A portfolio demonstrating the ability to translate a brand into physical goods with taste and restraint.
Strong typography, illustration, and layout skills.
High attention to detail, including print specifications, color accuracy, and brand consistency.
Experience across digital and print mediums.
Proficiency with Figma.
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and Illustrator.
Proficiency with Google Slides and/or PowerPoint.
Ability to operate in a fast-paced startup environment while balancing creative ambition with budgets and deadlines.
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State, to conform to U.S. Government export regulations.

Nice To Haves

Basic video editing and product photography experience.
Experience running a merchandise store or fulfillment operation, such as Shopify, print-on-demand, or in-house.
Experience managing production with vendors, including printers, embroiderers, and manufacturers, and working knowledge of production methods such as screen printing, embroidery, DTG, enamel pins, and woven labels.
Background in hard tech industries such as aerospace, defense, or robotics, or a genuine love of engineering culture.

Responsibilities

Own Revel’s merchandise and swag program, developing product concepts, collections, and drops for customers, prospects, partners, and teammates.
Concept and design apparel, swag, and physical goods from sketch through finished product.
Manage production end-to-end, including sourcing and vetting vendors, preparing print-ready files and tech packs, reviewing samples and proofs, and managing quality, timelines, and budgets.
Lead print and physical design projects for events, including conference materials, signage, booth elements, and packaging.
Design kits and gifting programs for customers, partners, recruits, new hires, and investors, including onboarding boxes and event swag bags.
Apply Revel’s brand identity across physical products and identify where the brand may need to stretch or evolve for new formats.
Create supporting visual assets for merchandise launches, including product mockups, photography direction, web store and Webflow assets, and social content.
Contribute to video treatments and light motion work to showcase products and merchandise drops.
Partner with the brand and product design team to keep merchandise consistent with product and marketing surfaces.
Track performance to inform future merchandise decisions.