Creative Graphic Design Artist for Apparel

Description

*** Thank you for your interest.  To be considered for this position, you must include a link to your portfolio in your resume.  Submittals without portfolios will not be considered. 

Perrin Sportswear, located in Comstock Park, MI just north of Grand Rapids, is a nationally recognized leader in the screen print and embroidery industry, specializing in souvenir and collegiate decorated apparel. After 25 years in business, we continue to lead the way in the travel resort, retail and souvenir industries.

Perrin Sportswear is on the hunt for a creative and talented graphic designer to join our rock star Creative team. If you're a wizard with Adobe Creative Suite and have a passion for creating fresh, modern, and fun apparel designs, including youth, then we want to hear from you! As an industry leader in the screen printing business, we work with some of the biggest players in the souvenir industry, including Paradies Lagardere, SeaWorld, Disney, Dollywood, Smithsonian and more. We specialize in souvenir and collegiate decorated apparel, and we're looking for someone to help us take our decorated apparel game to the next level. Do you have an eye for design and a knack for coming up with ideas that are out of this world? The designs you'll be working on will be for t-shirts, fleece, pants, caps, totes, coasters, and other souvenir items. We're looking for someone who's driven to push the boundaries and design something new and exciting. At Perrin Sportswear, we're employee-owned and employee-driven, and we believe in creating an amazing work environment. We have a state-of-the-art facility that houses 19 automatic presses, 100 embroidery heads, and a team of over 250 employees. We offer exceptional benefits and top-of-the-line equipment, and we're committed to our partners and each other. So if you're a self-motivated, brilliant t-shirt artist with drive and creativity, we want you on our team! Join our art department of 9 graphic designers and help us create the coolest apparel designs in the industry.

Please include your resume, along with a portfolio/website showing examples of your work. Those without will not be considered for this position. Thank you.

Requirements

• Six years experience designing for retail, resort or collegiate apparel markets preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat
• Strong portfolio backed with designs made for garments, wearables and more.
• Preferred Bachelors degree in Graphic Design or similar.
• Knowledge of the screen printing and embroidery process and limitations is key.
• Mastery of Adobe CS, CC
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, multi-project environment.
• Adjusts to shifting priorities.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Accepts suggestions and revisions easily.
• Conducts one-self verbally and in writing in professional, courteous, accepting manner at all times, following appropriate company policies and chain of command.
• Self-motivated to create and learn