Graphic Designer I - Graphic T-Shirts

Who we are :

Team Beans / Forever Collectibles (FOCO) is a worldwide leading manufacturer of sports and entertainment merchandise, including products ranging from collectibles and novelty items to promotional memorabilia. With all the major sports licenses at our fingertips, along with a powerful infrastructure and a broad variety of products, our company is reaching new heights every day. The success of FOCO's expansion is directly related to our ability to bring fresh designs and manufacturing techniques to categories in need of innovation. We are constantly searching for dedicated and driven professionals to join and help grow our team!

Primary Purpose :

The Senior Graphic Designer - Graphic Tees is responsible for creating apparel graphics for FOCO's licensed sports business. Creative, passionate, and driven Graphic Designer who utilizes a strong sense of brand identity, color, graphic design, and basic production art techniques to create professional designs and develop seasonal sports apparel assortments. The Designer will partner with other in-house design teams to maintain Corporate Branding and season creative direction that enhances individual Leagues through visual storytelling. This includes creating master art files, developing non-calendared special art request graphic concepts, and researching and developing multiple apparel embellishment techniques. This person needs to be a results-oriented, team player with a passion for sports.

The key responsibilities of the role are :

• Responsible for creating apparel graphics for our licensed sports business and for the build-out of master art files, inclusive of licensing sheet which includes size based on specs, decoration for building of materials (BOM), call-outs on full-size art, appropriate branding, and the addition of copyrights (& rules) as needed.
• Creation of non-calendared special art request graphic concepts
• Local trend shopping, reference, and research and development for multiple apparel embellishment techniques, including screen print, heat transfers, and appliques, embroidery, etc.
• Application of Intermediate-level typography skills for font research, development, and implementation in apparel graphics
• Maintain an active understanding of trends in sports apparel and sports / pop culture, consumer insights, new business opportunities, and competitors in the market to influence design aesthetics and strategy through the development of mood, trend, and ideation boards.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of presentation decks, and collection boards, supporting brand and league systems administration.
• Confidently share fresh perspectives that will enhance creativity and promote new ideas through written and verbal communications with internal partners.

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Tryouts are open at FOCO! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.

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