[Hiring] Apparel Designer Color and Graphics @KOMMLINk

Role Description

For one of our clients in the sportswear industry, we are looking for an Apparel Designer - Color and Graphics.

Short description of the project: the client plans the design and creation of color/graphic design concepts for SMSU (Sports Marketing Service Unit). The project aims to achieve color design concepts for SMSU ranges to be put on women's and men's apparel.

The client needs the following external special expertise which is not available internally:

• Full understanding of the design process in Apparel.
• Up-to-date knowledge of sportswear consumer trends.

TASK 1:

• Independent creation of Color/graphic concepts for SMSU based on the project brief supplied by the SMSU marketing team.
• Independent creation of weekly concepts and designs for women's and men's apparel as placed print or all over print.
• Delivery of all designs in Illustrator or Clo.
• The client will double-check the design concepts for further use.
• Execution and implementation of required design changes based on feedback received during weekly project-related updates via MS Teams meeting.

TASK 2:

• Independent creation of tech packs to communicate the chosen designs to development and T1 suppliers.
• Tech packs include:
  • Sketch of the style.
  • Color details.
  • Material details.
  • 1 to 1 scale artwork.
  • Graded artwork on apparel patterns.
  • Color iterations per brief.
  • Repeats for all over prints (AOPs).
  • Exact placement for placed prints.
• Handover of tech packs in Illustrator to development in a Microsoft Teams handover session according to SMSU handover deadlines.
• Adjustment of tech packs according to development and T1 input, including:
  • Provision of professional consultancy.
  • Professional review if the apparel/artwork can be produced.
  • Provision of re-work on the apparel/artwork to reflect costing issues.
  • Re-coloring of the artwork in case of color achievability issues.
• Handover of adjusted tech packs for internal checks by the SMSU development team.
• Submission of every design concept to the client for approval.

Deliverables:

• Creation of comprehensive documentation with all results regarding the above-mentioned tasks with subsequent handover to the client for review and approval for further usage.

The performance of the contractor has the goal of independent creation of color design concepts for SMSU.

Start: ASAP

Capacity: 400 hours till end of 2026, around 3.5 days/week

Duration: till end of 2026

Location: remote