[Hiring] Apparel Graphic Designer @Lakeshirts

Role Description

Altered Latitudes is a resort-driven performance apparel brand creating visually striking artwork for coastal, lake, mountain, park, and lifestyle destinations. We are seeking a highly creative Apparel Graphic Designer, internally known as a Line Artist, to develop original, trend-forward graphics with a strong emphasis on sublimation and supporting screenprint design. This role goes beyond making graphics; it creates product stories that translate across garments, territories, and markets.

• Develop original artwork and apparel graphics for performance, resort, outdoor, and lifestyle collections, with a primary focus on sublimation.
• Create visually exciting, trend-forward concepts rooted in destination, place, and experience.
• Translate creative direction into cohesive, scalable art programs across markets, territories, garment types, and placements.
• Design with performance fabrics, technical apparel, production methods, color behavior, and real-world wearability in mind.
• Create elevated screenprint graphics and adapt concepts across sublimation and screenprint applications when appropriate.
• Manage multiple line art and custom art projects while meeting deadlines and prioritizing a steady flow of incoming work.
• Deliver artwork that meets customer specifications while staying aligned with Altered Latitudes brand and resort-market guidelines.
• Research fashion, color, illustration, typography, outdoor, travel, and graphic trends to keep collections innovative and market-relevant.
• Maintain ongoing awareness of the resort and destination retail market, including coastal, lake, mountain, park, and lifestyle categories.
• Present, discuss, refine, and elevate work in partnership with the Creative Director and cross-functional teammates.
• Attend scheduled meetings and contribute to other responsibilities as assigned, living our value of Team.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of graphic design experience in apparel, performance product, resort, outdoor, or lifestyle categories preferred.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating original apparel graphics, destination-driven storytelling, trend-forward design, and retail-ready product thinking.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop required.
• Strong understanding of sublimation artwork development, including color, scale, placement, performance fabric considerations, and technical production requirements.
• Experience creating graphics specifically for performance fabrics and technical apparel preferred.
• Working knowledge of screenprint production and garment decoration, secondary to sublimation expertise.
• Strong typography, composition, color, illustration, and visual storytelling skills.
• Excellent organization and ability to manage multiple creative projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Clear communication skills, openness to feedback, and a collaborative, team-first mindset.
• Self-starter who is nimble, adaptable, and energized by a fast-moving creative environment and evolving trends.

Requirements

• Schedule: Monday through Friday, full-time days. 8:00am to 5:00pm.
• Location: Remote or onsite in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Remote applicants may be considered if they reside in AZ, CA, CO, IA, IL, ID, FL, MN, MO, NC, ND, NV, PA, SD, VA, WI, or WY.
• Pay: $50,000 to $60,000.
• Remote work requirements: Cable, DSL, or fiber internet with at least 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload, with no service degradation during work. Two monitors are required. Chromebooks are not compatible.
• Internet and workspace must reliably support large-file uploads, downloads, collaboration, and secure access to company systems.

Benefits

• Lakeshirts | Blue 84 offers an employee benefits package for eligible team members. Current plan details, eligibility requirements, and enrollment information will be provided during the hiring process.