Graphic Designer 3

Job Description

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Graphic Designer 3 Product Design & Development
LOCATION: Beaverton, OR (onsite, 4/1 hybrid)
DURATION: 6 Months

ABOUT THE TEAM
The Graphic Designer 3 supports an outdoor-performance apparel design team within the Product Design & Development organization. The team works on carryover styles, sources line art from previous seasons, aligns design updates to seasonal briefs, and coordinates closely with product management. Highly collaborative, cross-functional seat.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
A production-minded graphic designer with 5 years of graphic design experience related to apparel (footwear or accessories acceptable; apparel preferred). Organized, works independently, strong design-thinking awareness, and critically hands-on product experience (ink applications, trims, the technical side of production) rather than pure branding. Portfolio required.
WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON
" Carryover styles source line art from previous seasons and update designs to align with current briefs.
" Schematic creation build production-ready graphic schematics for factory and product teams.
" Coordinate with product management to align graphic direction to strategy.
" Create original graphic design work with general direction from design management ideation, concept development, branding.
" Lead team projects and work independently on individual projects.
" Manage projects end to end: internal briefings, timelines, work-back schedules, budget management, supplier coordination, spec review, production alternatives, quality standards.
" Estimate project development, offer production alternatives within budget, negotiate costs, review billing, reconcile budgets.
" Liaise between Company managers (Image Design, Marketing, Product Design) and outside agencies communicating project details, design requirements, scheduling, and graphic materials.
WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH
Product management, graphic design, color design and cross-functional product-creation partners; external agencies and suppliers; design management.
MUST-HAVE
" 5 years' graphic design experience related to apparel (footwear/accessories considered; apparel preferred).
" Adobe Suite expertise.
" Schematic creation experience.
" Product experience ink applications, trims, etc. (as opposed to pure branding).
" 3D software knowledge.
" Strong aptitude for design thinking/awareness.
" Organizational skills and ability to work independently.
" Portfolio submitted with application examples of schematic creation and the "how did you get there" process.
NICE-TO-HAVE
" Vizcom and/or CLO experience.
" Smartsheets / Airtable (documentation tracking).
" Team-player mindset in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTIONS
" Bachelor's degree preferred, not a hard requirement.