Graphic Designer, Product

Job Title: Graphic Designer
Department: Product Development
Supervisor: Design Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Ohio

Summary
The Graphic Designer specializes in product design for the cycling industry, supporting the development of innovative solutions with a focus on color, graphics, materials, and finishes. This role involves collaboration with the internal product development team and top-tier licensing partners to support international product reach. Responsibilities include translating trends and insights into compelling concepts and high-fidelity renderings, while ensuring user-centered, commercially successful, and brand-defining products. The designer proactively seeks opportunities to elevate design impact and to drive the company's worldwide reputation for product innovation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Collaborates with the Product Development Team to create product design concepts that drive new product development.
• Creates, refines and finalizes design concepts to maintain planned project timetables.
• Investigate, analyze and report on color and design trends. Utilize key findings when preparing design concepts.
• Reviews and prepares design files to maintain United Wheels production protocols and print quality standards.
• Prepares and executes prototype product samples used in internal reviews, sales meetings and customer presentations.
• Collaborate with licensed partners through regular product development calls, joint brainstorms, and occasional travel to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.
• Ensure all work with licensed brands strictly adheres to licensing protocols, maintaining the integrity and standards of top-tier partners' brand identities.
• Work with the Production and Implementation Department, and vendors to release final product design tech packs-specifying colors, graphics, and finishes-on time and to company standards.
• Maintains a working knowledge of graphic design processes, including type, materials, prepress and printing techniques, software and vendor capabilities.
• Attends internal and external line reviews, tradeshows and vendor meetings
• as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Education and/or Experience

• A passion for cycling and the outdoors
• BFA, BS or BA degree in Graphic Design or other related field of study or equivalent experience preferred; Associate degree in graphic design (or related field) required.
• Minimum of three years of experience in graphic design.
• Extensive experience with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop - Mac and PC based.
• Working knowledge of graphic design processes, including type, materials, prepress and printing trades.
• Must have excellent organizational and communications skills.
• This position may require approximately 5% domestic travel and approximately 5% international travel. Must be able to obtain a valid passport.

Our Interview Process
We value transparency and respect for candidates' time. Our interview process is designed to assess skills, creativity, and long-term potential - while also giving you a clear view of who we are and how we work.

1. Resume Review: Every application is reviewed by a real member of our Talent team and/or the Hiring Leader. We take the time to thoughtfully evaluate your background, portfolio, and experience.
2. Talent Team Outreach: Selected candidates will receive a personalized email from our Talent team to discuss experience, career goals, and alignment with the role.
3. Virtual Interview (Microsoft Teams): Candidates will meet with the Hiring Leader for a deeper conversation about design approach, collaboration style, and portfolio work.
4. Product Design Case Exercise: Shortlisted candidates will complete a structured design exercise. This is intended solely to understand your thinking process, creativity, and execution skills.
   • Important: We do not use candidate submissions for commercial, production, or business purposes. The exercise is hypothetical and for evaluation purposes only.
5. Final Onsite Interview (Ohio): Finalists will be invited onsite to meet cross-functional team members, review work collaboratively, and explore cultural and long-term fit.