Textile Designer - Bags (Contract)
Hot Topic HQ - City of Industry, California
Product Development – Textile and Graphic Design /
Temporary /
Hybrid
Love our aesthetic? We're looking for a Textile Designer - Bags (Contract) to bring our Pop Culture designs to life through our product! This role will design original print repeats and artwork by collaborating with the Non Apparel & Accessories Design and Product Development Teams for our merch.
This role operates on a hybrid schedule and will require to work from our HQ located in the City of Industry, CA three days a week.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Design original artwork for handbags and wallets – all brands
- Produce print repeats from final artwork; editing, recoloring and matching color to pantone standards
- Utilize licensed assets creatively while adhering to licensor rules and guidelines
- Use Photoshop and Illustrator to prepare, modify, and resize artwork; collaborating with product development and design team to articulates printing and design techniques to factories.
- Create licensed and original non licensed artworks for each delivery
- Partner with the HT Inc DTR Apparel Art teams as needed
- Manage Strike off/PP art approvals and comments to PD with design
- Create and revise Art specification pages for submission to the licensor for approvals of collections
- Create and present print concepts/moodboards in collaboration with our design team and buyers
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Certification or education in graphic arts or illustration preferred
- 3-4 years of graphic design/illustration work experience in a wholesale/vertical business preferably in accessories, hand bags/backpacks and other non-apparel categories
- Proficient in Illustrator and Photoshop
- Geek knowledge a plus!
- Experience working with Licenses a plus
- Must to be able to work efficiently to meet tight production deadlines
Our company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate’s eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.
