Graphic Design Lead

About the role

This role is a highly hands-on, execution-focused position for a designer who can translate creative direction into polished, effective work across various marketing channels. The role is part of the content and brand team and offers the potential to transition into a permanent full-time role.

Responsibilities

• Execute high-quality design work based on creative direction, campaign goals, and structured briefs
• Translate feedback and strategic direction into thoughtful, polished visual solutions
• Evolve and elevate Tapstitch's existing visual identity across social, brand, marketing, partnerships, and events
• Identify opportunities to improve how established brand elements are applied without departing from the broader brand strategy
• Develop visual directions for campaigns, content series, product launches, partnerships, and events in collaboration with the Head of Content and Brand
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Requirements

• 2-5 years of professional graphic design experience, ideally in B2B spaces within fashion, consumer brands, technology, agency, or a startup
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop and Illustrator
• Experience with Figma and Canva
• Strong ability to interpret briefs, follow creative direction, and incorporate feedback
• Understanding of social-first design and platform best practices across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn
• Strong attention to detail, especially around typography, spacing, composition, and consistency
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage several projects at once
• Interest in fashion, streetwear, creator culture, and internet trends
• Familiarity with print production, large-format graphics, fabrication, or vendor coordination
• Experience working with creators, entrepreneurs, or emerging consumer brands
• Motion design or animation experience

Qualifications

• A portfolio demonstrating strong visual taste, layout skills, typography, hierarchy, and brand consistency
• Strong ability to interpret briefs, follow creative direction, and incorporate feedback
• Understanding of social-first design and platform best practices across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn
• Strong attention to detail, especially around typography, spacing, composition, and consistency
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage several projects at once
• Interest in fashion, streetwear, creator culture, and internet trends
• Familiarity with print production, large-format graphics, fabrication, or vendor coordination
• Experience working with creators, entrepreneurs, or emerging consumer brands
• Motion design or animation experience

Benefits

• The opportunity to create highly visible work across digital, physical, and experiential channels
• A meaningful role in elevating and evolving Tapstitch's visual identity
• Experience building design systems and templates used across a growing global company
• Direct collaboration with content, marketing, growth, sales, and partnerships teams
• Exposure to creators, entrepreneurs, and emerging clothing brands
• The opportunity to work across both digital design and real-world brand experiences
• A fast-moving startup environment where strong ideas can quickly become real campaigns and activations
• The potential to transition into a permanent full-time role following the initial three-month contract
• Competitive salary and perks

About Tapstitch

Tapstitch is a fast-growing, VC-backed fashion-tech startup on a mission to revolutionize how clothing brands are built. We combine the ease and speed of print-on-demand with the quality, variety, and creative freedom of a premium manufacturer, making it radically easier for anyone to launch and scale a fashion brand. Our platform gives entrepreneurs, influencers, athletes, musicians, community groups, and existing labels access to high-quality, on-trend apparel that they can customize, brand, and dropship globally. Since launching in March 2024, we've grown at breakneck speed, now powering thousands of fashion brands. In March 2025, we closed a major Series A led by Tier 1 commerce investors. We're scaling fast, expanding our NYC headquarters, growing our global team, and building the most powerful platform in fashion.