Graphic Designer, Merchandise

About the role

Zawyer Sports & Entertainment in Jacksonville is seeking highly motivated, outgoing, and dedicated candidates for an Entry Level Graphic Designer position within our Merchandise team. This role offers the opportunity to build work experience in the fast-paced, results-driven world of sports.

Responsibilities

• Design original artwork and graphics for apparel, headwear, promotional products, and accessories for both our own teams and our clients.
• Own seasonal merchandise collections end-to-end, from concept sketches through final production-ready art files.
• Prepare accurate tech packs, color separations, and spec sheets for manufacturing partners, accounting for screenprint, embroidery, and transfer production methods.
• Incorporate feedback from merchandising, licensing, clients, and management to create multiple revisions of creative deliverables.
• Research current trends in sports fashion, streetwear, and fan merchandise to inform new design directions.
• Maintain organized design files, style guides, and version history for all active projects.
• Ensure all designs adhere to brand standards and league/team/client licensing requirements.
• Brainstorm, conceptualize, execute, iterate, and finalize multiple design projects simultaneously from start to completion.
• Create product mockups and renderings for new merchandise designs ahead of production, for use in website, sales decks, client approvals, and marketing.
• Design and maintain graphics for our Shopify storefront, including product listing images, banners, homepage assets, and promotional graphics for drops and campaigns.
• Assist with partnership and retail proposals as needed.
• Keep all sensitive matters confidential.
• Meet deadlines and deliverables on time.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Strong graphic design and production capabilities, with at least 2-4 years' experience as a Designer, ideally in apparel or merchandise.
• Working knowledge of apparel design and how screenprint, embroidery, and transfer production methods work, including how to design and spec artwork accordingly.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating apparel and product design skills; sports or licensed merchandise experience is a plus.
• Expertise using Adobe Creative Cloud software (Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign); familiarity with Procreate is a bonus.
• Solid understanding of color theory, typography, and layout fundamentals.
• Understanding of textile printing techniques and fabric applications, and how they affect design decisions.
• Ability to balance creativity with commercial viability and production feasibility.
• Ability to work independently and manage projects from concept to production.
• Flexibility in handling a variety of assignments under tight deadlines while maintaining a strong focus on branding, consistency, and quality.
• Independent, creative problem-solver.
• Highly organized, motivated, and responsible with good time and project management abilities.
• A team player with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong customer service orientation, comfortable interfacing directly with clients.
• Comfortable working onsite and collaborating in person with cross-functional teams.