Tshirt Designer Wanted

Creative Artist - T-shirt Designer (Chicago) hide this posting

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Ashland at Carroll

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compensation: 35,000-50,000 depending upon experience and portfolio review
employment type: full-time

RIPT APPAREL IS SEEKING TO EXPAND THEIR IN-HOUSE CREATIVE ARTIST TEAM

Direct application link: https://riptapparel.wufoo.com/forms/ript-apparel-creative-artist/

RIPTapparel.com is an innovative and one-of-a-kind apparel site that offers daily sales of the coolest Pop-Culture designs in clothing and accessories. Since starting in 2009, we have had a passion for all things music, comic, cartoon and movies...and so do our customers! RIPT Apparel was featured on the 2014 Inc. 500 list because of our phenomenal following of artists and customers. We are looking to add some additional talent to our creative artist team. We are accepting applications for this position and looking for candidates already in the Chicago area, or those looking to relocate.


Compensation
This is a full-time salaried position. Salary compensation will be dependent on experience and a portfolio review.

RIPT Apparel has a competitive benefits package, which includes:
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Holidays (9)
• Paid Time Off (13 total)
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• 401(k) eligible after 1 year
• RIPT Merchandise Allowance


Tasks and expectations
- Create fully-realized illustrative designs to be featured on t-shirts and other products geared towards the screen-printing process
- Create multiple sketches and iterations of concepts leading to final illustrations
- Participate in creative meetings and provide process work for review
- Ability to take creative direction and translate it into visual composition
- Willingness to immerse oneself in new, old, and relevant pop-culture fandoms
- Participate in fandom events potentially requiring travel

Requirements
- Aptitude in recent iterations of Adobe's Creative Suite, especially Photoshop
- Ability to create in the digital medium
- Strong sense of typography, design, and composition
- Strong illustration skills
- Ability to work in a team as well as independently
- Able to meet weekly and daily deadlines
- A love for all things pop-culture

Application
Interested applicants should provide a cover letter and resume attached to this application. Please provide a link to an online porfolio or a file that can be downloaded for viewing. To apply, see original post at http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/med/5595711114.html.