Creative Merchandise & Consumer Products Manager

Club Magnolia™

Location: Hybrid or based in Augusta, GA, Atlanta, GA, or Southwest Florida

Travel Required: Regular travel to Augusta, Georgia, with additional travel for vendor meetings, product sourcing, trade shows, and company events.

Company Description

Club Magnolia™ is one of Augusta's premier private hospitality destinations during Tournament Week, blending Southern hospitality, exceptional dining, entertainment, golf culture, and premium guest experiences.

Club Magnolia has spent more than 20 years creating memorable experiences that bring people together. As we continue to grow, we're expanding beyond hospitality into premium merchandise, consumer products, corporate gifting, and lifestyle collections that extend the guest experience long after every visit.

We're looking for a creative, entrepreneurial leader to help build that next chapter.

Role Description

The Creative Merchandise Designer & Manager is responsible for leading the design, development, and management of merchandise, consumer products, and branded retail collections for Club Magnolia and other Empire Entertainment & Travel brands.

This is more than a graphic design position. You'll help shape the future of our merchandise business by creating original products, sourcing manufacturing partners, managing production, and identifying new opportunities for retail growth.

Working closely with leadership, marketing, hospitality, and operations teams, you'll oversee the complete product lifecycle—from concept and design through production, launch, and continuous improvement.

You'll also help develop new lifestyle collections, corporate gifting programs, and retail experiences inspired by the Club Magnolia brand and the guests we serve.

Responsibilities

• Design original merchandise, apparel, accessories, drinkware, gifts, packaging, signage, and promotional products.
• Develop seasonal collections, signature products, limited-edition releases, and lifestyle merchandise.
• Lead product development from concept through production and launch.
• Source and manage relationships with manufacturers, decorators, packaging suppliers, and production partners.
• Prepare production-ready artwork and technical specifications.
• Review prototypes, samples, proofs, and production runs to ensure exceptional quality.
• Manage production schedules, vendor timelines, and product launch calendars.
• Explore new product categories, licensing opportunities, and retail partnerships.
• Collaborate with marketing on product launches, photography, website merchandising, social media, and promotional campaigns.
• Monitor sales performance and guest feedback to continuously improve product offerings.
• Maintain brand consistency and premium quality across all merchandise.
• Help grow online retail, corporate gifting, and future consumer product initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Product Design, Visual Communications, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5 years of experience in merchandise design, branding, product development, consumer products, or retail merchandising.
• Strong portfolio showcasing merchandise, branding, packaging, apparel, or consumer product design.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign).
• Experience preparing production-ready artwork for screen printing, embroidery, packaging, promotional products, and manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of branding, typography, color, composition, and visual storytelling.
• Experience managing vendors, manufacturers, and production schedules.
• Excellent project management, organization, and communication skills.
• Experience with Shopify, e-commerce, product photography, or hospitality brands is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and meeting tight deadlines.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to help build one of hospitality's most distinctive lifestyle brands.

Your work will become products that guests wear, collect, display, gift, and remember for years to come.

• If you're passionate about creating products that tell stories, building brands through thoughtful design, and bringing ideas to life, we'd love to hear from you.