Lead Graphic Designer and Illustrator

CreateMe Technologies is a well-funded technology platform in stealth mode, at the intersection of automation, customization, and apparel. Our goal is to develop cutting-edge customization technology for everything from apparel, accessories to finished goods. We're hiring a Lead Graphic Designer and Digital Illustrator  in New York. Come work with us, and you’ll be surrounded by subject matter experts looking to build the future in personalization. CreateMe is based in New York City.

About the role:

The Lead Graphic Designer and Digital Illustrator will be responsible to help grow the CreateMe Design Asset Library for Apparel Personalization by producing high-quality original illustrations, imagery, and icons, while overseeing designers, illustrators and/or producers. The Lead should have experience managing others and be comfortable being hands-on when support is needed. 

This role demands a talented individual who has a keen attention to detail and thrives creating art for mass-production. If you have a strong desire for achieving results and constantly aiming to raise the bar, this is a great role for you. Additionally, you are a highly motivated, curious, solutions-oriented. You excel at creating visually appealing designs, that are ultimately used for apparel. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Help lead the development of a vertically focused Digital Image Asset Library
• Oversee hiring process for core internal creative digital team (Graphic Design, Illustration,)
• Help lead the creation of digital illustrations and graphics, across different drawing styles, with the assistance of the internal team.
• Help in the efforts to design native retail kiosks, mobile, desktop as well as CMS user screens.
• Expanding corporate brand collateral and marketing material.

Requirements:

• 6-8+ years experience in digital design and/or visual design, with at least 2-4 years of experience leading internal and external team members

• 2 years of experience managing designers
• Being a hands-on player on the design team
• Outstanding organization, project management, and team management skills,
• Producing and managing against timelines.

• Demonstrated experience collaborating with production and manufacturing teams. 
• Have a consistent design language and/or look and feel, as well as coaching such standards with junior team members, when working together on developing designs
• Expert level in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Create pixel perfect, high level visual designs.
• Have a tight portfolio with high level graphic design with proven illustration work. 
• Ability to design for touch interfaces, including retail kiosks.
• Background working with image stock and icon libraries.

Bonus skills:

• Experience in digital illustration or digitization and/or experience with related design tool.
• Background in customization for finished goods, apparel and/or accessories (Note: we’ll have product specialists with this knowledge, this is simply an added bonus!)

At CreateMe Technologies, we value diversity and treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.