Job Description

Born in Yosemite, forged in Quantico and built for adventure. 5.11 is a purpose-driven lifestyle brand, rooted in performance, durability, and versatility. Since 1979, we’ve created gear and apparel for people who live life without limits, delivering gear and apparel that empower them to push boundaries every day.

We're looking for a creative and detail-oriented Graphic Designer to join our Embellishment team. In this role, you'll develop compelling graphics and artwork for apparel, patches, and custom branded products while ensuring designs are optimized for production and customer satisfaction.

This is an exciting opportunity for a designer who enjoys both creative development and hands-on execution. You'll collaborate with internal teams to create visually engaging designs, prepare artwork for production, and help deliver exceptional customized products that represent the 5.11 brand and our customers.

What You'll Do:

Design & Creative Development

• Create custom graphic designs and visual concepts based on brand direction and customer requirements.
• Design apparel graphics, patches, logos, and other branded embellishment artwork.
• Produce digital mockups and proofs for customer review and approval.
• Review designs and recommend creative improvements to enhance visual impact and production quality

Artwork Preparation and Production Support

• Prepare high-quality, production-ready artwork using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
• Adapt and optimize artwork for various embellishment methods, including screen printing, heat transfer, engraving, and other decoration techniques.
• Evaluate customer-supplied artwork for quality, usability, and reproduction requirements.
• Modify, recreate, and update artwork as needed to meet production specifications.
• Ensure designs are accurately prepared and organized to support efficient production workflows.
• Partner with production teams to ensure artwork translates successfully from concept to finished product..
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams regarding artwork requirements, revisions, and project status.
• Assist with customer proofing and design approvals.

What You Bring:

• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
• Experience creating graphics for apparel, merchandise, branding, or promotional products.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, color theory, and visual design principles.
• Experience developing artwork from concept through final production-ready files.
• Experience designing apparel graphics, patches, or custom merchandise.

• Knowledge of screen printing, heat transfer, engraving, embroidery, or other embellishment processes.
• Familiarity with production artwork preparation and file optimization.
• Experience with Shopworks, Wilcom, Microsoft Excel, and Outlook.

Pay Range: $20.00-$22.00 per hour

5.11 offers a best-in-class benefits program including: medical, dental and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including: Hospital Indemnity/Accident insurance; Flexible Spending Account/Health Saving Account; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off/Paid Holidays/Sick Time; Casual Dress Code; and Employee Discount.

*If you are a regular full-time employee working at least 30 hours per week, you and your eligible dependents may participate in 5.11’s benefits program.*

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