Art Director

Northwest Designs Ink, Inc; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays after 90 days

Medical benefits after 90 days

Paid time off

Job summary

Northwest Designs Ink, Inc. is hiring an Art Director/Art Department Manager to lead the creative direction and production workflow for sports apparel and graphic design in South Bellevue.

This is a full-time, onsite role with a salary range of $55,000 to $60,000 per year, designed for someone who can guide a team and keep custom apparel graphics aligned with brand and production requirements. The role requires 5+ years of apparel design experience, strong Adobe Creative Suite skills

Qualifications

• 5+ years of design experience in apparel.
• Expert proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite including Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills (Excel, Outlook, Lists, Planner, SharePoint, OneDrive).
• Experience managing employees, timelines, and junior talent.
• Organized, analytical, with data handling and project tracking.

Responsibilities

• Oversee art department teams, including design and art production groups.
• Mentor and manage a team of design and production artists.
• Collaborate with sales, printing, and art production to streamline workflows.
• Ensure all custom apparel graphics meet brand standards and production specs.

Skills

Apparel design experience

Team leadership

Project management

Data organization

Industry knowledge

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustrator

Photoshop

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Power Automate

Job description

Northwest Designs Ink, Inc is hiring an Art Director/Art Department Manager to lead the creative direction and production workflow for sports apparel and graphic design in South Bellevue. This is a full-time, onsite role with a salary range of $55,000 to $60,000 per year, designed for someone who can guide a team and keep custom apparel graphics aligned with brand and production requirements.

What you’ll do

• Oversee art department teams, including both design and art production groups.
• Mentor, guide, and manage a team of design and production artists.
• Partner closely with sales, printing, and the art production teams to streamline workflows.
• Ensure all custom apparel graphics meet brand standards and production specifications.

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of design experience in apparel (sports graphics experience is a plus).
• Expert proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite including strong Illustrator and Photoshop knowledge (Photoshop is a plus), plus a solid understanding of apparel decoration technology and graphic production.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills, including Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Lists, Planner, SharePoint, and OneDrive.
• Strong abilities in spreadsheet management, data organization, reporting, and project tracking.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Automate or similar workflow automation is a plus.
• Deep familiarity with current sportswear trends, athletic consumer behavior, and sports culture.
• A proven record managing employees, project timelines, and guiding junior talent.
• Highly organized and analytical, comfortable working with large amounts of data, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment.

Compensation and benefits

• Employment type: Full-time salary
• Pay: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
• Work location: In person
• Paid Holidays: after 90 days
• Medical Benefits: after 90 days
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Tools and technologies

Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop) and Microsoft 365 (Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Lists, Planner, SharePoint, OneDrive), with Microsoft Power Automate as a plus.