Freelance Textile Print & Graphic Artist: Watercolor to Screen

Rare Editions; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Rare Editions in New York City seeks an experienced Freelance Textile Print & Graphic Artist with a strong understanding of fashion prints, textile artwork, and screen printing production techniques. The ideal candidate will prepare watercolor prints for production and create accurate color separations for multi-color screens.

Responsibilities include developing prints for children's and juniors apparel, converting watercolor designs for production, and ensuring print fidelity from concept to

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in textile print design, apparel graphics, or print production artwork.
• Strong experience preparing artwork for commercial textile screen printing.
• Demonstrated expertise in stippling, halftone techniques, and color separation of watercolor artwork.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Strong understanding of color channels, spot colors, screen printing limitations, and print registration.
• Ability to preserve watercolor effects, gradients, and tonal details when converting artwork for screen printing.
• Experience creating repeat patterns, placement prints, and textile graphics.
• Knowledge of fashion trends, color, scale, and print placement.
• Experience working with apparel manufacturers, fabric mills, or overseas printing factories.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong color sensitivity.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple assignments, and meet deadlines.
• Experience with children's or juniors apparel is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create, develop, and modify original prints and graphics for children's and juniors fashion apparel.
• Prepare watercolor prints and artwork for textile screen printing production.
• Perform stippling and halftone conversions on watercolor artwork to preserve shading and details during screen printing.
• Create accurate color separations for multicolor textile screen printing.
• Convert complex watercolor designs into production ready artwork while maintaining original appearance.
• Separate artwork into color channels or screens according to factory capabilities.
• Adjust artwork to accommodate screen printing limitations, including color counts, registration, resolution, and print detail.
• Create and modify repeat patterns, placement prints, engineered prints, and allover textile designs.
• Recolor existing prints and develop colorways based on seasonal direction.
• Clean up and refine artwork, correcting edges and improving print clarity.
• Work with design teams to translate concepts into commercially viable prints.
• Prepare high-resolution production files for overseas mills and factories.
• Communicate with teams regarding technical artwork requirements and printing limitations.
• Review strike offs and adjust artwork or color as needed.
• Maintain organized digital artwork files and final production versions.
• Complete assignments accurately within deadlines.

Skills

Textile design

Graphic design

Print production

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Rare Editions in New York City seeks an experienced Freelance Textile Print & Graphic Artist with a strong understanding of fashion prints, textile artwork, and screen printing production techniques. The ideal candidate will prepare watercolor prints for production and create accurate color separations for multi-color screens.

Responsibilities include developing prints for children's and juniors apparel, converting watercolor designs for production, and ensuring print fidelity from concept to