Merchandise Creative Lead — On-Site Design

Augusta National Golf Club; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Augusta National Golf Club is seeking a Manager of Merchandise Creative Design to lead the creative execution of all merchandise graphics and visuals. This role combines hands-on design leadership with team coordination, workflow governance, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure on‑time delivery and brand‑compliant output.

You will oversee project sequencing, prioritize work, and manage internal designers plus external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of progressive graphic design experience with a strong portfolio in merchandise/retail.
• 2+ years in a lead/senior design role overseeing workflow and team output.
• Experience managing art-to-product development from concept through production handoff.
• Proven record delivering high-quality creative work on tight deadlines.
• Experience in sports, entertainment, events, licensing or consumer products.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop merchandise graphics, artwork, and visuals across product categories in line with brand standards and production needs.
• Provide campus-wide creative support for design collateral, templates, logo/brand design, and visual assets.
• Lead art-to-product execution from concept to production-ready files as hands-on designer.
• Create original designs and revisions based on stakeholder feedback and production constraints.
• Own creative intake process using Wrike for requests, prioritization, and progress tracking.
• Allocate work across designers and external partners based on skills and capacity.
• Lead workflow reviews to monitor progress and resolve blockers.
• Coordinate with Creative Services, Product Development, Merchandising leadership, Brand, and suppliers.
• Validate artwork feasibility, materials, decoration techniques, and production constraints early.
• Coordinate artwork delivery schedules, approvals, and handoffs to suppliers.

Skills

Adobe CC

Graphic design principles

Stakeholder management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors in Graphic Design or related field

3–5 years progressive graphic design experience

2+ years lead/supervisory design role

Tools

Wrike

Asana

Monday.com

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Augusta National Golf Club is seeking a Manager of Merchandise Creative Design to lead the creative execution of all merchandise graphics and visuals. This role combines hands-on design leadership with team coordination, workflow governance, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure on‑time delivery and brand‑compliant output.

You will oversee project sequencing, prioritize work, and manage internal designers plus external partners.