Prominent Surf Brand - Women's Graphic Designer

Ethos Brands; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Prominent Surf Brand in Irvine, CA seeks a Women’s Graphic Designer to translate seasonal concepts and consumer insights into distinctive artwork for women’s apparel. The role balances surf heritage with contemporary lifestyle, delivering creative and commercially relevant graphics.

Collaborate with Women’s Design, Merchandising, and Product Development; develop production-ready artwork and coordinate across multiple projects within seasonal calendars.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Graphic Design or related field.
• 3–5+ years of apparel graphic design experience, preferably in women’s fashion, surf, swim, outdoor, or lifestyle.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Knowledge of garment printing, embellishment, and production requirements.
• Strong understanding of women’s fashion, surf culture, styling, color, and consumer preferences.
• Excellent market-shopping, trend-research, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to balance creative exploration with commercial relevance and technical execution.
• Passion for surf culture, outdoor living, and contemporary women’s lifestyle.

Responsibilities

• Graphic Design & Seasonal Concept Development: develop original graphics for tees and fleece and build cohesive stories across products.
• Market Shopping & Trend Research: conduct market shopping and identify emerging trends in typography, illustration, color and branding.
• Brand Expression & Product Integration: reinforce surf heritage and active lifestyle through design and ensure consistency across graphics.
• Technical Artwork & Production: prepare production-ready artwork, color separations, and technical files; work with production vendors to resolve issues.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: partner with design, merchandising, product development, marketing, and production; present concepts and manage approvals.

Skills

Market research

Trend analysis

Communication

Organizational skills

Creative balance (creative xCommercial

Surf culture knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or related field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Salary Range: $75,000 - $95,000

The Women’s Graphic Designer is responsible for developing original graphic artwork across the Prominent Surf Brand’s Women’s apparel and product. The role translates seasonal concepts, consumer insights, contemporary fashion, surf culture, and lifestyle trends into distinctive graphics that strengthen the brand’s visual identity.

Working closely with Women’s Design, Merchandising, and Product Development, the designer creates graphic stories that complement seasonal silhouettes, styling, color palettes, and fabrications. The role balances the Prominent Surf Brand’s authentic surf heritage with a contemporary women’s lifestyle perspective, delivering artwork that is creative, commercially relevant, and appropriate for the target consumer.

Key Responsibilities & Job Duties

1. Graphic Design & Seasonal Concept Development

• Develop original graphics for tees and fleece
• Create typography, illustrations, logos, placements, and graphic treatments that support seasonal direction.
• Build cohesive graphic stories that work across individual products and the broader collection.
• Explore heritage-inspired, fashion-driven, and contemporary visual directions.
• Ensure graphics complement the intended silhouette, styling, and consumer.

2. Market Shopping & Trend Research

• Conduct regular market shopping across women’s fashion, surf, swim, streetwear, outdoor, and lifestyle categories.
• Identify emerging trends in typography, illustration, color, vintage references, branding, and graphic placement.
• Analyze competitive product and retail presentation to identify opportunities for differentiation.
• Translate market and cultural insights into original artwork that feels relevant to the Prominent Surf Brand’s.

3. Brand Expression & Product Integration

• Reinforce the Prominent Surf Brand’s surf heritage and active lifestyle identity through graphic design.
• Develop artwork that complements seasonal silhouettes, proportions, fabrication, and styling.
• Maintain consistency across brand marks, logos, graphic treatments, and collection storytelling.
• Balance core brand graphics with new visual concepts and seasonal fashion opportunities.

4. Technical Artwork & Production

• Prepare production-ready artwork, color separations, placement specifications, and technical files.
• Apply knowledge of screen printing, digital printing, embroidery, heat transfers, and specialty embellishments.
• Review artwork samples and production submissions for color, scale, placement, and execution accuracy.
• Partner with Product Development and vendors to resolve technical issues and maintain design integrity.
• Ensure artwork is appropriate for the material, garment construction, and intended production method.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Women’s Apparel Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Marketing, and Production.
• Present graphic concepts and seasonal direction to internal stakeholders.
• Incorporate feedback while maintaining the integrity of the creative concept.
• Manage multiple projects, revisions, and approvals within seasonal calendars.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, or related field preferred.
• 3–5+ years of apparel graphic design experience, preferably in women’s fashion, surf, swim, outdoor, or lifestyle.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Knowledge of garment printing, embellishment, and production requirements.
• Strong understanding of women’s fashion, surf culture, styling, color, and consumer preferences.
• Excellent market-shopping, trend-research, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to balance creative exploration with commercial relevance and technical execution.
• Passion for surf culture, outdoor living, and contemporary women’s lifestyle.