SEASONAL - Senior Merchandise Designer

Workforce.miami; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Unrivaled in Miami, FL seeks a Senior Merchandise Designer to create seasonal apparel graphics, typography, and collections for its women’s 3v3 basketball merchandise. You’ll develop production-ready artwork, colorways, and tech packs, partnering with the Creative Director to ensure brand fidelity across league and club lines.

Applicants should have 4–7 years in apparel design, strong Illustrator/Photoshop skills, and a deep knowledge of basketball fashion and streetwear.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years experience in apparel, merchandise, fashion, sports, or streetwear design.
• Ability to produce production-ready artwork and production knowledge.
• Strong graphic design and typography skills with proficiency in Illustrator/Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Design seasonal merchandise collections and campaigns.
• Create apparel graphics, typography, patterns, illustrations, and visual elements.
• Design across league-wide and club-specific product lines.
• Support the seasonal merchandise calendar with on-time output.
• Present concept decks and mood boards to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Creative Director on final designs and brand execution.

Skills

Graphic design

Typography

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Production-ready artwork

Color and print techniques

Presentation skills (PowerPoint/Keynot

Basketball culture knowledge

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

# SEASONAL - Senior Merchandise DesignerUnrivaled BasketballFull timeMiami, FLDesignPosted 11 days agoExpires Oct 17, 2026## Job DescriptionAbout Unrivaled Unrivaled is a premier professional women’s 3v3 basketball league showcasing the top players in the sport. Our mission is to elevate the profile of women’s basketball through exceptional talent, groundbreaking partnerships, and unparalleled fan experiences. Job Overview Unrivaled is seeking an experienced Senior Merchandise Designer to provide creative design services for Unrivaled's merchandise business during the 2026–2027 season. The engagement is expected to begin end of September, 2026, and continuing through approximately mid-March 2027, subject to completion of the agreed scope of services. The services are expected to be performed remotely, except as otherwise agreed by the parties. Key Responsibilities Merchandise Design & Seasonal Collections • Execute designs for merchandise collections/campaigns each season, within established creative direction• Create apparel graphics, typography, patterns, illustrations, visual elements• Design across league-wide and club-specific product lines• Support the seasonal merchandise calendar with consistent, on-time output• Design for key moments: season launch, opening weekend, marquee games, playoffs/championship, player milestones, offseason drops• Build and present concept decks, mood boards, and collection presentations to stakeholders as needed• Work with Creative Director on all final designs Club Brand Execution • Apply/extend each club's established visual identity across merchandise• Develop secondary marks, typography, graphic treatments consistent with brand guidelines• Ensure design consistency across all club product lines Player & Collaboration Collections • Design player-inspired merchandise and capsule collections based on established concepts• Execute creative concepts for collaborations with artists, designers, partners Production • Take designs from concept through production-ready artwork• Develop tech packs, colorways, artwork specs• Work closely with merchandise, sourcing, and manufacturing partners• Review samples/give feedback on materials, colors, print techniques, embroidery, fit, execution• Understand production methods: screen printing, embroidery, appliqué, sublimation, patches, specialty inks What We're Looking For • 4–7 years experience in apparel, merchandise, fashion, sports, or streetwear design• Strong graphic design and typography skills• Solid understanding of apparel design and production• Strong command of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, related tools• Experience preparing production-ready apparel artwork• Understanding of color, fabrication, print techniques, embroidery, garment construction• Ability to work across multiple product lines simultaneously• Strong knowledge of basketball culture, fashion, streetwear, contemporary visual culture• Ability to present design concepts/collections clearly using PowerPoint/Keynote Unrivaled is an equal opportunity organization. All qualified individuals will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state or local law.