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Salary: $70,000 per year

Location: On-site at our headquarters in Rolling Meadows, IL, five days a week

Reports to: Product Development Manager

P9hrWh DuBVfN is looking for a skilled, imaginative, detail-driven Senior Product Graphic Designer to lead the look of our licensed merchandise. You’ll take projects from concept to production-ready files, creating designs that connect with fans, drive sales, and represent our brand and our licensing partners at the highest level.

This is more than a design role. Our Retail Merchandising team sets the product plan, and you’ll work hand in hand with our Product Development Manager to turn that plan into concepts and designs fans want to buy. You’ll also help improve how the design team works and serve as a go-to resource for our Product Graphic Designers, while working closely with retail merchandising, marketing, and sales to bring products to life.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with the Product Development Manager to develop concepts for product lines and seasonal collections, bringing creative ideas and keeping work consistent across categories.

• Lead design for a range of product categories, including badge reels, car and home coasters, patches, coroplast signage, banners, magnets, and keychains.

• Create designs for colleges and universities, NBA and NHL teams, soccer clubs, and other licensed brands.

• Manage multiple projects at once, from kickoff to final file delivery, while meeting key deadlines.

• Prepare and oversee production-ready files that meet manufacturing specs for different materials and print methods.

• Guide designs through licensor approval, applying each partner’s style guide and incorporating their feedback.

• Mentor Product Graphic Designers, review their work, and help raise the overall quality of the team’s output.

• Find ways to streamline design workflows, templates, and file management.

• Research market and competitor trends to keep designs modern, relevant, and on-brand.

• Present concepts to stakeholders and refine them based on feedback.

What You Bring

• 3–5 years of professional graphic design experience, ideally in consumer products, licensed merchandise, or retail.

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field.

• A portfolio showing range and strength across product, print, and digital design.

• Expert-level skills in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator and Photoshop.

• Solid knowledge of print production, including Pantone color systems, color standards, and preparing files for manufacturing.

• Experience working with brand or licensing guidelines. Sports or collegiate licensing experience is a strong plus.

• A collaborative approach to concept development: you bring ideas to the table, take direction well, and push the creative further.

• Clear communication skills and the confidence to explain and defend design decisions.

• Strong organization and prioritization skills under tight deadlines.

• A growth mindset and a habit of learning, improving, and staying ahead of trends.

Where This Role Can Lead

Our product development team has a clear path for growth: Product Graphic Designer → Senior Product Graphic Designer → Product Development Manager → Director of Product Development.

Working closely with our Product Development Manager on concepts gives you direct exposure to the next step, and we want people who will grow with us.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with a 90% employer contribution after 90 days.

• Retirement benefits, including a 401(k), profit sharing, and a defined benefit plan.

• 15 days of paid time off, plus public holidays.

• Maternity and paternity leave.