Production Designer

Production Designer – Home Goods, Apparel & Seasonal Products 6–9 Month Contract
Hybrid - Bellevue, WA

Are you a production designer who gets just as excited about how a design comes to life as you do about the design itself?

We’re looking for a talented Production Designer to join the creative team behind one of the world’s most recognizable entertainment and lifestyle brands
. This is an opportunity to work on a wide range of highly visible consumer products—from apparel and accessories to home goods and seasonal merchandise
—and help transform creative concepts into polished, production-ready products enjoyed by fans around the world.

This role is ideal for someone who is highly detail-oriented, understands the realities of manufacturing, and genuinely enjoys the production side of design.

• Take approved creative concepts and translate them into accurate, production-ready artwork and files for a variety of physical products.
• Create and maintain detailed tech packs, spec sheets, production files and artwork specifications
  .
• Develop files that clearly communicate color, placement, trims, patches, special treatments, dimensions and other production requirements to vendors.
• Partner closely with internal creative, product development and cross-functional teams throughout the product development process.
• Work directly with production partners and external suppliers to ensure artwork and specifications are executed accurately.
• Review vendor proofs and product samples, incorporating revisions as needed.
• Maintain consistency and accuracy across templates, specifications and production documentation.
• Apply knowledge of different substrates and production techniques across fabric, wood, metal, glass, plastic and other materials
  .
• Support products from initial approved concept through final production.
• Independently execute production design work across multiple product categories and timelines.

• 4–6+ years of professional experience in production design, production art, apparel, merchandise, consumer products or a related field
  .
• Expert-level proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite
  , particularly Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, on Mac OS.
• Experience creating production artwork, tech packs, spec sheets or similar vendor-facing documentation
  .
• Strong understanding of print production and manufacturing processes.
• Experience working with some combination of screen printing, roller printing, embroidery, patches, sublimation, decals, digital printing and offset printing
  .
• Experience preparing artwork for a variety of physical substrates and materials.
• An exceptional eye for detail and the ability to identify issues before they make it into production.
• Ability to clearly communicate production requirements and collaborate with vendors and cross-functional partners.
• A portfolio demonstrating real-world production work
  , particularly examples showing how you translated creative concepts into final, manufacturable products.

This isn't a role where you'll simply be pushing pixels around.

You'll have the opportunity to work at the intersection of creative, product development and manufacturing
, helping bring beloved characters, stories and experiences to life across physical products. Your work will ultimately be seen and experienced by a passionate global fanbase.

If you love the challenge of taking a great creative concept and figuring out exactly how to make it work in the real world
, we'd love to hear from you.