College Art Lead

GREAT ART. IT'S KINDA WHAT WE DO HERE AND WHAT WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Working collaboratively with our customers and 60+ artists makes us happy. We strive to continually stay on-trend, creating over 200,000 new designs in the last 5 years and 26,000 design modifications yearly. We're currently looking for an ultra-motivated, organized, leadership-driven individual, looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity in our fast-paced creative culture.

As a TEAM LEAD, this position is responsible for leading our College Production Artists to ensure on-time delivery of art to production, as well as the maintenance of standards within each division.

Schedule:

Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week, with OT as needed. This position can be a hybrid position, requiring onsite two days/week at our HQ in Detroit Lakes, MN.

• Perform production artist responsibilities proficiently and maintain standards
• Ensure team members are appropriately trained in the areas of job responsibility, safety, and company policy
• Work closely with artists to field questions and concerns
• Conduct weekly check-ins with the team and report performance/attendance issues to the Art Manager
• Attend daily production huddle as assigned and communicate priorities back to the department
• Understand and utilize production reports and work orders to organize and manage priorities
• Assign and reassign work as necessary to ensure deadlines are met
• Work with artists to ensure daily production is met
• Collaborate with the Hot Market Lead to set the schedule and expectations for Hot Market season
• Work closely with other leads to uphold standards and communicate changes to art staff in a timely manner
• Manage design updates when logos change
• Work with Quality Control to resolve issues
• Communicate inconsistencies in standards to the Art Manager
• Manage employee concerns and performance issues
• Conduct quarterly performance and yearly increase reviews with employees
• Review processes periodically to increase efficiency

• Exposure to leadership training preferred
• 2-year or 4-year degree in Graphic Design with Adobe Illustrator proficiency preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel & Word helpful but not required
• Must comply with remote requirements
• Ability to multi-task
• High attention to detail
• Independent decision-making skills with reason and good judgment
• Ability to work well in a team
• Must be reliable, responsible, flexible and take direction well
• Must be able to handle multiple interruptions and follow through
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Employee must be able to see and hear, read and write. Requires good judgment, people-oriented, flexible, organized, diplomatic, reliable, enthusiastic, courteous, helpful, patient.

To effectively fulfill your responsibilities, we expect remote team members to have a reliable internet connection that meets the following minimum requirements:

• Download Speed: A minimum download speed of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) is necessary to ensure swift access to online resources, efficient communication, and seamless collaboration with your colleagues. We recommend 200 Mbps download.
• Upload Speed:
  Your internet connection should have a minimum upload speed of 20 megabits per second (Mbps). This speed allows for smooth sharing of files, participating in virtual meetings, and contribution to our collaborative work environment. We recommend 50 Mbps Upload.

It is important to note that these above requirements are based on the assumption that your internet connection is dedicated primarily to work-related tasks during business hours. We understand that many households have multiple users and may engage in activities such as streaming services like Hulu, Netflix, You Tube, etc. However, your work-related activities must receive the necessary bandwidth and remain uninterrupted.

All remote employees are also responsible for the following:

• Must have both Cable and DSL for Internet Types
• Must supply their own equipment (including but not limited to monitors, cameras, and computer accessories)
• We recommend employees have two monitors for work tasks
• Please note that Chromebooks are not compatible with our systems.

At Lakeshirts, we believe in making work as awesome as the apparel we create. We're not just a t-shirt company- we're also a hat, sticker, and sock company (and so much more!). We're a place where creativity meets culture, where ideas and innovation are encouraged, and where the atmosphere is truly one-of-a-kind. As one of the largest screen printing manufacturers in the U.S., we decorate a variety of garments and accessories for the resort, licensed collegiate, and K-12 markets, supported by over 1,000 amazing team members from sea to shining sea.