Roark is a premium Adventure Lifestyle brand. Working within the Outdoor, Surf, and Lifestyle channels and offering product that performs without jeopardizing style. Always inspired by the journey. Roark has a collaborative and fast-paced environment where operational excellence directly supports brand growth and customer success.
About The Role: We’re looking for a Senior Graphic Designer with a progressive, concept-driven design background to help shape how the brand shows up across every touchpoint. This role sits at the intersection of storytelling, typography, photography, and execution—bringing ideas to life from concept to final deliverable. A digital first mentality is essential, but the ability to design for digital and physical space also needs to be a strength. This role demands a cultural connection to the outdoors, specifically surfing, trail running, climbing or snow sports. You’ll apply visual concepts and design systems across digital, print, retail, and social, working closely with creative leadership, marketing, product, and content teams. From planning and photoshoots to refining typography and layouts, you’ll help ensure Roark’s visual language stays consistent, authentic, progressive and commercial.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Develop and execute strong graphic concepts that align with Roark’s brand, voice, and ethos
Ability to handle projects from end to end, as well as manage outside creative resources
Plan, concept, and support photoshoots, including shot lists, visual references, and on-set creative direction
Design across omni-channels: web, email, social, paid media, print, retail, packaging, and experiential
Lead typography-driven layouts with a refined eye for hierarchy, pacing, and composition
Edit and retouch photography to support campaigns, editorial, and product storytelling
Manage and organize assets both working and final
Collaborate with product team to bring seasonal design direction to life for marketing
Apply digital and social media trends to Roark’s Brand narrative and design ethos
Maintain and evolve Roark’s visual standards while pushing the work forward creatively
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while hitting deadlines without sacrificing quality
Make others around you better
Requirements and Qualifications:
4+ years of professional graphic design experience, ideally within lifestyle, fashion, or outdoor brands
A strong portfolio showing conceptual thinking, strong visual sense, typographic mastery, and cross-channel execution
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator); motion or video skills a plus
Experience working with photography—both in planning shoots and post-production
Strong understanding of digital design trends and best practices and print production
A collaborative mindset with the ability to lead projects independently
Attention to detail paired with big-picture thinking
A natural alignment with Roark’s spirit of travel, adventure, the outdoors and purpose-built design
Location & Office Structure: This is an in-office hybrid position, mandatory 4 days per week in office in Irvine, CA with the option to work from home 1 day per week. Subject to change without notice as per company guidelines.
Compensation: The salary range for this position is $90,000 to $110,000 plus opportunity for annual bonus; salary is based on the experience that you bring to the position.
Benefits and Perks:
Complimentary chef prepared breakfast and lunch provided Monday - Thursday
Generous product gift program and all brand discounts
Growth opportunities within the Archipelago family of brands: Roark, OluKai, Kaenon, Melin
Company bonus program
5 year and 10 year Milestone Anniversary travel gifts
Medical, Dental, Vision insurance in accordance with plan guidelines
Company paid life insurance in accordance with plan guidelines
401k with employer match in accordance with plan guidelines
15 Days of PTO accrued annually, plus one additional day of PTO every year on your anniversary, and 3 Floating Holidays per year
Paid beach and giveback days, bi-annual team building events and other in-person celebrations
Work with talented and great people who share a love of Roark
Dog friendly office
Archipelago Companies values a diverse, inclusive, and entrepreneurial workforce and culture, and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hr@arch-cos.com. Archipelago will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.
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About The Role: We’re looking for a Senior Graphic Designer with a progressive, concept-driven design background to help shape how the brand shows up across every touchpoint. This role sits at the intersection of storytelling, typography, photography, and execution—bringing ideas to life from concept to final deliverable. A digital first mentality is essential, but the ability to design for digital and physical space also needs to be a strength. This role demands a cultural connection to the outdoors, specifically surfing, trail running, climbing or snow sports. You’ll apply visual concepts and design systems across digital, print, retail, and social, working closely with creative leadership, marketing, product, and content teams. From planning and photoshoots to refining typography and layouts, you’ll help ensure Roark’s visual language stays consistent, authentic, progressive and commercial.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Develop and execute strong graphic concepts that align with Roark’s brand, voice, and ethos
Ability to handle projects from end to end, as well as manage outside creative resources
Plan, concept, and support photoshoots, including shot lists, visual references, and on-set creative direction
Design across omni-channels: web, email, social, paid media, print, retail, packaging, and experiential
Lead typography-driven layouts with a refined eye for hierarchy, pacing, and composition
Edit and retouch photography to support campaigns, editorial, and product storytelling
Manage and organize assets both working and final
Collaborate with product team to bring seasonal design direction to life for marketing
Apply digital and social media trends to Roark’s Brand narrative and design ethos
Maintain and evolve Roark’s visual standards while pushing the work forward creatively
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while hitting deadlines without sacrificing quality
Make others around you better
Requirements and Qualifications:
4+ years of professional graphic design experience, ideally within lifestyle, fashion, or outdoor brands
A strong portfolio showing conceptual thinking, strong visual sense, typographic mastery, and cross-channel execution
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator); motion or video skills a plus
Experience working with photography—both in planning shoots and post-production
Strong understanding of digital design trends and best practices and print production
A collaborative mindset with the ability to lead projects independently
Attention to detail paired with big-picture thinking
A natural alignment with Roark’s spirit of travel, adventure, the outdoors and purpose-built design
Location & Office Structure: This is an in-office hybrid position, mandatory 4 days per week in office in Irvine, CA with the option to work from home 1 day per week. Subject to change without notice as per company guidelines.
Compensation: The salary range for this position is $90,000 to $110,000 plus opportunity for annual bonus; salary is based on the experience that you bring to the position.
Benefits and Perks:
Complimentary chef prepared breakfast and lunch provided Monday - Thursday
Generous product gift program and all brand discounts
Growth opportunities within the Archipelago family of brands: Roark, OluKai, Kaenon, Melin
Company bonus program
5 year and 10 year Milestone Anniversary travel gifts
Medical, Dental, Vision insurance in accordance with plan guidelines
Company paid life insurance in accordance with plan guidelines
401k with employer match in accordance with plan guidelines
15 Days of PTO accrued annually, plus one additional day of PTO every year on your anniversary, and 3 Floating Holidays per year
Paid beach and giveback days, bi-annual team building events and other in-person celebrations
Work with talented and great people who share a love of Roark
Dog friendly office
Archipelago Companies values a diverse, inclusive, and entrepreneurial workforce and culture, and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hr@arch-cos.com. Archipelago will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.
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