Freelance Graphic Designer at Couture by Ikigai

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About Couture by Ikigai
Couture by Ikigai is a high-quality custom merch company working with student organizations, startups, and businesses across the country. We specialize in heavyweight cotton garments — hoodies, crewnecks, tees, sweatpants, and quarter-zips — and handle everything from design to delivery to make merch creation seamless. Since launching at the University of Michigan, we've worked with 100+ clients and are expanding rapidly.

Position: Freelance Graphic Designer (Commission-Based)
We’re looking for passionate and skilled graphic designers to join our growing design team on a commission basis.

What You’ll Do:

Create custom apparel designs for student organizations, including fraternities, sororities, and professional clubs.

Collaborate with our founders to interpret client visions and turn them into high-quality graphics.

Produce final vectorized files ready for screen print, embroidery, and other production methods.

Communicate revisions and finalize design concepts quickly and efficiently.

What We’re Looking For:

Proficiency in

Adobe Illustrator

and

Photoshop

is required.

Experience creating merch for

college organizations

(e.g. rush apparel, club merch) is a strong plus.

Must be

currently enrolled in a 4-year university .

Must have a

design portfolio

showcasing relevant work (apparel design preferred).

Ability to handle 1–5 designs per week, depending on your bandwidth.

Compensation:
If your design results in a closed merch order, you’ll earn an

additional commission

on that sale.

Workload is

flexible and scalable

based on your availability and output.

If you're passionate about streetwear-inspired design, love working with real student orgs, and want to be part of a growing, student led brand — we’d love to meet you. Include your portfolio or sample work when applying.

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