Creative Specialist Job at Critical Playground LLC in Conway

Job Overview

Creative Specialist – Full‑time, 12‑month time‑limited position at Teal Nation Retail.

Responsibilities

• Develop visually appealing, on‑brand designs for various merchandise items, including hard and soft goods.
• Deliver custom designs based on internal and external client requirements and project requests.
• Edit, resize, and optimize graphics for print, embroidery, and laser formats.
• Manage multiple creative projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met while maintaining high‑quality standards.
• Create brand and marketing templates for Teal Nation Retail as needed.
• Produce realistic digital renderings and mockups of decorated merchandise to assist the sales team in the proof of concept phase.
• Provide support to all customers with design‑related inquiries, updates, or issues, explaining processes and results to ensure satisfaction.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma.
• At least two (2) years of experience using the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom) for precision vector artwork, marketing templates, and flyers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design.
• Experience in decorating merchandise or marketing design.
• Experience with embroidery digitizing software is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Must produce files in a fast‑paced environment, troubleshoot production technical issues, resolve color‑matching discrepancies, optimize complex vector paths for manufacturing, and balance long‑term creative projects with urgent marketing requests.

Benefits and Working Conditions

Time‑limited position with benefits. Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience. Flexible scheduling required to meet the university’s demand throughout the year.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Coastal Carolina University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.