Art Director

Hybrid’s humble beginnings started in 1997 in the back of a print shop designing, selling, and printing tee shirts. Today, Hybrid is a global apparel industry powerhouse in brand and licensing management. Hybrid provides its expertise and fully vertical operations capability – design, merchandising, development, sourcing, production, and distribution – to a broad suite of branded, licensed, generic, and private label partners. Hybrid’s full-service apparel design and manufacturing expertise extends across the apparel category, including knits, woven tops, bottoms, tees, and accessories.

As our organization has evolved, so has our philosophy of doing business. We have made concerted efforts to remove ourselves from the antiquated approach of other apparel manufacturers and doing things differently has been our focus. We are building a company ethos that breeds innovation, collaboration, integrity and excellence in customer service.

What is my role?

Responsible for the oversight, management, and creative output for Hybrid Digital/Air Waves division.

• Candidate should be accomplished in graphic design, typography and illustration skills at a high level.
• Combine current trends with great licensed assets to create compelling content for our business partners.
• Work collaboratively with Creative Manager, merchandising teams, and design teams to create trend-right content for each tier of retail distribution.
• Work closely with licensors to ensure all products are developed to brand requirements.
• Stay up to date with current trends in fashion and pop culture through shopping, social media outlets, music, and movies.
• Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen.
• Motivate and develop direct reports to meet the creative demands of the business.
• Manage, assign and oversee product development to ensure all designs are produced in a timely manner.
• Identify problems and issues and develop solutions.
• Maintain a positive attitude and leadership position – take responsibility and accountability.
• Instill the company core values and strategic goals within the art department.
• Must have a thorough understanding of Adobe Suite, Microsoft and internal project management software.
• Should embrace automation disciplines both internally and externally.

What You’ll Need

• 5+ years Art Director experience within the apparel industry.
• Extensive background in Graphic Design, Type Development, and Illustration
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop skills.
• Excellent management and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Apparel printing techniques a must. (DTG, Transfer, Screenprint, and Separations)
• Versatility in a fast-paced environment and ability to meet critical deadlines.
• Strong eye for translating graphic trends into apparel designs.

Hybrid Apparel is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Air Waves | Hybrid Digital