Senior Visual Designer – Merchandise & Brand

1 Month ago • 9 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Visual Designer will lead merchandise design, creating items like t-shirts and collectibles. They'll also contribute to social media, presentations, and web assets. Key responsibilities include leading merchandise development, designing product mockups, supporting branding, collaborating with teams, and managing multiple projects. The role requires experience in graphic design, with a strong portfolio in merchandise design and expertise in Adobe Creative Suite. The candidate will need to translate IPs into market-ready merchandise.

Must have:

9 years graphic design experience and merchandise portfolio.
Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.).
Experience in brand marketing and presentation design.
Create high-impact visual content across digital and print platforms.
Strong visualization skills to bring ideas to life.

Good to have:

Experience in store or visual retail design.

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Job Details

Seeking a highly skilled and versatile Senior Visual Designer – Merchandise & Brand to join our global graphic design team. This is a key role that combines creative excellence in merchandise design with deep expertise in graphic design, visualization, and brand storytelling.

We are looking for candidates with strong cross-functional design sensibilities and a minimum of 9 years of experience working across digital and physical design mediums.

The successful candidate will lead the merchandise design requirements of the company, including the design and branding of items such as t-shirts, hoodies, baseball caps, bags, toys, collectibles and other merch for both DNEG and for associated IPs. In addition, the designer will contribute to broader design initiatives including social media campaigns, presentation decks, brand collateral, and web assets, as required.

Key Responsibilities

Lead creative development of merchandise and promotional products – from concept to production.
Design product mockups and visualizations for a wide range of merchandise including apparel, accessories, collectibles, and packaging.
Support storytelling and branding across social media, web, print, events, and presentations.
Collaborate with internal teams, partners, and licensors to translate IPs into market-ready merchandise.
Contribute to design for storefronts/pop-up spaces as needed.
Manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, creative environment with a strong attention to detail.

Requirements

9 years of experience in graphic design, with a strong portfolio of merchandise design.
Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) and other relevant design tools.
Experience in brand marketing, social media content, and presentation design.
Ability to create high-impact visual content across digital and print platforms.
Strong visualization skills – able to bring ideas to life clearly and compellingly.
Experience in store or visual retail design is a strong plus.
Excellent communication and project management skills.
Based in Mumbai, India, with a hybrid work setup.