Senior Graphic Designer, Merch & Digital Products (Part-Time, Remote)

About Us
Viral Trove is a creative production company focused on digital products, branded merchandise, AI-assisted content, and scalable creative systems. We build products across multiple categories including mugs, apparel, blankets, posters, and digital assets sold across marketplaces and our own platforms.

We move fast, test ideas quickly, and value strong execution. We are now looking for a Senior Graphic Designer who can elevate our visual quality to a premium, professional level and become the creative source behind our merch and digital product ecosystem.

Role Overview

This is a senior-level creative role focused on creating master artwork that will be used across multiple products and formats.

You will not be doing repetitive production work. Instead, you will:

• Take ideas from leadership and product teams
• Transform them into high-quality, commercially viable visual concepts
• Build master artwork that can scale across merch and digital products
• Establish a stronger visual standard across our brand

Our Canva production team will handle mockups, listing layouts, and scaling assets. Your job is to create the artistic foundation they execute from.

What You Will Do

• Create original master artwork for:
  • Apparel (hoodies, shirts, long sleeve, etc.)
  • Mugs and drinkware
  • Blankets and posters
  • Digital product covers and visual systems
• Develop cohesive visual styles that can scale across product lines
• Improve typography, composition, color balance, and illustration depth
• Design artwork that prints cleanly and professionally on physical products
• Deliver layered, production-ready files for downstream teams
• Provide creative direction guidance when needed
• Review final mockups occasionally to ensure design integrity

Required Skills & Tools

You must have strong, real-world experience with:

Core Design Tools

• Adobe Illustrator (advanced)
• Adobe Photoshop (advanced)
• Adobe InDesign (preferred)
• Figma or similar design workflow tools (bonus)

AI-Enhanced Design Workflows

• Experience using AI tools as part of creative workflows
• Ability to refine AI-generated assets into premium-quality designs
• Understanding of composition cleanup, lighting adjustments, and consistency

Merch & Print Knowledge

• Print-ready file preparation
• Vector vs raster best practices
• Color profiles and print considerations
• Apparel and merchandise layout standards

Experience Required

• 5+ years professional graphic design experience (freelance or agency acceptable)
• Strong portfolio showing:
  • Merchandise design
  • Brand illustration
  • Product-ready artwork
  • Commercial design work
• Experience creating assets intended for resale or product marketplaces

Ideal Candidate

You are:

• A true visual artist, not just a template designer
• Able to turn rough ideas into premium designs
• Comfortable working independently
• Fast but detail-oriented
• Experienced enough to make creative decisions without heavy oversight
• Able to create artwork that feels polished, modern, and commercially strong

Bonus if you:

• Have worked with Etsy, merch brands, or eCommerce products
• Understand conversion-driven design
• Have existing design concepts or styles that can be adapted for products

How This Role Fits Into Our Team

Workflow:

1. Leadership and product team provide concepts or direction
2. You create master artwork and core visual assets
3. Canva production team adapts your artwork into mockups and listings
4. Product team launches and scales products

You are the creative source, not the production bottleneck.

Work Arrangement

• Part-time, remote
• Approx. 15–20 hours per week to start
• Flexible schedule
• Project-based deliverables

How to Apply

Please include:

• Portfolio link (required)
• Examples of merch or product design work
• Brief summary of your experience
• Tools you are strongest in

We are looking for someone who can immediately raise the quality ceiling of our products and help us build a premium, scalable creative system.