Job Overview
Our client is seeking a flexible, mid- to senior-level Graphic Designer to support creative and commercial teams with high-impact design work. The focus is on merchandise and consumer products that feel modern, premium, and highly desirable.
This role goes beyond aesthetics — the ideal designer understands commercial appeal, creating products that feel ownable, exciting, and market-ready. This is a part-time, on-demand position suited for designers who thrive in fast-paced, pitch-driven environments and enjoy bringing products to life visually.
Schedule
Part-Time, flexible / on-demand (hours vary depending on project volume, supporting Sydney and Hong Kong time zones)
Independent Contractor Perks
- Permanent work from home
- Immediate hiring
Responsibilities
- Design and refine merchandise concepts across consumer products including:
- Drinkware (water bottles, tumblers, coffee cups, tea accessories)
- Apparel and accessories (t-shirts, hats, socks, etc.)
- Collectibles and novelty items
- Promotional merchandise and branded goods
- General merchandise requiring a premium, commercially sharp look
- Develop and refine product concepts
- Create high-quality product mockups
- Produce presentation-ready visuals for client decks (concept boards, product pages, mockups)
- Support light packaging-style layouts when needed
- Design simple icons or graphic elements as required
- Turn product mockups into photorealistic lifestyle visuals using AI tools when appropriate
- Work efficiently, respond to clear direction, and proactively suggest creative options to elevate outcomes
Requirements
- Mid- to senior-level designer (typically 3–7+ years of experience)
- Strong background in merchandising and product design
- Experience in retail, consumer brands, promotions, collectibles, or licensing is an advantage
- Proven ability to create commercially viable and visually compelling products
- Strong layout, typography, and visual hierarchy skills
- Excellent eye for commercial product appeal
- Confident in building clean, high-impact product mockups
- Skilled in creating polished, presentation-ready visuals
- Comfortable using AI tools to enhance lifestyle imagery without sacrificing creative quality
- Able to adapt across multiple brand styles and follow guidelines precisely
- Delivers clean, organized files suitable for an agency workflow
Qualifications
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator preferred)
- AI tools for lifestyle visuals (bonus if used effectively to enhance speed and realism)