Print Production Designer 👕📐🤖 (High-Volume, Pre-Press, Screen Printing | Graphic, Print, Textile, Garment Design | Remote)

Goodwork is recruiting for a Canadian apparel design and manufacturing company.

About the Company

We're a leading Canadian souvenir apparel manufacturer, established in 1986 and operating from our newly upgraded facility in the Toronto area. Our mission: creating authentic Canadian apparel that captures the spirit of landmarks and culture while delivering exceptional value to clients nationwide.

We produce t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, socks, backpacks, and hard goods using screen printing, digital printing, embroidery, and appliqué. Our facility handles orders from 49 to 10,000 units with automatic screen printers, heat press units, and multi-head embroidery machines—designing and producing locally while sourcing materials globally.

We serve over 400 Canadian businesses, from major corporations to local souvenir shops. Our clients include the CN Tower, Niagara Parks Commission, airport Duty-Free stores, WestJet Airlines, Fairmont Hotels, and Marshalls. Anywhere you see "Canadiana" souvenirs or clothing—that's typically us.

In recent years, we've delivered strong performance with significant sales growth, expanded product lines, and team growth. We've earned industry recognition with Toronto Gift Fair awards, establishing our leadership in authentic Canadian souvenir apparel.

OUR COMPANY VALUES

• 👥 People First:

  We prioritize the well-being and development of our team members, ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment

• 🖥️ Technology Driven:

  We are at the forefront of integrating advanced AI technologies to enhance our design capabilities and operational efficiency

• ⚙️ Obsession with Efficiency:

  Our processes are streamlined to maximize productivity and minimize waste, enabling us to deliver superior products swiftly

• 🛡️ Fully Own The Issue:

  Every team member takes full responsibility for their actions, ensuring all issues are addressed thoroughly and promptly

• 🤝 Support Each Other like Family:

  We foster a culture of mutual support and camaraderie, treating every colleague as a valued family member

• ⚡ Lightning Execution:

  Our commitment to quick and decisive action keeps us competitive and responsive to market demands

We're a team of 21 (soon to be 22 👋🏾), operating from a single facility outside Toronto (Canada). We’re a hybrid workplace, with some teammates working remotely for part of the work week, and some working fully remote from Canada and Pakistan.

At our core, we operate on a philosophy of internal focus and a strong system of values that guide our actions and decisions. We believe in taking care of our people because when they feel supported, they excel at everything else. Our environment is designed to make everyone feel comfortable and valued, with fairness and data driving our operations.

About the Role

remote Print Production Designer

In this role, you'll bridge creative design and technical production, processing 50+ pre-press files daily while creating bold, memorable designs for Canadian souvenir apparel. You'll work independently while collaborating with the team, balancing beautiful design with printable files that work flawlessly on garments, developing graphics that capture attention and authentically represent Canadian landmarks and culture.

This is fundamentally a high-volume production role with creative elements – you'll embrace the technical work that forms our business backbone while contributing to our AI-driven process of generating massive design output to select the best 20-40% for 2-day execution. Beyond daily production, you'll elevate our art department through technical troubleshooting, process improvements, and design leadership that helps expand our creative capabilities.

Our IDEAL CANDIDATE

Your performance will be measured by task completion speed (tracked for 2-day turnaround SLAs), production accuracy, response time, initiative, energy level, design quality, and ability to elevate team capabilities.

You'll join our Art department alongside 2 Production Designers (one specializing in pre-press, the other in design and presentations with overflow pre-press support). You’ll collaborate with our Sales team. This position reports directly to our Head of Art (who has 30 years of industry experience).

You’ll be doing things like:

• Print Production (Core Daily Grind):

  Converting designs into production-ready files for screen printing; colour separation and trapping; balancing artistic quality with printability; processing 50+ pre-press files daily with zero-error accuracy; leveraging time zone advantages to accelerate production cycles; contributing to 48-hour turnaround goal from creative brief to customer approval

• AI Tools & Production Optimization:

  Using custom AI tools that generate hundreds of designs per minute; implementing new AI technologies to improve workflows; optimizing the AI-to-production pipeline; producing high-volume design output to select the best 20-40% for execution

• Graphic Design for Canadian Markets:

  Creating designs for diverse Canadian customers; researching Canadian culture, geography, and history for authenticity; developing artwork for regional clients requiring specialized local knowledge (think: the Calgary Stampede); staying current with fashion and apparel design trends

• Technical Troubleshooting & Team Development:

  Troubleshooting vectorization and photographic image issues; prototyping new garment screen printing methods; expanding production capabilities; training team members on new processes and tools

• Client Presentation Development:

  Building PDF presentations using Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign; creating visual narratives for customer approvals; preparing presentations for Head of Art review before they go to Sales team

• Process Management & Administration:

  Organizing files in cloud storage; maintaining and updating SOPs; tracking project timelines; ensuring quality control standards in a fast-paced production environment.

Skills & Qualifications

• 3-5 years of prior experience in roles like Production Artist, Print Production Designer, Graphic Designer, Garment Screen Printing Specialist, or related
• Portfolio demonstrating both design creativity and technical production work (include examples of garment screen printing projects and pre-press files if available; strong illustration, bold graphics, and visual impact preferred)
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Office 365 proficiency across all tools and applications
• Experience creating PDF presentations for customer approval processes
• Garment screen printing production experience and pre-press process knowledge
• Typography, colour theory, and design fundamentals
• High-volume production environment experience
• Fast execution with zero-error accuracy when working independently
• Strong English communication for internal collaboration
• High energy, initiative, and genuine passion for the work
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to learn from mistakes
• Curiosity about Canadian culture, geography, and history

Bonus if you also have:

• Strong illustration and bold graphic design aesthetic
• Deep understanding of Canadian culture, geography, and history
• Experience with AI image tools and prompt engineering (Midjourney, ChatGPT)
• Passion for apparel trends, fashion, streetwear, or skate brands
• Fast-paced startup or high-growth environment experience
• Familiarity with our tools: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Office 365, ChatGPT, Midjourney

Position Details

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Benefits of working with us:

• 🚀 Work directly with a forward-thinking international company
• 🏡 Work from the comfort of your home
• 🏆 Incredibly talented teammates
• 🧘🏾‍♀️ Work-life balance: 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
• 💰 Above-market compensation for your region
• 💻 Remote-first company culture
• 🧠 Lots of learning & growth opportunities
• 💼 Performance-driven bonuses for team success
• 🤝 Regular values meetings to strengthen team unity
• 🛠️ Paid Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite accounts
• ⚡ Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI design tools
• 🇨🇦 Learn about Canadian culture while creating authentic designs
• 🎨 Impact iconic Canadian landmarks and tourist destinations through your work

Not sure you meet all the requirements? Apply anyway! We value diverse experiences and hire for potential.

If you don't hear back within 4 weeks, assume you weren't selected, but Goodwork may still reach out about other remote roles.

For any questions, reach out to us here: hello@usegoodwork.com.