T-Shirt Graphic Designer

REMOTE | 38 HOURS PER WEEK | INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

PAY:

USD 800 per month for the first three months.

USD 1,000 per month after a successful three-month mutual review.

ABOUT RELATEE

Relatee creates personalized apparel and event products and has served more than 60,000 customers.

THE ROLE

We are looking for a graphic designer whose strongest work is T-shirt graphics. About 70% of the role is design and about 30% is preparing and uploading approved products.

This is mainly a hands-on design role. It is not a social media, advertising, web, or UI design position.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Create original T-shirt graphics for specific niches and audiences

• Develop typography-led, illustrated, and mixed-style concepts

• Research ideas, interpret briefs, develop concepts, and make thoughtful revisions

• Create variations of approved ideas for different products or customers

• Prepare print-ready files, mockups, and listing images

• Apply approved designs to product templates

• Upload product files and information

• Follow naming, folder, and listing processes

• Check designs, files, and listings carefully before delivery

• Create related graphics for can coolers, banners, blankets, and other printed or personalized products

Affinity Designer 2 is our main production tool. Canva, Kittl, Photoshop, and other appropriate tools may also be used. Photoshop Smart Object experience is useful for mockups.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• A portfolio with strong T-shirt graphics or closely related apparel work

• Good typography, illustration, composition, color, and audience awareness

• Original ideas that fit a clear niche rather than generic decoration

• The ability to explain your design choices and personal contribution

• Care with production files, organization, and quality checks

• Reliable communication and thoughtful revisions based on feedback

• An interest in improving your craft and learning our processes

Commercial print-on-demand experience is useful but not required. Personal, freelance, client, and self-initiated T-shirt projects are all welcome if they show your actual skill.

AI USE

Generative AI is allowed when used intentionally. You should be able to explain why you used it, what it contributed, what you changed yourself, and why the final result suits the brief.

You remain responsible for originality, licensing, accuracy, and production quality. We want a designer who uses their own judgment rather than relying on AI to make every decision.

HOURS AND WORKING ARRANGEMENT

• Full-time workload of 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday

• During initial training, you should generally be available from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Adelaide time

• After onboarding, you may choose your hours if you communicate reliably, attend agreed meetings, and complete your responsibilities

• Independent-contractor arrangement, paid monthly

• No paid leave or employee benefits

HOW TO APPLY

Please include:

1. Your resume

2. A working link to your portfolio

3. Four to six of your strongest T-shirt designs

4. A working link to a video introducing yourself

Include the portfolio and video links in your resume or LinkedIn profile so we can review them with your application.

Aim for about 5 to 8 minutes for the video. It can be natural and unedited. Please cover:

• Your design experience

• One T-shirt or apparel project and your personal contribution

• The audience or niche and how you developed the idea

• Your workflow from brief through design, feedback, file organization, and delivery

• Something you have deliberately learned or improved recently

• Why this work interests you

• Your availability

• Any hobbies or interests you wish to share

You may screen share a past project, tools, layers, or file structure. Please hide confidential information and only show work you have permission to share.

Identify any submitted work that used generative AI and briefly explain how it contributed.

Selected applicants will attend an online interview and project walkthrough. A small number of finalists will complete the same paid, time-boxed T-shirt design task and one revision after feedback.

We are looking to hire as soon as we find the right person.