Build production-ready design skills while working on real licensed sports, entertainment, and lifestyle products. In this onsite Graphic Design role in Ronda, NC, you’ll create original artwork and collaborate with multiple teams to deliver graphics for digital, print, packaging, and e-commerce.
Designed for early-career talent, this position offers hands-on experience that can help you grow from classroom concepts into professional typography, layout, and production workflows. Compensation includes competitive pay plus eligibility for key benefits after enrollment.
What you’ll do
- Create original artwork and graphics for licensed products across sports, entertainment, and lifestyle categories.
- Design product graphics, packaging, presentation boards, catalogs, sell sheets, advertisements, web banners, and e-commerce content.
- Prepare production-ready artwork, including sizing, color separations, file organization, and technical specifications.
- Partner with cross-functional teams and vendors to incorporate feedback, meet brand requirements, and support project progress toward deadlines.
- Review digital proofs and product samples to confirm color, placement, accuracy, and overall design quality while staying aligned with consumer and graphic-design trends.
What you bring
- Minimum of an Associates Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication Design, or a related field.
- A professional or academic portfolio showing graphic design, typography, layout, and visual communication skills.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
- Experience preparing artwork for print, digital media, packaging, or consumer products (academic projects can demonstrate these skills).
- Strong understanding of color, composition, typography, and image preparation.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and skilled in communication and time management.
- Ability to accept creative direction, incorporate feedback, manage multiple deadlines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Preferred: experience with licensed products, sports graphics, e-commerce, or consumer-product development.
Schedule, location, and pay
- Location: Ronda, NC (onsite)
- Schedule: Mon to Fri, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Pay: $45,000 per year (base pay range)
Benefits and support
- Competitive compensation
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance eligibility (enrollment through The Reserves Network)
- 401(k)
- Direct deposit
- Professional development through collaboration with multiple business and creative teams
- Opportunity to gain hands-on experience across product design, digital, e-commerce, packaging, and production design
- Dental, vision, and medical insurance plus 401(k), direct deposit, and a referral bonus program
About your career partner
The Reserves Network is a veteran-founded and family-owned company that connects exceptional talent with rewarding opportunities. The company values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds. They are an equal-opportunity employer and foster an environment of respect, integrity, and trust.
Compensation note: The base pay range is $45,000 annually, excluding benefits, bonuses, or other compensation. Final compensation depends on skills, qualifications, experience, location, and internal pay equity. Hiring at the top of the range is uncommon to allow room for future growth.
