Designer - Textile & Apparel Graphics

The Gap Inc

San Francisco, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Communication Skills, DNA, Design Services, Graphic Design, Graphical Presentations, Graphics, Heat Transfer, Leadership, Merchandising, Multitasking, Organizational Skills, Printing, Project/Program Management, Storytelling, Textile Design, Time Management, Typography
LOCATION
San Francisco, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

About the Role

We are seeking a Graphic Designer with a strong focus on typography, visual storytelling, and graphic systems to shape the seasonal identity of our product. This role is centered on creating compelling brand-right graphics that translate seamlessly across apparel and accessories.

You bring an elevated design sensibility, a refined eye for type and composition, and the ability to build graphic narratives that feel both culturally relevant and commercially strong. While graphic excellence is at the core of the role, experience in surface or print design is a plus.

What Youll Do

• Graphic Development: Create original typography, graphic motifs, and visual concepts aligned with seasonal direction and brand DNA. • Develop typographic explorations ranging from bold, expressive statements to clean, minimal brand marks. • Build graphic systems, badge icon libraries, and lockups that translate across categories and product formats. • Partner with Concept Design and Merchandising teams to shape seasonal graphic narratives. • Research cultural, global, and competitive graphic trends to inform concept direction. • Present graphic concepts and storytelling frameworks to internal partners and leadership.

Execution & Technical Craft

• Prepare production-ready artwork files with accuracy in scale, separations, placement, and formatting. • Provide detailed color callouts, proportion notes, and placement direction to ensure design integrity. • Partner with Production and Tech teams to ensure graphics execute successfully across fabrics and silhouettes. • Manage multiple seasons and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. • Support surface design development when needed, applying strong graphic sensibility.

Surface Print Understanding

• Understand print techniques, screen heat transfer, digital sublimation, and how they interact with different fabrications.

Who You Are

4-6 years of graphic design experience, ideally within apparel, lifestyle, or fashion.

Strong portfolio showcasing typographic exploration, badge icon development, and elevated graphic sensibility.

Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).

Strong understanding of composition, hierarchy, scale, and color theory.

Experience balancing expressive creativity with technical precision.

Excellent communication and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.

Experience in surface or textile pattern design is preferred.

Familiarity with 3D visualization tools, such as CLO.

About the Company

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The Gap Inc

Doris and Don Fisher opened the first Gap store in 1969 with a simple idea -- to make it easier to find a pair of jeans and a commitment to do more. Over the last 46 years, the company has grown from a single store to a global fashion business with five brands -- Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta and Intermix. Gap's clothes are available in 90 countries worldwide through 3,300 company-operated stores, almost 400 franchise stores, and e-commerce sites and is still growing. Many companies work to improve their services and businesses every day by using GAP Testers who anonymously go into various places and report back to the companies on everything from cleanliness, customer service to quality control. Being a tester is a very flexible, fun job with lots of benefits.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
All
WEBSITE
http://www.gap.com