CRAIGSLIST JOBS AND DTG

Last week I was out at Butte designing and producing t-shirts for our Recruiting department's Campus Orientation students. Since last semester, Campus Graphics (our in-house design organization) has produced about 300 shirts for Butte College special projects. 

Last year our students also designed and produced over a hundred shirts through our MSP66A Super Graphics class and other design classes. This coming year, we plan on building our apparel and textile design curriculum through the purchase of new equipment and new classes. The research I've done into the Direct-to-Garment (DTG) industry, shows significant growth in the future, and I want our students to be ready and trained with the skills to enter this market.

I was just on Craigslist and saw that Fifth Sun has posted a job announcement for an "Apparel Graphic Designer (In house only) (Chico)". 

I've heard a lot of great things about Fifth Sun. The company sounds like a great place to work and a growing company that entered the industry at the perfect time to set themselves up as a leader in the t-shirt apparel industry. In an economy that is in a major downturn, getting a job with a local company such as this, with benefits, would be a great opportunity for the right person.

The job sounds like a great entry-level position. They require the experience listed below.

• Best candidate stays current with popular culture and current trends in fashion and music.

• Highly motivated and responsible persons only. No Slackers.

• The best candidate will be familiar popular Cable TV shows and maybe the gaming industry and be able to visualize how these can be transformed into graphics for apparel. Cleverness helps!

• Must be able to follow directions and be able to create graphics from studio design style guides or or other references. Must be detail oriented.

• You must be able to follow art direction well and take criticism even if it means several design revisions. This is important as we produce graphics not for ourselves, but for the masses.

• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines while juggling multiple projects.

• 3 years minimum Adobe application experience such as Photoshop and Illustrator (we work in a mac environment) . Appropriate education may be substituted.

• Industry experience in retail or screenprinting a plus.

• Must have a keen eye for good design, color and typography

Note the requirements for the job. Must know and be proficient with Mac computers, Photoshop, Illustrator, and typography. These are what we tell our students on a regular basis. You must know typography to be a good designer. More on this later.

If you know someone who might fit this position, pass the word on to them to check out Craigslist.

-Daniel