Production Artist and Embroidery Operator

Key Responsibilities

Artwork Preflight & Logo Compliance

• Own and manage the artwork preflight process for embroidery production.

• Review incoming logos and artwork before they are released to production.

• Verify artwork against available customer and brand logo guidelines.

• Check logo proportions, colors, placement, sizing, clear space, orientation, and other brand requirements.

• Identify artwork that may not reproduce properly in embroidery and make or recommend appropriate adjustments.

• Flag discrepancies, missing information, or questionable artwork before production begins.

• Maintain consistency in how logos are produced across repeat orders.

• Help establish and improve preflight standards, checklists, and processes.

• Maintain organized production-ready artwork and logo files.

Production Artwork & Digitizing

• Prepare and modify customer artwork for embroidery production.

• Make production adjustments while preserving the integrity of the customer's logo and brand standards.

• Create or modify embroidery files as needed.

• Review digitized files for stitch quality, density, sequencing, trims, registration, and overall sewability.

• Size and configure designs appropriately for different garments and decoration locations.

• Perform test sew-outs when needed and make adjustments before releasing designs to production.

Embroidery Production

• Set up and operate commercial embroidery equipment.

• Load embroidery files and verify the correct design, size, thread colors, and placement before production.

• Hoop garments and select appropriate backing, needles, thread, and other materials.

• Monitor embroidery runs and identify production issues before they result in larger quantities of defective product.

• Perform thread changes, routine machine adjustments, and basic troubleshooting.

• Maintain an organized and efficient embroidery production area.

• Assist with production as workload and priorities require.

Qualifications

• Mid-level experience in production art

• Strong understanding of vector artwork and production-ready graphics.

• Experience working with Adobe Illustrator or comparable production-art software.

• Ability to learn Embroidery production

• Strong attention to detail, particularly with logos, typography, colors, sizing, and placement.

• Ability to compare production artwork against customer-supplied brand standards and identify discrepancies.

• Comfortable balancing computer-based production artwork with hands-on embroidery production.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple jobs in different stages of production.

Ideal Candidate

You may be a strong fit if you are equally comfortable working on artwork at a computer and working on an embroidery machine on the production floor

You notice when a logo is stretched, the wrong color is being used, placement looks off, lettering won't sew cleanly, or a file simply isn't ready for production—and you take the initiative to correct the problem before it becomes a finished-product issue.