Design Assistant with a sense of humor

At Shinesty, our mission is to force the world to take itself less seriously. We make people laugh first and sell second. Our mothers don’t always approve of what we do, but the millions of people we’ve entertained over the years do. Shinesty is a fast-growing apparel brand known for bold prints, irreverent humor, and products that don’t take themselves too seriously. Our creative team develops everything from iconic underwear prints to unexpected collaborations, and we pride ourselves on building products that are both clever and dangerously comfortable. We’re looking for a highly versatile Assistant Designer with strong taste, curiosity, and range to support creative projects across brand, product, packaging, retail, wholesale, and web. This role works directly with the Chief Creative Officer and touches nearly every visual surface of the business. This is not a narrow production role. It’s ideal for someone who enjoys moving between mediums, solving new design problems quickly, and contributing to a brand that blends elevated aesthetics with irreverence and personality. You should be excited to jump into anything—from refining a pitch deck to building a tradeshow graphic system to designing trims for product packaging. ### What you’ll do Support creative execution across a wide range of brand touchpoints, including: * Brand presentations, pitch decks, and internal creative materials * Wholesale assets such as line sheets, POP signage, catalogs, and tradeshow graphics * Retail environments including popup signage, kiosks, and merchandising layouts * Packaging updates including retail packaging, vendor polybags, hangtags, and trims * Graphic concepts for tees, hats, and supporting product artwork * Product imagery templates, mockups, and renderings * Web support including icons, image prep, and visual updates tied to brand evolution You’ll work directly with the Chief Creative Officer on projects that move quickly between concept and execution, helping maintain a consistent and elevated visual standard across the business. ### What we’re looking for * Strong design taste and visual judgment * Ability to work across multiple styles and formats * Comfort shifting between strategic and production work * High attention to detail and organization * Ability to prepare clean, production-ready files * Curiosity and willingness to take on unfamiliar design challenges * Self-direction and reliability in a remote environment ### Tools & experience Required: * Adobe Illustrator * Presentation design (Canva, Google Slides, or equivalent) * Packaging or print production workflows * Apparel or consumer brand experience (a plus) * Design portfolio with examples of relevant work * Strong organizational skills and attention to detail * Strong visual taste and design judgement ### Who this role is great for Someone who: * enjoys working across many types of design instead of specializing narrowly * wants exposure to how a brand is built across channels * is comfortable moving quickly between projects * has strong instincts but is excited to refine them further * likes solving visual problems that don’t have obvious templates * Self-motivated and able to manage tasks independently ### Impact of the role This role directly supports the execution and consistency of the brand across wholesale, retail, packaging, product, and digital touchpoints—helping ensure ideas move from concept to reality quickly and at a high level of craft. * Competitive salary paid in USD * Fully remote — international candidates welcome * Flexible PTO, no accrual needed * Access to all tools and resources required to be successful * A collaborative team that works hard, has fun, and takes pride in doing both