Careers

Graphic & Apparel Designer

Full Time | U.S. Remote / Hybrid (Chicagoland Preferred)
$60,000–$80,000 annually

Stock Mfg. designs and manufactures elevated uniforms, branded apparel, merchandise, and custom products for leading hospitality brands, including Hilton, Four Seasons, Delta, Hyatt, Alinea, and Lettuce Entertain You.

We’re looking for a versatile designer with exceptional taste, strong graphic-design skills, and real aesthetic range.

Working directly with our Creative Director, you’ll interpret everything from detailed brand books to logos, references, and loosely defined ideas—developing thoughtful first-pass concepts, graphics, color stories, accessories, branded details, and polished client presentations before collaboratively refining the direction.

The key question behind the role is simple: What should this brand look like as apparel and merchandise?

We need someone who can answer that differently for a luxury resort, independent restaurant, playful event, or corporate workforce—not apply the same aesthetic to everything.

What You’ll Do

  • Develop uniform and merchandise concepts

  • Create original graphics, apparel artwork, and branded details

  • Extend established brands thoughtfully into apparel, merchandise, graphics, and physical products

  • Build polished presentations, mood boards, mockups, and AI-assisted visuals

  • Design supporting materials such as catalogs, brochures, packaging, templates, and sales collateral

  • Collaborate with product development to bring concepts into production

  • Balance big-picture creative thinking with the practical work required to make ideas real

What We’re Looking For

  • An exceptional portfolio demonstrating strong visual judgment and meaningful aesthetic range

  • Advanced Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills

  • Strong typography, composition, color, layout, and presentation-design abilities

  • Experience in apparel, graphic design, branding, merchandise, hospitality, consumer products, or a related field

  • Comfort using AI creative tools as part of a professional workflow

  • Curiosity, resourcefulness, attention to detail, and a willingness to tackle unfamiliar problems

  • Someone equally comfortable developing the idea and executing the details

A traditional fashion-design background is not required. We care more about your portfolio, taste, range, creative judgment, and how you think.

To Apply

Send your resume, portfolio, and a concise note introducing yourself and explaining why this role interests you.

Please identify two portfolio projects that demonstrate meaningfully different aesthetic directions and briefly explain how you adapted your design decisions to each brand or audience. Please also include two references.

Selected candidates may be invited to complete a short second-round design exercise.

Please send your application to mike@stockmfgco.mom with the subject line "Graphic & Apparel Designer"

 

About Stock:

Since 2012, Stock Mfg. has designed and manufactured custom uniforms and merchandise for some of the best bars, restaurants, hotels and brands in the world. With roots in the fashion industry, we combine the latest trends with the functionality and durability you expect from workwear. 

We offer full service design, development and manufacturing, with a focus on innovative products and a tightly managed supply chain.

Clients include Hilton Hotels and Resorts, Auberge Resorts Collection, Hyatt Hotels, Lettuce Entertain You, Alinea, One-Off Hospitality, Rosewood Hotels, and The Ritz-Carlton, just to cite a few examples.

Working at Stock will be fast paced and ever-changing, and your role will likely evolve with time. You will have the opportunity to work directly with the founders of the company, but an effective candidate will also operate with a lot of autonomy. You’ll also get invited to cool events and restaurant openings!