Designer

Monmouth Trading Cards

Designer creating new trading card sets and product concepts for Pulse Trading Cards. Collaborating with teams to develop visual directions and scalable product systems.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeMonmouth • Arizona, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced design capabilities with a focus on creating cohesive visual systems for trading card products, ensuring alignment with brand identity and production standards. Proficient in managing fast-paced product cycles while delivering high-quality, collector-focused designs.

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Adobe Creative Suite ProficiencyPrint Design ExpertiseVisual Design SkillsSystems-Minded Design ApproachCreative Judgment

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Hard Skills

Card DesignLayout DesignTypographyColor TheoryDielinesBleedsCMYK WorkflowsPrepressPackaging DesignVisual Systems Development

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailCreative CollaborationAdaptabilityIterative Design ProcessStrong Communication

Industry Keywords

Trading CardsProduct DesignBrand StandardsCollector AppealMarketing AssetsCo-Branded PartnershipsPrint ProductionVisual IdentityProduct PresentationCreative Solutions

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design new trading card sets and products from concept through print delivery, including themes, visual systems, set architecture, card templates, inserts, packaging, and production-ready files.
Create net-new card products and release concepts, developing visual directions that feel premium, collectible, ownable, and aligned with the Pulse brand.
Think systematically about each release, building cohesive product worlds that can scale across card designs, inserts, packaging, marketing assets, digital touchpoints, retail needs, and future extensions.
Iterate on existing sets and product lines, refining layouts, improving visual systems, expanding insert concepts, and helping evolve successful products into stronger future releases.
Bring co-branded partnership deals to life through card design, packaging, and related product creative, translating partner requirements into compelling collector-facing products that still feel distinct, polished, and ownable.
Design base cards, autograph layouts, chase inserts, parallels, packaging elements, and product presentation materials.
Build concept directions quickly, moving from rough ideas and visual exploration to polished, presentation-ready creative.
Develop scalable product systems that work across athletes, teams, partners, SKUs, formats, print variations, campaign needs, and future release extensions while maintaining a clear and unique visual identity.
Prepare production-ready design handoff, including print files, templates, dielines, bleeds, color setup, finishes, and vendor-ready assets.
Partner with the Creative Director, product, marketing, and leadership teams to translate release goals, partner needs, and business priorities into clear creative solutions.
Support brand and marketing creative as needed, including launch assets, web/e-commerce graphics, email, social, retail materials, and promotional design connected to product releases.
Review final deliverables to ensure they meet brand standards, collector expectations, product requirements, and print production standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional design experience in-house, studio, agency, or product-focused creative environments
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator and Photoshop
Strong experience designing for print, including bleeds, dielines, CMYK workflows, spot colors, foils, stocks, finishes, proofing, prepress, and vendor handoff
Strong visual design skills, including typography, hierarchy, layout, composition, texture, color, and attention to detail
A systems-minded approach to design, with the ability to create cohesive visual languages that can extend across full card sets, multiple product types, packaging formats, marketing channels, and partner applications
Ability to balance consistency and flexibility, ensuring each release has a strong identity while still working within production, brand, and business requirements
Comfort working across fast-moving product cycles, shifting timelines, and multiple releases while maintaining a high standard of quality
Strong creative judgment, with the ability to balance premium design, collector appeal, partner requirements, production realities, and business goals
Ability to take direction, contribute ideas, iterate quickly, and bring a high level of craft to both concept development and final execution.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Free food & snacks
Health insurance
Opportunity for advancement
Paid time off
Training & development
Vision insurance