Graphics designer for customer mockups

We are a US-based small business that sells personalized gifts on the Etsy platform.

We are currently seeking a skilled Photoshop (and Illustrator) production person who can help with the following:

- Mock up customer designs by modifying existing PSD templates and following customer instructions for their own personalization requests. Please note that we are a high-volume business, which means working on 20-40 orders per day.

- Research popular designs and trends to come up with new designs that we can offer to our customers.

- Eventually be able to communicate directly with our customers regarding their product design needs.

Skills needed:

- Very good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, including use of layers and fonts.
- Experience with Adobe Illustrator.
- Have a good eye for typography and be able to come up with designs just based on use of fonts.

Other requirements:

- Good knowledge of computer skills (VPN, Remote Desktop)
- High speed and reliable internet connection.
- Laptop or desktop computer capable of high-resolution display

This is currently a part-time position (15-25 hours per week); however, over time, we can convert it to a full-time position with more job responsibilities for the right candidate.

To be considered for this position, we will require you to do the following exercise:

Let’s say that we want to offer a personalized notebook similar to this Etsy listing:

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The above listing offers several cover design ---------- ing those as inspiration, please come up with 5 designs that are similar to the look and feel of the existing designs. Please use Photoshop and size the designs as 5x8” at 300dpi.