Merchandise Graphic Designer - Retail (Casual/Freelancer)

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic English football club, playing in the Premier League and Women’s Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that’s always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We offer world‑class facilities: In 2019, we opened our state‑of‑the‑art Stadium, a £1 billion landmark that’s the beating heart of North Tottenham’s transformation. More than just a football ground, it’s an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million into the local economy every year.

The Role

We are looking for a Retail Merchandise Graphic Designer on a freelance basis focusing on developing graphics, all over prints and product design, from artwork to execution under the Spurs brand across multiple product categories. You’ll bring vision, craft, and leadership to a world‑class creative team, helping to make Tottenham Hotspur the most exciting team on the planet by working closely with our buying department to translate artistic and cultural storytelling into wearable graphic concepts that align with our brand vision.

About You

• Research current and future trends for print and graphics to continue innovation and drive newness by creating mood boards and sharing ideas with the rest of the team.
• Draw influences from a wide range of sources - from Instagram micro trends through to seasonal global trends and catwalks.
• Collaborate with the Buying Team to interpret brand direction, artwork, and storytelling into cohesive design outcomes for each range.
• Work within brand guidelines while bringing a fresh, creative perspective to visual identity in apparel and packaging design.
• Present creative concepts with clarity and conviction to key stakeholders across the business.
• Prepare print files for production, ensuring accuracy in scale, colour, and repeat.
• Maintain an organised digital library of artworks, colour palettes, and print references.
• Liaise with suppliers and production partners as needed to ensure design accuracy and quality.
• Any other tasks that may arise in line with business needs.

Due to the nature of the industry and the role, some out‑of‑office hours work would be required from time to time including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

What you will bring

• Preferable qualification in Graphic/Print Design or a related creative field.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite and strong understanding of typography, layout, and visual storytelling.
• Creative problem‐solving skills with an ability to turn commercial objectives into powerful design.
• Ability to translate artistic and cultural narratives into commercially viable multi‑product designs.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, able to articulate creative ideas with confidence and work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams.
• Proficiency in preparing artwork files for print correctly and delivering concepts from ideation to execution.
• Strong awareness of fashion trends, print techniques, and market competitors.
• Calm and adaptable under pressure, thriving in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• A genuine passion for sport, fan culture, and creating design that connects emotionally and visually.

The Tottenham Hotspur Way is to push harder, rise higher and forge greater. We involve, inspire and elevate one another to be our best selves, to produce exceptional on and off the pitch. Every day brings us opportunities to improve and make the impossible, possible.

Our values that bind us:

• DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE – Impossible made possible when we think outside the box
• DARE TO CHANGE THE GAME – Relentlessly strive for glory and leave our mark on the world
• DO IT OUR WAY – Win the right way, never at all costs.

Our Responsibility to you: Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to various background, DBS, and reference checks for this role. We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.