Creative Prepress & Print Finishing Designer for Displate Limited Editions

Displate is a globally recognized, design-first e-commerce DTC brand selling premium metal posters to millions of customers worldwide. We operate at scale across the US and Europe, manage a multi-million dollar annual performance budget across Meta, TikTok and Google, collaborate with some of the biggest licensed brands and artists in the world, and offer best-in-class physical product unmatched by competitors.
To make every Displate Limited Edition look like something worth collecting the moment it comes off the line. You take finished artwork from our artists and licensors and bring it to life on metal - designing the print finishes, refining the details that make an image work on a physical surface, building the production files, and running sample after sample on the floor with our Print Technicians until the piece is exactly right. The craft here lives in the finish and in the sample, not in the original artwork.

We’re hungry for talents like you!
What will you do?

• Core responsibilities
  • Prepare other artists' artwork for print - file setup, color, resolution, bleed, separations, and everything else the printer needs.
  • Design and apply print finishes on top of existing artwork: selective gloss and varnish, metallic and holographic under-prints, textures, glow-in-the-dark layers.
  • Retouch and refine small details - clean-ups, edge work, missing detail, contrast and color corrections, the small fixes that make an image work on metal.
  • Prepare and evaluate print samples, then iterate - adjust the file, print again, compare, repeat until it's approved.
  • Work daily with Print Technicians on the production floor - compare results against the file, diagnose why a sample came out the way it did, and agree on what to change.
  • Keep production files, naming, and documentation in order.
  • Support R&D and Production trials of new finishes, substrates and effects.
• Areas of responsibilityPrepress & artwork preparation
  • Take incoming artwork from artists, licensors and in-house creators to a production-ready state.
  • Manage color, resolution, bleed and trim, overprint, and separations across our formats and substrates.
  • Spot early when artwork won't hold up on metal, and propose fixes.
• Finishes & creative detail
  • Design the finish layer for Limited Edition (LE), Ultra Limited Edition (ULE), Textra and Shards releases.
  • Build the masks, channels, and effect layers that drive selective gloss, metallic and holographic under-prints, textures, and glow layers.
  • Refine detail inside the existing artwork so the finish has something to sit on, while keeping the artist's intent intact.
• Samples & collaboration with the floor
  • Plan, prepare, and assess print samples, and decide what to change and why.
  • Work side by side with Print Technicians, R&D, and the production team through every iteration.
  • Build up real know-how of what our machines and materials can and can't do, and feed it back into how we design.
• Production files & documentation
  • Maintain clean, consistently named, reproducible production files.
  • Document finishes and settings so a release can be repeated exactly.
  • Keep the Design Studio's shared standards in good shape as the product line grows.
• ❌ What is not part of the responsibilities
  • Creating artwork or illustrations from scratch - the art comes from our artists, licensors and partners.
  • Designing digital products, interfaces, websites or apps - this is not a UX or product design role.
  • Branding, advertising or campaign design.
  • Working in Figma or other digital product design tools.
  • Choosing which artworks or licenses become Limited Editions.
• 📍 Where you'll work
  • This is an on-site role, every working day, at our factory site: Okólna 45c, Marki.
  • It isn't remote or hybrid. The printers, materials, samples, and technicians are all here. This is hands-on work with physical objects, and being next to them is most of the point.
  • Public transport to Okólna 45c is limited, so check your commute before you apply. Most of the team drives or carpools.

Want to try yourself in Displate?
General expectations:

• Hands-on experience designing for print or for physical products — apparel, packaging, labels, large format, publishing, POS or similar. You have things in your portfolio that were actually manufactured.
• Working knowledge of design for print - color modes and profiles, resolution, bleed and trim, overprint, separations, and why a file that looks right on screen can print wrong
• At least a basic understanding of printing and print finishing techniques - spot varnish, foil and hot stamping, embossing, metallic and holographic layers, textures, special effects: what they are and roughly how they're produced.
• Confident in Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop and Illustrator above all, plus InDesign and Acrobat as needed.
• Precision and patience
• Communicative and comfortable working with production people, not only with designers. You can explain a file problem to a technician and understand printing problems.
• English good enough for your daily duties - most of our internal communication is in English. It doesn't need to be perfect; it needs to be usable.
• Able to be at our Marki site every working day.

Nice to have

• Experience working with production teams, print technicians, or a print house.
• Familiarity with sublimation, UV, or digital printing techniques.
• An interest in pop culture and collectibles - games, movies, comics. That's where our artwork comes from, and it helps to care about it.

What else have we got others probably don't?
🏅 Recognized by Forbes' as one of the most valuable e-commerce companies in Poland
🎖️ Ranked as “Digital Champion CEE” from 2021 to now on!
🧠 You’ll own your craft. Here is where passion meets performance. We trust people to do what they do best. With 400+ teammates across the globe and creative hubs in Seattle and Warsaw, we thrive in a fast-paced environment where responsibility is shared, not nitpicked. We give clarity, space, and support - not endless oversight. You take the lead, drive results, and your autonomy is real.
⚖️ You’ll have room to epic grow. Displate never sleeps. New tech, partnerships, and collections (250+ and counting!) mean there’s always a next challenge. Try things. Test ideas. Push boundaries. Mistakes happen, but we learn fast and iterate faster. Hungry to succeed, to innovate, to do better every day? It's a match! The accountability you embrace here, the problems you solve, and the impact you make will define your career trajectory for years to come.
📖 You'll shape a community that cares. Building products people love is rewarding. Teaming up with people who care deeply about the community we serve, keeps it truly unique. We share passion, grow professionally, and lean on each other’s expertise. Beyond fandom, we’re socially engaged and support charity work that helps people in need. Here, your work creates experiences that resonate, and your efforts contribute to something bigger than business.

Perks? All on us!
🧠 Creative space - Catch up with your colleagues and soak up the creative Displate vibes firsthand in our Warsaw office. Nothing beats in-person high fives!
⚕️Health comes first - Stay vibrant with a private health plan and life insurance for you and your close ones.
🥎 Get your reps in - Choose from two different sports cards, you fitness beast.
🏖️ Relax, we got it - 20 or 26 paid vacation days, whenever you need them.
⚖️ Own your time - Leave melting clocks to Salvador Dali. Work flexible hours and balance your schedule your way.
📖 Reading types - Our office library is here to get you inspired. Let us know what we should get next.
🎲 Team players - Forget webcams, your team looks best over a nice meal! Go ahead and plan a night out, it’s Displate’s treat.
👋 Putting 'art' in 'party' - Displate Birthdays, charity events, Halloween, Black Friday... There’s so much to celebrate together! In for a chill? Each year, we pick a new beautiful spot and slow down for a day or two.

Let your fandom shine! Apply now!