Join the ArtworkRelay Art Desk
ArtworkRelay is building a contributor network for people who understand production artwork, not just visual design.
If you can work from a real production brief, follow job-specific print or decorating requirements, preserve the customer's intended artwork, flag missing information instead of guessing, and return work for Human QA, this page explains the current fit and review process.
The model is manual-first. Capability and availability are reviewed by people, suitable work is assigned through human judgment, and buyer release stays behind ArtworkRelay QA. This is not an open marketplace or automatic job-dispatch system.
Production work, not an open creative brief
Assignments are governed by the production brief, downstream process, required output, known risk, and ArtworkRelay QA.
Who This Is For
This page is for production-art professionals whose experience may match real downstream print or decorating work.
Artwork Reconstruction
Rebuilding low-quality, incomplete, or unsuitable source artwork for a defined production use.
Screen-Print Production Art
Preparing artwork around real screen-print requirements, including production-sensitive structure and detail.
Color Separation
Separating artwork for a known print workflow while following job-specific color and process rules.
DTF / DTG Preparation
Preparing production-bound artwork for DTF or DTG workflows rather than generic file cleanup.
No public skill tier to fit
ArtworkRelay does not publish a fixed contributor tier or admission score. What matters is whether your actual experience fits the requirements of a real production job.
What Matters in Production Artwork
A production-art assignment is not an open creative brief. The work has to stay controlled by the downstream production need.
- read and follow the production brief;
- understand the production method or downstream use;
- work to the required finished size and output;
- follow shop or process rules that affect the artwork;
- preserve source intent unless the brief requires a change;
- identify missing or conflicting production information;
- escalate uncertainty instead of guessing through it;
- protect customer project files;
- return completed work to ArtworkRelay for QA.
Relevant process exposure, accepted work types, prior evidence, legally usable tools, availability, and known operational limits can all matter when ArtworkRelay reviews fit.
How the Contributor Model Works Today
The operating model is intentionally manual where judgment, risk, and buyer release matter.
1. Submit Capability & Availability
Tell ArtworkRelay what production-art work you handle, where your experience is strongest, and when you are generally available.
2. Human Review
Capability, evidence, availability, limitations, confidentiality constraints, and real job needs are reviewed manually.
3. Manual Assignment
Suitable work is considered against process, complexity, required output, due date, experience, availability, and known risk.
4. Work From the Brief
If material information is missing, raise it. Do not redesign by preference or fill production gaps by assumption.
5. Return for ArtworkRelay QA
Contributor work normally returns to ArtworkRelay for QA before buyer release. Pass, Revise, or Reject findings can inform later assignment decisions.
What to Include in Your Submission
Provide the information that helps ArtworkRelay judge real production fit rather than relying on a generic portfolio impression.
Production Experience
Work types you handle, production methods or workflows you know, strongest areas, and known limitations.
Samples or Job Evidence
Relevant examples can help show what production work you have actually handled. Links are enough for the current intake.
Tools You Can Legally Use
List the software and tools you are licensed or otherwise authorized to use for assigned production work.
Availability & Constraints
Typical availability, useful time-zone or language context, confidentiality restrictions, and work you prefer not to take.
There is no public fixed skill-tier system or published admission score.
Customer Files Stay Inside the Assigned Job Boundary
Customer production files are confidential project material. If you are considered for work, the expectation is to use project files only for the assigned production-art work, follow the applicable brief and access restrictions, and not use customer artwork outside the job.
This page does not create a universal NDA, retention period, storage system, or access arrangement. Project-specific requirements remain separate.
Read Confidentiality & File HandlingWhat This Page Does Not Promise
ArtworkRelay is validating the contributor model through real work. Current contributor authority does not freeze public terms for several operating questions.
No guaranteed job volume
Submission does not guarantee assignments, recurring work, or income.
No public fixed payout terms
There is no published fixed payout rate, percentage, schedule, or payment method on this page.
No legal-status promise
This page does not define worker classification, tax treatment, geography eligibility, or formal admission thresholds.
No automatic matching
ArtworkRelay does not promise automatic ranking, dispatch, quote approval, or assignment.
The purpose is to create meaningful paid production-art work for skilled professionals while protecting buyer quality, confidentiality, and production reliability. Suitability for an actual assignment is still reviewed manually.
Submit Capability / Availability
If the operating expectations above fit how you work, submit enough detail for a real manual fit review.
The current intake uses links for samples or job evidence. It does not automatically approve contributors or assign work.
Human review comes before assignment
Capability, evidence, availability, limits, confidentiality constraints, and the needs of real jobs are reviewed manually.
Production-Art Skill Is Judged Against Real Work
One successful job is evidence of that job. It does not automatically become a permanent skill certification.
Read About ArtworkRelay for the broader context behind the managed Production Art Desk model, or submit your current capability and availability for manual review.