Job Description
I am looking for a graphic designer or digital illustrator to help finalize a custom Chicago football tribute poster for a personal birthday gift.
The concept, layout, and overall style are already established. I need help cleaning up the artwork, improving the design quality, refining the composition, and preparing the final file for professional printing and framing.
The poster is intended to have a gritty, classic football feel — dark, dramatic, traditional, and premium. The goal is something closer to a high-end sports memorabilia display or vintage football poster, not a cartoon, flyer, or novelty fan graphic.
Project Scope
I need help with the following:
Clean up the existing artwork
Remove visual artifacts
Improve sharpness and contrast
Refine lighting and shadows
Clean up rough edges and background details
Refine the composition
Maintain the existing overall layout
Improve balance and spacing
Make the piece feel more polished and professional
Keep the design masculine, gritty, and classic
Typography cleanup
Ensure all names and text are clean, sharp, and correctly spelled
Improve font consistency and spacing
Make the title and lower text print-quality
Prepare for professional printing
Final file should be suitable for square-format printing
Preferred sizes:
16" x 16"
20" x 20"
24" x 24"
Final file should be high resolution and print-ready
Please provide PNG, TIFF, and/or PDF
Include bleed/crop margins if needed
Style Direction
The desired look is:
Classic Chicago football tribute
Gritty and cinematic
Premium sports memorabilia style
Dark navy, orange, black, gray, and white tones
Clean, serious, and display-worthy
Please avoid:
Cartoon style
Comic book style
Overly flashy effects
Cheap sports flyer look
Excessive flames, lightning, or neon effects
Files Provided
I will provide:
Current draft poster
Notes on preferred style
Text that needs to appear
Print size requirements
Ideal Candidate
The ideal designer has experience with:
Sports poster design
Photoshop cleanup
Digital illustration
Print-ready file preparation
Typography
Poster composition
Memorabilia-style design
Please send examples of previous poster, sports, or print-design work.
Deliverables
Final deliverables should include:
Final cleaned poster design
High-resolution print-ready file
PNG and/or TIFF
PDF if available
Optional source file if possible
Versions sized for 16x16, 20x20, and/or 24x24
Budget
I am looking for quality work for a personal milestone birthday gift. I am open to a reasonable fixed-price quote based on experience and portfolio.
