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Francesco Caracciolo

@francescocaracciolo

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I design performance teamwear from concept through production-ready artwork and delivery.

Italy

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What I'm looking for

I'm open to senior design and product roles across EMEA, where I can lead performance sportswear and teamwear from brand research and concept through supplier development, production artwork, sampling and delivery.

I've delivered performance teamwear and merchandise for Venezia FC, SSC Napoli Women, national teams, federations, and more than a dozen esports organisations.

At Kaze Club, I ran custom club programmes end to end: research, design, supplier coordination, costing, timelines and delivery. I also built an InDesign CSV automation for size grading and personalisation that saved around two hours of setup per order.

Through Caracciolo Design and Enjoywear Italy, I create kit graphics, all-over sublimation prints, brand identities and production-ready files for sportswear brands, printing houses and teams.

My work connects garment storytelling with production realities, from sketches, CLO3D visualisation and tech packs to fabrics, print methods, sampling and factories across Europe, North Africa and Asia.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Freelance Apparel & Graphic Designer

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Caracciolo Design

May 2026 - Present (4 months)

Independent apparel and graphic design practice for sportswear companies, printing houses and sports teams. Current clients include Kaze Club and Tissquad.
• Kit and teamwear graphics, merchandise artwork and production-ready files, from concept to pre-press.
• Branding and visual identity: logos, badges and brand assets for clubs and businesses.

Apparel Design Graphic Design Branding Kit Design Teamwear Adobe Illustrator

Product Manager

Kaze Club

Sep 2023 - Apr 2026 (2 years 7 months)

Product manager for a custom teamwear brand, running club programmes end to end: research and design, suppliers, costs, timelines and delivery.
• Delivered pre-season kits for Venezia FC (Serie A); the kits carried the Nocta (Nike x Drake) mark on its Coppa Italia debut.
• Designed kit and merchandise graphics for more than a dozen esports organisations, including Macko, Team Aqua and Ouroboros.
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Freelance Apparel Graphic Designer

Enjoywear Italy

Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 (2 years)

Freelance graphic design for a sublimation teamwear producer.
• Designed all-over sublimation prints for football, volleyball, basketball, water polo and swimming.
• Built colour systems and print compositions tailored to performance fabrics.
• Ran pre-press checks, keeping print-to-garment consistency across high-volume production runs.

Head Designer

Perfect Line Sport Products LLC

Oct 2017 - May 2018 (7 months)

Led design, materials development and production of performance apparel for international markets from Dubai.
• Developed a swimsuit line for the Arab market, where modesty and religious-compliance requirements shaped pattern, fit, coverage and material choices.
• Coordinated partner factories in Egypt, China and Vietnam on supply, sampling and quality control, with on-site trips for fabric sourci

Product Designer

Zeus Sport

Dec 2015 - Sep 2017 (1 year 9 months)

Designed teamwear collections for football, basketball and volleyball, with tech packs for each style.
• Key deliveries, with direct athlete feedback on fit and make: FC Crotone (Serie A), FC Bari (Serie B), Hamilton Academical (SPL), Australian Volleyball National Team, Molfetta Volley (SuperLega).
• Developed seasonal palettes, fabric combinations and garment detailing.
• Collaborated with suppl

Graphic Design Intern

Zeus Sport

Oct 2015 - Nov 2015 (1 month)

Supported the design team on sportswear graphics, colourways and branding across teamwear collections.
• First hands-on contact with production: tech packs, sublimation, embroidery and heat transfer.