Description
Summary verview We own a real print shop with in-house apparel and merch production. We are building a direct-to-consumer Etsy and Shopify brand where we create and sell original products made through our own production operation. We are looking for someone to build an AI-powered product creation system that helps us research trending product opportunities, create original designs, generate mockups, write optimized listings, and prepare production-ready files. This is not a normal graphic design job. This is an AI automation, ecommerce, Etsy, Shopify, and print-on-demand workflow project. We want to build a system that can help us launch products fast across Etsy and Shopify while keeping the designs original, brand-safe, and production-ready. Main Goal Build an AI agent or workflow that can: 1. Research trending Etsy/Shopify product opportunities 2. Find patterns in top-selling items without copying them 3. Generate original product ideas and design concepts 4. Create mockups for shirts, hoodies, hats, bags, mugs, tumblers, baby items, seasonal products, niche gifts, team merch, church merch, school merch, and local lifestyle products 5. Suggest embroidery, patch, puff print, sleeve print, back print, and premium upgrade versions 6. Write Etsy SEO titles, tags, descriptions, and listing copy 7. Create Shopify product drafts 8. Organize production files and order details for our print shop 9. Help us scale product launches every week What We Are Building We want an internal DTC product engine. Example workflow: Input: “Find good Father’s Day shirt ideas for blue-collar dads, fishing dads, and baseball dads.” The AI system should output: * Product opportunity summary * Winning angles and niches * Original design concepts * AI-generated design prompts * Mockups on shirts, hoodies, hats, or other items * Etsy title ideas * Etsy tags * Product description * Pricing suggestion * Production method suggestion * Embroidery or premium upsell version * Files organized for our team to review and launch Important: No Copying We do not want to copy top-selling Etsy designs. The system should research what is selling, understand the pattern, and then create original designs. The system must avoid: * Trademarked phrases * Copyrighted artwork * Sports team logos * School logos unless we have permission * Celebrity names * Brand names * Disney, Nike, NFL, NCAA, NBA, MLB, music artists, movies, TV shows, or protected characters * Direct copies of Etsy listings * Direct copies of best-selling designs * Designs that are too similar to existing products We want market-inspired original products, not stolen designs. Features Needed The MVP should include: 1. Product Research Agent * Research Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, TikTok trends, Pinterest trends, Google Trends, or other public sources * Identify product niches, seasonal trends, and gift categories * Find patterns in winning listings * Summarize opportunities in plain English * Recommend which ideas are worth launching 2. Original Design Agent * Generate original design ideas based on trends * Create prompt templates by niche * Create multiple style directions, such as: * Funny gift * Minimal * Vintage * Western * Sports mom/dad * Blue-collar * Teacher * Nurse * Church * School spirit * Local city/state pride * Holiday/seasonal * Premium embroidery * Streetwear * Kids/baby 3. Mockup Automation * Place designs on realistic product mockups * Generate mockups for: * T-shirts * Hoodies * Crewnecks * Hats * Polos * Tote bags * Mugs/tumblers * Baby onesies * Seasonal/gift items * Create clean images ready for Etsy/Shopify listings 4. Etsy SEO Listing Generator * Create Etsy titles * Create 13 Etsy tags * Create listing descriptions * Create personalization instructions when needed * Create material/production notes * Recommend categories * Recommend pricing * Recommend variations such as size, color, embroidery option, and bundle option 5. Shopify Draft Product Generator * Create draft product data for Shopify * Product title * Description * Images/mockups * Variants * Tags * SEO title/meta description * Production notes * Collection/category recommendation 6. Production Handoff * Prepare a production-ready brief for our print shop * Recommend production method: * DTF * DTG * Screen print * Embroidery * Patch * Puff print * Vinyl * Promo product * Flag files that need human cleanup * Organize assets in Google Drive, Airtable, Notion, or another dashboard Tech Stack We are open to recommendations, but the system may use: * OpenAI / Claude / Gemini * Midjourney / Ideogram / DALL-E / Recraft / Leonardo / Kittl / Canva / Adobe tools * Python * n8n, Make, Zapier, or custom automation * Airtable or Google Sheets dashboard * Shopify API * Etsy listing workflow support * Google Drive file organization * Figma or Canva templates * Mockup automation tools * Image background removal / upscaling / vectorizing tools