Sr. Designer

About the position

The Utah Jazz are looking for a Sr. Designer to join their creative team. Working under the direction of the Sr. Brand Director and Art Director, this position will be responsible for conceptualizing and executing brand materials and campaigns for use across all brand touch points, including on-court, in and outside the arena, social channels, and more. This role will collaborate with and lead other members of the creative team to create both printed and digital assets throughout the season and offseason. Our ideal candidate is technically sound, passionate, hard-working and detail-oriented, and is knowledgeable in the latest trends and practices in graphic design. Each candidate must provide a design portfolio for review. *APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A PORTFOLIO WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED*

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary designer, collaborating with Art Director, for all brand assets, ensuring consistency across digital, print, social media, in-game, and event materials.
• Develop and work within the brand language, while simultaneously pushing the guidelines when and where appropriate.
• Design and execute creative for marketing campaigns, sponsorship activations, ticket sales, merchandise, and community initiatives.
• Lead presentations to clients with strategic articulation and confidence.
• Provide creative direction to designers, junior designers, freelancers, and oversee a team of interns.
• Manage design timelines, understand processes and prioritize projects in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Stay ahead of design trends within and outside of sports marketing best practices. Be familiar with emerging technologies to keep the brand competitive.
• Collaborate with the design leadership team to standard operating procedures and improve best practices.

Requirements

• 4-year degree in graphic design or related field
• 3-5 years applied design-related experience, or a body of work that reflects an equivalent experience
• Proven expertise in designing cohesive brand systems, layout design, typography, photo editing, and print, with a strong eye for detail.
• High level of taste with a knowledge base of references from art, design, sports and culture.
• Strong communicator who collaborates effectively with the leadership team, creative team, and clients.
• Strong decision-making, leadership, and planning skills
• Able to execute visual direction from the Art Director and Sr. Brand Director while collaborating seamlessly with designers, motion designers, editors, and videographers.
• Speed and proficiency with current Adobe Creative Suite on MacOS
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Ability to work well on quick turnarounds and short deadlines
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment