Senior Graphic Designer

This is a Full Time Job

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Quick Summary (full description below):
The Utah Jazz are hiring a Senior Designer to concept and execute creative campaigns across all brand channels, including digital, print, and in-arena assets. This role requires both leadership and hands-on design execution in a fast-paced environment.

Years of Experience Required: 3–5 years (36–60 Months)
Salary: not mentioned
Required Experience:
• 3–5 years of applied design-related experience or equivalent portfolio
• Proven ability to develop and maintain brand systems across multiple platforms
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite on MacOS
• Experience managing timelines and prioritizing in fast-paced environments
• Leading presentations and overseeing junior team members and freelancers

Preferred Skills/Experience:
• Familiarity with sports marketing and creative best practices
• Ability to provide strategic creative direction
• Experience collaborating across departments including motion design and video
• Knowledge of design trends, art, sports, and culture

Workplace Requirements: Utah (location tied to Utah Jazz); in-office/hybrid not mentioned
Education Requirements:
• Required: 4-year degree in Graphic Design or related field
• Preferred: not mentioned

Hard Skills Required:
• Graphic design (digital + print)
• Branding and layout systems
• Typography and photo editing
• Adobe Creative Suite (MacOS)
• Presentation design
• Project and team management

Soft Skills Required:
• Strong communication (verbal and written)
• Leadership and strategic thinking
• Collaboration with creative and leadership teams
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
• Decision-making and accountability

Benefits: not mentioned

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Full Posting

Utah Jazz
Sr. Designer – Utah

Job Summary:
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

Primary Duties
• 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
• Collaborate with the design leadership team to establish standard operating procedures and improve best practices

Qualifications
• 4-year degree in Graphic Design or related field
• 3–5 years of 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
• Proactively identifies potential issues before they arise and clearly articulates needs and upcoming milestones
• 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

Competencies
• Collaborates
• Communicates effectively
• Strategic mindset
• Action oriented
• Ensures accountability

Physical Demands
• Must be able to communicate and express yourself both written and verbally
• Must be able to observe, inspect, estimate and assess
• Must be able to sit or stand for long periods of time
• Must be able to lift 20 pounds