Graphic Design Assistant

Location:4370 Malsbary Rd, Blue Ash, OH 45242
Employment Type: Full-Time, in office (not remote)

We are seeking a creative, detail-oriented Graphic Design Assistant to support our marketing, web, and retail teams. This role is ideal for a motivated person with 1–2 years of experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a passion for visual storytelling. A basic understanding of soccer culture and terminology is highly valued.

• A creative thinker with strong visual design skills
• A proactive self-starter who takes initiative
• Someone who thrives in a collaborative, team-focused environment
• Someone who is passionate about sports and understands the energy of soccer culture

• Support multiple departments with marketing collateral across team, web, and retail channels
• Create and edit engaging photos and videos for product launches, campaigns, and in-store displays
• Design compelling web graphics, including homepage banners and promotional content
• Source, format, and optimize product images for website listings
• Develop visually dynamic print collateral and prepare files for production
• Assist the team department in creating vector files
• Collaborate with third-party vendors to ensure artwork is properly formatted
• Partner with marketing and retail teams on large-scale in-store projects
• Ensure brand consistency across all platforms and materials
• Participate in creative brainstorming sessions
• Maintain and organize a library of design assets
• Stay up-to-date with design trends and best practices to ensure high-quality, innovative work

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field preferred
• 1–2 years of relevant work or internship experience preferred
• Basic understanding of soccer culture and terminology
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong skills in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (additional Adobe programs a plus)
• Experience with large-scale printers (e.g., Versa Camm) preferred but not required
• Experience with email marketing and social media platforms is a plus
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
• Flexible team player with strong collaboration skills

Soccer Village celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Work in a clean, pleasant, and comfortable retail store location setting.
• While performing the duties of this position, the individual is regularly required to talk or hear.
• This individual frequently is required to use hands, fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, and controls.
• This individual is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The individual must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the individual(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others.

The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This outline above does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.