Graphic Designer

The Utah Jazz are looking for a Graphic Designer to join their creative team. Working under the direction of the 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 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:

- Conceptualize and execute designs for various brand assets, ensuring consistency across digital, print, social media, in-game, and event materials.

- Help to 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.

- Work closely with the Design Leadership Team (Sr. Brand Director, Art Director, and Sr. Designers), as well as other designers to develop and implement new ideas.

- 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- 4-year degree in graphic design or related field.

- 2-4 years applied design-related experience, or a body of work that reflects an equivalent experience.

- Proven expertise in designing within 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 (Figma is a plus.)

- 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:

- 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.

The Smith Entertainment Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Note:

The need may arise to revise, supplement or rescind portions of this job description, and SEG reserves the right to do so at any time. The employee shall be required to meet the qualifications and perform the duties of any revised job description.