Senior Designer

Senior Designer

Department: RS-803 - Content - P&E - Creative Services

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: US - New York

Description

We are looking for a talented and highly experienced Senior Static Designer to join our internal creative team, specialising in the world of US regional sports .

You will be responsible for creating high-quality, engaging static marketing creative, across major US sports rights, including the NBA, NHL and MLB . Translating live sporting moments, team narratives, player stories, promotions and commercial campaigns into visually compelling content.

This is a fast-paced role suited to a designer who understands both premium sports design and the speed of digital publishing . You’ll need a strong eye for typography, composition, image selection and visual storytelling, alongside an understanding of the different audiences, cultures and visual identities within US sports.

Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design high-quality static creative for key major rights on DAZN US, such as MLB, NBA and NHL.
• Create marketing campaign assets for social media, digital campaigns, editorial content, promotions and marketing initiatives.
• Develop game-day and event-driven creative, including pre-game, live-game, post-game and breaking-news graphics.
• Design player-focused content, matchup graphics, statistics, rankings, records, milestones and team-related creative.
• Translate creative briefs, concepts and data into visually compelling designs.
• Work within established global DAZN brand guidelines to bring fresh ideas and creative approaches to the work.
• Adapt designs across multiple formats and platforms, including social, web, mobile and digital advertising.
• Produce multiple creative variations efficiently while maintaining a consistently high standard, utilising automation tools where applicable.
• Collaborate closely with a global creative team (Balboa Global) which includes other designers, copywriters, editors, content producers, motion designers.
• Respond quickly to time-sensitive creative requests around major games, events and sports news.
• Stay current with trends in sports design, social media, typography, photography, illustration and digital culture.
• Ensure all creative is accurate, polished and appropriate for the relevant sports, teams and audiences.
• Help establish and evolve design systems, templates and visual standards across sports content.
• Lean into automation technological developments and appropriate Ai use.

What You'll Bring:

• 5+ years of professional graphic design experience, ideally within sports, media, entertainment, advertising or digital publishing.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional static graphic design and visual storytelling.
• Strong understanding of US sports, particularly NBA, MLB and NHL.
• Excellent knowledge of Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Strong typography, composition, color, hierarchy and image-editing skills.
• Experience creating social-first creative for platforms such as Instagram, X, Facebook and TikTok.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when working with player names, team information, statistics and game data.
• Ability to interpret a brief and independently develop a strong creative solution.
• Comfortable handling multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A genuine passion for sports and an understanding of how sports fans consume content digitally.

Benefits

• access to DAZN
• up to 15 days of paid time off
• health benefits (including dental & eye care)
• a sick time package
• parental leave offering
• voluntary benefits (such as basic life term, personal accident and short and long-term disability covering)
• a 401(k) retirement plan
• You’ll also find a family friendly community and learning and development resources.