Creative Strategist, Corporate Partnerships
About The Position
The Creative Strategist, Partnership Solutions is a visually-driven, brand-minded role embedded within the Florida Panthers Corporate Partnerships team. The majority of this role lives in creative and visual production. This person owns the full visual output of the department's external materials, from first pitch to final proposal, while also contributing meaningfully to the ideation and architecture of new partnership platforms and sponsorable assets. The ideal candidate is as comfortable researching a brand's product strategy and campaign messaging as they are translating that into compelling, polished visuals across Florida Panthers partnership inventory. This is an entry-level role for a creative thinker who wants their work to directly influence revenue.
Requirements
- Degree in graphic design, marketing, sports management, or a related creative field
- 1–3 years of experience in graphic design, brand marketing, corporate partnerships, or creative agency work
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop; working knowledge of Illustrator and InDesign
- Proficiency in Visme and/or Canva for professional deck and proposal building
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools for mock-up creation and visual ideation workflows
- Understanding of partnerships & sponsorship assets
- Advanced proficiency in copywriting
- Strong brand research instincts — able to quickly understand a company's visual identity, product focus, and messaging and apply it creatively to new contexts
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
- Strong eye for design with an understanding of current visual and marketing trends
Responsibilities
- Own the deck process from start to finish, including all external-facing pitch decks, sponsorship proposals, and renewal presentations built in Visme and Canva
- Conduct brand research on prospective brands, analyzing current campaigns, product lines, and messaging priorities, to produce visuals that feel native to both the partner's identity and the Panthers brand
- Create high-quality mock-ups across all Panthers inventory including arena signage, dasherboards, LED and digital assets, branded activations, social integrations, and experiential concepts
- Leverage AI tools alongside Adobe Photoshop to produce mock-ups efficiently and at volume without sacrificing quality
- Write compelling asset copy that clearly communicates the value of each sponsorship opportunity and drives the story forward within every proposal
- Maintain visual consistency and brand integrity across all outward-facing partnership materials
- Provide occasional Photoshop mentorship to creative interns within the department
- Collaborate with the Partnerships team to concept, build out, and present new sponsorable platforms including branded events, community activations, and B2B-facing programs that meet both partner objectives and internal approval standards
- Translate ideated platforms into fully visualized, presentation-ready concepts that the sales team can bring directly to market
- Work cross-departmentally with Marketing, Game Presentation, Social and Digital, Community, and Foundation to identify new inventory and activation opportunities that can be packaged and sold
- Support the development of new asset categories by building the visual and conceptual frameworks needed to bring them to life for prospects
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
