Designer, Sports - Brand Consulting
About The Position
CAA Brand Consulting is seeking a Designer for its Creative Team, focused on Brand & Design. The role combines conceptual thinking, design craft, and visual storytelling to independently develop strategically grounded brand systems, campaigns, experiential graphics, and customer-facing creative across sports, entertainment, media, and culture. Working closely with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Account Directors, Project Managers, Experiential partners, and external partners, the Designer manages multiple workstreams and presents conceptually led solutions. The position delivers polished creative across digital, print, environmental, presentation, motion, and experiential touchpoints; contributes to pitches; guides junior designers; and upholds brand, production, and quality-control standards in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The position is hybrid and based in CAA’s New York or Los Angeles office, with at least three days per week on-site. The annual base salary range is $71,000–$90,000 in either location. The role is eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus.
Requirements
- 2–4+ years of graphic design and/or brand design experience in media, entertainment, sports, broadcasting, lifestyle, or cultural brands.
- Ability to develop multiple high-quality creative concepts and design solutions in response to strategic briefs and across varied visual styles.
- Strong understanding of brand identity systems, logo development, typography, layout, and visual storytelling.
- Exceptional eye for composition, color, texture, lighting, hierarchy, and detail.
- Advanced-to-expert proficiency in Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, including high-end compositing, retouching, image finishing, and vector illustration.
- Proficiency with Figma, PowerPoint, or presentations and design documentation.
- Strong conceptual mindset and experience translating ideas into visual narratives, storyboards, and customer-facing experiences.
- Ability to clearly present creative rationale to internal teams and clients and manage project feedback and revisions.
- Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple projects and consistently meet deadlines and creative standards.
- Ability to collaborate across disciplines, mentor junior designers, and contribute to brainstorms.
- Ability to build relationships with clients and cross-functional teams, proactively communicate project status, and solve challenges.
Nice To Haves
- Environmental and experiential design experience.
- Working knowledge of After Effects and Premiere Pro.
- Conceptual ability to translate business and brand objectives into original, strategically grounded creative concepts.
- Excellent verbal and visual communication skills, including confidence presenting work and explaining creative rationale.
- Strong cross-functional partnership skills with creative teams, account leaders, and external partners.
- Creative problem-solving skills, adaptability, and the ability to balance innovation with business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Independently concept, develop, and execute brand identity systems, campaigns, and customer-facing creative across sports, entertainment, and cultural brands.
- Deliver high-quality creative across digital, print, presentation, environmental, and experiential design, elevating brand and fan experiences.
- Develop graphic identity systems and production-ready assets for live events, sponsorship activations, and environmental applications, collaborating with Experiential teams across physical, digital, and motion touchpoints.
- Partner with creative directors, account teams, and external partners to turn business objectives into integrated creative solutions.
- Present creative concepts and design rationale to internal leadership and clients, incorporating feedback while maintaining the creative vision.
- Provide day-to-day guidance, constructive feedback, and craft support to junior designers, and contribute to team reviews and shared creative standards.
- Manage a large initiative or multiple concurrent workstreams, allocate time effectively, meet milestones, and align creative output with briefs, schedules, and quality standards.
- Contribute to pitches, brainstorms, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and the overall quality of the creative team.
- Build trusted relationships with clients and cross-functional teams by communicating project status, solving challenges, and offering creative recommendations.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, with the company paying 80%–100% of the cost.
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, with the company paying 80%–100% of the cost.
- Telemedicine.
- Employee assistance and mental health counseling in person, virtually, or through text.
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- Paid sick time.
- Paid parental leave and other paid leaves of absence.
- NICU leave.
- Bereavement resources.
- Adoption benefits.
- Educational assistance.
- Mental health resources.
- Employee Assistance Plan.
- Dental insurance (voluntary).
- Vision insurance (voluntary).
- 401K plan.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care.
- Health Savings Account.
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance.
- Commuter benefits.
- Discretionary bonus.
- Other statutory mandated benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
