Graphic Art Director, Environmental Design - LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games

TKO•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

The Graphic Art Director leads the visual identity and graphic implementation of the LA28 Hospitality program, transforming its creative vision into cohesive, engaging, production-ready experiences across competition venues, hospitality houses, celebration spaces, and other guest environments. The role spans environmental graphics, branded experiences, digital content, print collateral, signage, exhibitions, and guest communications. Reporting to the Group Creative Director, the Graphic Art Director partners with Creative, Production, Venue Development, Marketing, Operations, and external agencies to develop and execute a comprehensive visual language across hospitality products and venues. The position provides creative leadership from concept through Games-time execution, balancing design excellence with operational needs, budgets, and schedules. It also leads multiple projects and external creative partners through development, production, installation, and on-site review, and develops and manages the Graphic Design team within the Environmental Design umbrella. The role may require up to 25% travel and adaptability in work and travel schedules, including extended hours during nights, weekends, and holidays. Duties may change as business needs require.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Communication Design, Environmental Graphic Design, or a related discipline.
At least 8 years of professional graphic design experience in experiential design, hospitality, live events, exhibitions, entertainment, or sports.
Outstanding portfolio demonstrating brand systems, environmental graphics, typography, wayfinding, print, digital, and experiential design.
Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
Working knowledge of After Effects, Figma, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
Experience preparing production-ready artwork for large-format graphics and environmental applications.
Strong understanding of typography, color management, print production, fabrication methods, and accessibility.
Excellent communication, presentation, organization, and project management skills.
Ability to perform the essential duties at the highest levels.
Adaptability with work and travel schedules; the position may require up to 25% travel and extended hours during nights, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

Experience with large-scale global events.
Experience designing hospitality programs, exhibitions, museums, or branded environments.
Motion graphics experience.
Illustration or hand-sketching skills.
Familiarity with environmental graphic systems, signage programs, and wayfinding.
Understanding of sustainable production practices.

Responsibilities

Lead the graphic design vision for the LA28 Hospitality program from concept through Games-time execution.
Translate creative strategy into visual communications across physical and digital environments.
Maintain creative consistency across hospitality venues, products, and service levels.
Provide art direction and creative feedback to internal designers, agencies, and production partners.
Balance creative ambition with operational requirements, budgets, schedules, and production needs.
Design environmental graphics, branded spaces, exhibitions, signage, wayfinding systems, menus, collateral, digital content, presentations, and guest communications.
Develop graphic packages including layouts, typography systems, iconography, color applications, templates, and production artwork.
Create presentation materials, mood boards, style guides, brand standards, and creative decks.
Adapt the LA28 Hospitality visual identity to diverse venue conditions while maintaining brand integrity.
Prepare print-ready artwork and production files for large-format graphics, signage, vinyl, dimensional graphics, and fabricated elements.
Collaborate with Environmental Design, Interior Design, Marketing, Venue Development, Production, Fabrication, Digital, and Operations teams.
Coordinate with external creative agencies, printers, exhibit fabricators, sign vendors, and installation partners.
Present creative concepts and design rationale to executive leadership and stakeholders.
Review vendor proofs, mockups, color samples, and production prototypes.
Lead multiple venue design and graphic design projects from concept through installation.
Direct external design partners, fabricators, and creative vendors to support design excellence, production quality, and successful delivery.
Manage project schedules, deliverables, and production milestones; maintain project documentation and asset libraries.
Support venue installations, site reviews, on-site graphic reviews, punch lists, and Games-time creative oversight.
Develop and manage the Graphic Design team within the Environmental Design umbrella.
Stay current with trends in experiential graphic design, typography, digital media, environmental graphics, and branded experiences.
Explore innovative design solutions, production methods, sustainable materials, and interactive storytelling to elevate the guest experience.
Follow administrative procedures for timesheets, time-off requests, and other HR needs.
Keep up to date with deliverables required by the Project Management team for billing purposes.
Be available for work travel, which may include extended work hours during nights, weekends, and holidays.