Senior Designer, Sports - Brand Consulting

CAA Club Group•Los Angeles, CA

8d•$96,000 - $116,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Designer to conceptualize and design for its Brand Clients. This role requires an individual who understands that great design starts with a great idea, can interrogate a brief, find creative opportunities, develop ownable concepts, and transform them into world-class visual systems. The ideal candidate is a hands-on maker with exceptional 2D and 3D design skills, commanding typography, composition, information design, identity systems, motion, and dimensional design. They will build ideas that scale across brand identities, campaigns, network and broadcast packages, live-event rebrands, sports presentation, and immersive environments. This role demands creative authorship, range, exceptional taste, technical mastery, and an obsession with craft, capable of taking an idea from a blank page to a fully realized brand world across sports, entertainment, media, and culture. The position requires a minimum of three days per week on-site in the L.A. office.

Requirements

5–8+ years in brand design within media, broadcast, entertainment, or cultural brands at high-level design and branding studios.
Ability to design multiple high-impact concepts across diverse visual styles.
2D Design: Illustrator/InDesign/Figma — brand systems, identity design, typography.
Compositing: Photoshop — high-end comping, lighting, dimensional effects, color correction, finishing.
Motion + Editorial (bonus): After Effects and Premiere.
3D Design: Cinema 4D/Blender (bonus): spatial design, lighting, materials, rendering.
Presentation: PowerPoint, Keynote, Figma, InDesign.
Expert in Photoshop, Illustrator, and other creative tools; Cinema 4D (or similar) is a plus.
Skilled in creating dimensional compositions, logo and typography treatments, and design elements that combine light, texture, and depth into cinematic frames.
Deep understanding of brand identity systems, typography, motion, and narrative design.
Strong grasp of dynamic composition, grid systems, navigation principles, and the ability to storyboard sequences.
Exceptional attention to color, texture, lighting, and composition.
Advanced Photoshop compositing, photo retouching, and image finishing — you can literally paint in light.

Nice To Haves

A knockout portfolio that proves you can design at a world-class level.
Deep understanding of visual storytelling, motion theory, and brand identity.
Ability to balance speed, scale, and craft — multiple projects, no loss in quality.
Passion for sports, entertainment, and culture — you live in the zeitgeist and know how to translate it visually.
Proven leadership and team-inspiration skills.

Responsibilities

Lead Brand Systems: Concept and execute visual identities and marketing systems across our sports, entertainment, and cultural brand portfolio.
Create elevated design executions with a strong foundation in logo design, information systems, dynamic composition, and visual compositing (“comping”).
Champion of Craft: Ensure all visual output — from motion graphics to 3D renders — meets world-class standards of aesthetic and strategic intent.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with creative directors, strategists, producers, and account leads to bring holistic brand storytelling to life.
Stakeholder Presentation: Present ideas with clarity and conviction to clients, leadership, and collaborators.
Mentorship: Elevate junior designers by modeling.