Senior Designer, Entertainment Partnerships
About The Position
The Senior Designer will join Creative Artists Agency’s Entertainment Partnerships creative team, which works with leading film studios, streamers, talent, and creators to connect entertainment properties with brand partners. The role supports the sales team by creating custom presentations that communicate partnership opportunities in a persuasive, visually engaging way. This position is hybrid and based in CAA’s Los Angeles office. The designer develops original layouts, templates, visual systems, and art direction for high-impact sales presentations, translating strategy, research, and creative concepts into polished visual narratives from concept through final delivery. The role collaborates with colleagues to shape pitch stories, manages timelines and multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment, integrates AI and emerging design tools, and maintains rigorous quality standards. The position also contributes to team templates and creative standards and supervises and mentors a Design Assistant, including training them in administrative tasks supporting client presentation preparation and delivery.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of professional design experience; the posting specifies 6–8+ years.
- Experience designing presentations for sales and/or business development teams, translating narratives, ideas, and strategy into clear, persuasive visual storytelling through pitch decks and mockups.
- A portfolio demonstrating sophisticated typography, layout, art direction, and craft.
- Expert-level fluency in Keynote, PowerPoint, and Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
- Strong command of emerging design and AI tools, and a clear point of view on using them to improve work quality and speed.
- High standards for quality and the ability to self-edit work before delivery.
- Strong time-management skills and the ability to establish and meet review checkpoints and deadlines across concurrent projects.
- Collaborative and adaptable working style, with the ability to take feedback, pivot quickly, and work closely with creative colleagues and sales leads.
- Passion for and knowledge of marketing, entertainment, and pop culture.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate and workshop design decisions.
- Ability to manage and mentor a direct report (Design Assistant).
Nice To Haves
- Professional design experience in an agency, studio, brand, or in-house creative environment is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Create original layouts, templates, visual systems, and art direction for custom sales presentations that reflect each property’s tone, style, and intellectual property while strengthening brand partnership stories.
- Translate strategy, research, and creative concepts into persuasive visual narratives from initial concept through final delivery.
- Collaborate with colleagues to understand pitch objectives and shape each story visually.
- Build workback schedules, set review checkpoints, flag risks early, and manage project timelines to support on-time delivery.
- Balance multiple projects and shifting priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while maintaining quality.
- Integrate AI and emerging design tools into workflows to improve efficiency, creativity, and output quality.
- Maintain quality control across typography, imagery, consistency, and overall presentation polish.
- Stay current on design innovation, marketing trends, entertainment releases, and pop culture.
- Contribute to team templates, best practices, and the development of creative standards.
- Supervise and mentor a direct report, the Design Assistant, and ensure they are trained in administrative tasks supporting client presentation preparation and delivery.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package for regular full-time employees.
- Company-paid medical benefits, 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, with the company paying 80%–100% of the cost.
- Employee assistance and mental health counseling in person, virtually, or through text, with the company paying 80%–100% of the cost.
- 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.
- Voluntary dental and vision insurance.
- 401(k) plan.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care.
- Health Savings Account.
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance.
- Eligible for a discretionary bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
