Sr. Graphic Designer /Endurance Sports

United Sports Brands•Fountain Valley, CA

1d•$80,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for a designer who moves confidently at the intersection of sport, design, and storytelling. Someone who can bring fresh energy and clear creative thinking to two iconic endurance brands: Pearl Izumi and Nathan. This role demands a multidisciplinary designer who can concept, execute, and lead. You’ll guide projects from first spark through final delivery, building systems and campaigns that resonate with cyclists and runners across every touchpoint. As part of the United Sports Brands Creative Team, you’ll help define how both brands show up in the world. From digital experiences and brand campaigns to retail and event activations, you’ll turn insights into compelling creative that inspires movement and builds emotional connection. If you live for endurance culture, understand modern visual identity, and can fuse performance with feeling, this is your chance to shape two category leaders.

Requirements

6+ years of design experience in-house or at an agency.
Background in active, outdoor, or performance categories.
Strong portfolio showcasing design-led thinking across campaigns, digital, and brand systems.
Advanced knowledge of Figma for digital design and scalable systems.
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign. Premiere Pro is a plus.
Strong typography, layout, and composition skills with a deep understanding of visual hierarchy and storytelling.
Experience designing for e-commerce and performance marketing (paid media, social, email).
Comfort using AI tools as part of creative workflow for ideation, production, retouching, and asset development (Firefly, ChatGPT, Nano Banana, etc).
Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with motion, storyboarding, and video direction is a plus.
Experience with project management tools like Monday.com.
Cycling experience recreationally or beyond will be prioritized.

Responsibilities

Lead design workstreams for Pearl Izumi and Nathan, ensuring creative consistently reflects each brand’s identity, audience, and channel.
Drive seasonal campaigns, product launches, and omni-channel toolkits.
Elevate brand expression through refined design systems, typography, imagery, and digital storytelling.
Build presentation decks that clearly communicate creative direction and influence stakeholders.
Design across digital and traditional channels: paid and organic social, e-commerce, email, retail environments, events, and brand promotions.
Develop concepts using AI tools to accelerate production and generate alt angles, product renders, retouching elements, and infographic components.
Partner with the Group Creative Director, Brand Directors, and cross-functional teams to align creative with business objectives.
Create shoot briefs for PDP and location photography to guide art direction and ensure consistency across brand assets.
Work closely with the Group Creative Director, project manager, copywriter, and marketers to maintain cohesive storytelling.
Provide art direction support on set and shape the visual language for both photography and video.
Offer constructive feedback and mentorship to junior talent to maintain craft and consistency.
Other duties as assigned.