Graphic designer for football

Crystal Palace Football Club; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary match day ticket

Health and wellbeing benefit scheme

20% retail discount

GymFlex discounts

Travel season ticket loan

Volunteering day

Job summary

Crystal Palace Football Club is recruiting to lead the in-house design studio, driving high‑quality, engaging design assets for the club’s commercial and content teams. You will own brand consistency across print and digital, guiding two designers and collaborating with stakeholders across marketing, retail, hospitality and operations on high‑profile campaigns.

The role requires 5+ years in design, proficiency in the Adobe suite, and proven experience mentoring designers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience (agency or in-house).
• Proficiency across Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Experience in line managing, coaching or mentoring designers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative output of the in-house design studio, setting the standard for quality and brand consistency across print and digital channels.
• Own the club’s brand guidelines and develop them for future use, ensuring adherence across all departments.
• Plan and prioritise the studio’s workload, manage briefs, deadlines and capacity across competing requests.
• Design and deliver high-profile launches, including campaigns, retail designs and major club announcements.
• Review and approve artwork to ensure visual engagement, accuracy and suitable execution.
• Act as the studio’s main contact for the Director of Marketing & Communications and senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with marketing, content, retail, production, hospitality and operations as required.
• Own production of the printed matchday programme and key matchday assets; manage the design rota.
• Manage relationships with external printers and suppliers.
• Generate new design ideas and drive innovation, including motion graphics and emerging tools.
• Perform other duties as required by the line manager, upholding club policies.

Skills

Creative leadership

Adobe Creative Suite

Team management

Digital design

Branding

Print design

Education

Design degree

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

Описание

We are Crystal Palace Football Club, a Premier League Football Club with more than 160 years of proud history. Lead the Club's in-house design studio and consistently deliver high quality, engaging and creative design assets to support all areas of the club’s commercial and content departments, in line with the club’s brand.

Задачи

Lead the creative output of the in-house design studio, setting the standard for quality and brand consistency across print and digital channels, including club websites, social media, email marketing, matchday programmes and large-scale print Play a leading role in the ownership of the club’s brand, maintaining current brand guidelines and developing them for the future, ensuring they are adhered to consistently across the Club Line manage and develop two designers: set objectives, give regular feedback, run reviews and support their progression Plan and prioritise the studio's workload, managing briefs, deadlines and capacity across competing requests from every department Design and deliver high-profile creative launches, including global campaigns, retail designs and launches (e.g. kit), and major club announcements Review and approve the team's artwork, ensuring everything is visually engaging, accurate and suitable for the execution required Act as the studio's main contact for the Director of Marketing & Communications and senior stakeholders, turning briefs into clear creative direction Work collaboratively with all departments including marketing, content, retail, production, commercial partnerships, hospitality and operations, senior management and the football department when required Own the production of the printed matchday programme and other key matchday inventory (such as the big screen), and manage the matchday rota across the design team Manage relationships with external printers and suppliers Generate new ideas and drive design innovation, including motion graphics and emerging tools and trends, as part of a small in-house studio Other duties and responsibilities as required by line manager. Upholding and promoting the Club’s policies and procedures, including Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities policies and procedures.

Требования

• Proficiency in the Adobe suite, and a master across photoshop, illustrator and InDesign
• At least 5 years of relevant industry experience, agency or in-house
• Proven experience of line managing, coaching or mentoring designers
• Strong digital experience
• A relevant degree / appropriate qualification in design
• Experience in designing for print
• Knowledge of / passion for football
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, with high output
• Будет плюсом: Motion graphic experience (desirable)

Условия

• Complimentary match day ticket
• Reward and Discount Scheme through our Tech Scheme and Simple Health app
• Health and Wellbeing benefit scheme
• 20% Discount in our Retail Stores
• Discounts in various gyms through GymFlex
• Volunteering Day - 1 Workday off to support a charity of your choice.
• Travel Season Ticket loan
• Holiday allowance: 25 Days