Senior Designer

Global Sports Jobs Limited; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to DAZN

Up to 15 days of paid time off

Health benefits (medical, dental, eye)

Sick time package

Parental leave

401(k) retirement plan

Learning and development resources

Family friendly community

Job summary

DAZN is seeking a senior graphic designer to join its internal creative team focused on US regional sports. You will translate live moments and narratives into high-quality static marketing content across NBA, MLB and NHL, collaborating with Balboa Global and cross-functional partners.

Bring 5+ years of experience in premium sports design, strong typography, and proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional graphic design experience.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional static graphic design and visual storytelling.
• Strong understanding of US sports, particularly NBA, MLB and NHL.
• Excellent knowledge of Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Strong typography, composition, colour, hierarchy and image-editing skills.
• Experience creating social-first creative for platforms such as Instagram, X, Facebook and TikTok.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when working with player names, team information, statistics and game data.
• Ability to interpret a brief and independently develop a strong creative solution.
• Comfortable handling multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A genuine passion for sports and an understanding of how sports fans consume content digitally.

Responsibilities

• Design high-quality static creative for key major rights on DAZN US, such as MLB, NBA and NHL.
• Create marketing campaign assets for social media, digital campaigns, editorial content, promotions and marketing initiatives.
• Develop game-day and event-driven creative, including pre-game, live-game, post-game and breaking-news graphics.
• Design player-focused content, matchup graphics, statistics, rankings, records, milestones and team-related creative.
• Translate creative briefs, concepts and data into visually compelling designs.
• Work within established global DAZN brand guidelines to bring fresh ideas and creative approaches to the work.
• Adapt designs across multiple formats and platforms, including social, web, mobile and digital advertising.
• Produce multiple creative variations efficiently while maintaining a consistently high standard, utilising automation tools where applicable.
• Collaborate closely with a global creative team (Balboa Global) which includes other designers, copywriters, editors, content producers, motion designers.
• Respond quickly to time-sensitive creative requests around major games, events and sports news.
• Stay current with trends in sports design, social media, typography, photography, illustration and digital culture.
• Ensure all creative is accurate, polished and appropriate for the relevant sports, teams and audiences.
• Help establish and evolve design systems, templates and visual standards across sports content.
• Lean into automation technological developments and appropriate AI use.

Skills

Graphic design

Visual storytelling

US sports knowledge

Brand guidelines

Social media design

Tools

Figma

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

About the Role

The role sits within an internal creative team specialising in US regional sports. It focuses on creating high-quality, engaging static marketing creative across major US sports rights, including the NBA, NHL and MLB. The designer will translate live sporting moments, team narratives, player stories, promotions and commercial campaigns into visually compelling content. This is a fast-paced role suited to a designer who understands both premium sports design and the speed of digital publishing, with close collaboration across a global creative team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design high-quality static creative for key major rights on DAZN US, such as MLB, NBA and NHL.
• Create marketing campaign assets for social media, digital campaigns, editorial content, promotions and marketing initiatives.
• Develop game-day and event-driven creative, including pre-game, live-game, post-game and breaking-news graphics.
• Design player-focused content, matchup graphics, statistics, rankings, records, milestones and team-related creative.
• Translate creative briefs, concepts and data into visually compelling designs.
• Work within established global DAZN brand guidelines to bring fresh ideas and creative approaches to the work.
• Adapt designs across multiple formats and platforms, including social, web, mobile and digital advertising.
• Produce multiple creative variations efficiently while maintaining a consistently high standard, utilising automation tools where applicable.
• Collaborate closely with a global creative team (Balboa Global) which includes other designers, copywriters, editors, content producers, motion designers.
• Respond quickly to time-sensitive creative requests around major games, events and sports news.
• Stay current with trends in sports design, social media, typography, photography, illustration and digital culture.
• Ensure all creative is accurate, polished and appropriate for the relevant sports, teams and audiences.
• Help establish and evolve design systems, templates and visual standards across sports content.
• Lean into automation technological developments and appropriate AI use.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional graphic design experience.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional static graphic design and visual storytelling.
• Strong understanding of US sports, particularly NBA, MLB and NHL.
• Excellent knowledge of Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Strong typography, composition, colour, hierarchy and image-editing skills.
• Experience creating social-first creative for platforms such as Instagram, X, Facebook and TikTok.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when working with player names, team information, statistics and game data.
• Ability to interpret a brief and independently develop a strong creative solution.
• Comfortable handling multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A genuine passion for sports and an understanding of how sports fans consume content digitally.

Preferred Skills

• Experience within sports, media, entertainment, advertising or digital publishing.

Benefits & Perks

• Access to DAZN.
• Up to 15 days of paid time off.
• Health benefits, including dental and eye care.
• A sick time package.
• Parental leave offering.
• Voluntary benefits, such as basic life term, personal accident and short and long-term disability covering.
• A 401(k) retirement plan.
• A family friendly community.
• Learning and development resources.