Senior Designer, Partnerships Marketing

Job Description

ABOUT IMG & THE ROLE

IMG is a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media. The company manages some of the world's greatest athletes and fashion icons; owns and operates hundreds of live events annually; and is a leading independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media. IMG also specializes in licensing, sports training and league development. IMG is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global entertainment, sports and content company.

The IMG events marketing team is seeking a motivated and highly skilled Senior Designer. The candidate will work collaboratively with a cross-functional team to design and conceptualise compelling creative solutions for our global sponsors and partners that support revenue growth across IMG's events portfolio.

The qualified candidate should have a sophisticated design sense, innovative ideas, strong presentation skills, great attention to detail and possess a problem-solving mindset. This individual should excel at working both independently as well as in a collaborative team environment. They also must be able to handle several projects at once and work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

Note: candidates must provide a portfolio of work that showcases the skills and experience outlined in this job description.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Lead the development of creative for Global Partnerships – projects include client or sponsor-specific sales materials, RFP responses, capabilities documents, mock-ups, internal comms, event collateral and social/digital assets.
• Ideate and develop concepts in collaboration with the Account Managers and Global Partnerships commercial teams that are strategically sound, on-brand and meet the brief. Experience working in the brand partnership/events space is a bonus here.
• Produce engaging sales collateral consisting of original designs, graphic elements, assets, and visual treatments.
• Be the design champion for how our event brands integrate partner or sponsor brands seamlessly and authentically visually and creatively;
• Work together with the team to ensure all briefs are clear, succinct and aligned, making sure reasonable timelines are set and output is delivered on time.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
• Extensive experience working as a Designer delivering B2B creative & design solutions ideally for sports, media or entertainment properties;
• Working experience of applying traditional and interactive design principles and solutions that deliver best-in-class presentation design, creative activation ideas, sponsorship activity mock-ups, sponsorship asset layouts, infographics etc
• Strong understanding and passion for branding, typography, logos, colour palettes, event graphics, print and digital collateral;
• Previous experience concepting, designing and delivering creative solutions and assets within a fast-paced, live events environment would be desirable;
• A proven track record delivering multiple projects simultaneously to a high standard;
• Experience effectively managing diverse internal and external stakeholders with varying objectives;
• Basic understanding and knowledge of the sports & lifestyle global sponsorship market – understanding why brands want to partner with live events & sports properties would be extremely useful in this role;
• A background working in the media/ sports/ entertainment industry would be beneficial but is not critical.
• Mac proficiency with strong, working ability to use Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects skills;
• A basic working knowledge of Premiere, Cinema 4d, Sketch, HTML/CSS, Photography, Illustration is all a plus, but not essential.

SKILLS & ABILITIES
• Ability to think strategically, creatively and to communicate recommendations effectively to a variety of stakeholders.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to work calmly under pressure, multitask and prioritise.
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring the team maintains the highest standards for every project, no matter how large or small.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative to drive creative thinking.
• An effective leader with strong people management skills.
• Ability to collaborate and work both independently and alongside team members.
• Ability to problem-solve independently and in groups – solutions orientated.

CIRCUMSTANCES UNIQUE TO THE ROLE
• You'll usually work normal office hours, however, you may work longer hours, including evening and weekend work, when working to a campaign deadline or in the lead up to/ during an RFP/ pitch or an event.
• You may be required to travel to each event and work on-site for the duration of the event, as necessary.
• Outside of event travel there may be a requirement to travel for meetings as part of the role.

END

Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the range shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. Endeavor strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

Hiring Range Minimum:
$67,500 annually

Hiring Range Maximum:
$99,000 annually

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r10q20-3-136-154-103-42 in your application.