Digital Designer

Job Description

The Traits - We are looking for a creative professional to join our Brand Expression Team! You must excel at concepting big ideas and bring them to life with engaging visuals and thought-provoking copy. As a designer and specialist in the digital space, we expect you to turn concepts into engaging digital experiences, solve problems creatively and think proactively. 

The Team - The Brand Expression Team defines, maintains, and expands the Thunder brand. As a creative partner to the various departments within the Thunder organization, we supply creative solutions and design support for a wide variety of campaigns, using central brands and visual themes that help the Oklahoma City Thunder and Oklahoma City Blue basketball teams connect with our fans locally and around the globe. 

The Role - As a digital designer, you will work closely with co-workers to impact the user journey throughout our digital initiatives. You will be responsible for pitching and carrying out creative ideas both big and small. The digital designer plays a meaningful role in producing original and established brand content while collaborating with other designers to tell our story. The digital space changes quickly and it’s critical that you not only keep pace but stay ahead of the curve. 

In this role you will:

·         Work directly with the Social Media and Brand Influence & Identity teams to concept and create professional and visually engaging graphics

·         Create efficient and consistent workflows that support digital needs across various platforms

·         Stay up to date on trends, techniques and technology and advise on how it can influence and impact our digital layouts

·         Apply strategic and critical thinking to the creative process

·         Pitch creative ideas and concepts

·         Contribute to the maintenance of a consistent and engaging user experience across all digital platforms

·         Apply established graphic styles in a fresh and visually engaging way

·         Take an idea from concept to completion that builds and sustains consistent, loyal and engaging fan interaction

·         Demonstrate excellence in creative brand storytelling across various media applications

·         Availability on game nights and weekends to collaborate with the Social Media team to create graphics quickly and efficiently

·         Follow and maintain established file structure

·         Maintain good attendance and punctuality

·         Other duties as assigned

What you’ll bring to the role:

·         Extensive knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite

·         Familiarity with graphic production on various platforms: social media, web, display ads, email, apps, digital billboards, etc.

·         Four-year college degree or equivalent work or military experience preferred, with areas of focus in digital media, graphic design, motion graphics, fine art, animation, typography, videography, or photography

·         Minimum two years’ experience required

·         Motion graphic, video editing, post-production, or photography experience a plus

·         Knowledge in UI/UX

·         Thrives in a constantly evolving environment

·         Strong creative problem solver with the ability to execute on ideas

·         Exceptional listening and communication skills with a positive, upbeat demeanor towards colleagues and vendors.

·         Familiarity working within a brand framework

·         Detailed, organized and can manage time and projects under pressure

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r094ve-13-59-82-167-42 in your application.