Brand Consulting - Senior Designer

Job Description

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, licensing, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Designer for our Sports and Entertainment design team in our Los Angeles office. The ideal candidate is a creative force with a passion for brand design, creating live experiences, activations and campaigns.

The Department

CAA Brand Consulting is a strategy-led, full-service marketing agency with expertise in Cultural and Consumer Insights, Data and Analytics, Talent/Influencer and Property Partnership Advisory, Experiential, Social Impact, Creative Services, and Content and Digital Strategy. These integrated capabilities come together to offer solutions from planning through execution, and we pull in a collective perspective of expertise with each client brief to ensure we are tapping into diverse thinking and building strategies reflective of the marketplace and culture we work within.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Designer, they will be responsible for consistently and reliably authoring first-rate creative solutions with minimal guidance from an Art Director or Creative Director, evolving the overall creative concept into different executional directions and bringing their own originality and creative take to the process.

• Articulate concept visually with multiple options and personal perspective
• Provide good strategic rationale for concepts
• Show originality by providing unique solutions
• Animate or articulate animation concepts
• Decipher and articulate client feedback
• Show attention to detail in file preparation and quality control
• Solve problems with stylistic variety
• Demonstrate an efficient and effective creative process

Requirements

• Preferred Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Marketing, or a related field. 
• 8+ years of relevant experience in Graphic Design
• Strong command of composition, color theory, and design thinking
• Experience in a range of design applications, including print and motion graphics as they apply to experiential, live events, sports venues, and other IRL experiences.
• Mastery of graphic design, typography, logo design, composition, and color theory.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and InDesign.
• Must have excellent graphic design skills including logo and graphic communication with a strong portfolio
• Clear creative process with strong conceptual ability
• Ability to autonomously develop and articulate a design concept
• Mastery of industry-standard design platforms
• Confidently present design thinking and motion theory to senior team members
• Must have the ability to meet deadlines and be able to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. 

Preferred Skills

Passion for entertainment and sports with a keen awareness of industry trends. 

Location

Based out of the Los Angeles offices, this role is onsite/in office Tuesday thru Thursday and remote Monday and Friday.

Compensation: The annual base salary for this position is in the range of $92,000-$120,000. This position also is eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus. Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.