Junior Designer

Job Description

THE AGENCY

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, 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 organisations 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.

Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally. 

WHO WE ARE:
CAA Brand Management is the world’s leading brand growth and extension platform, with a global network of offices spanning 20 countries. For over 30 years, we’ve helped brands of all shapes and sizes expand into new consumer product categories, experiences and territories, using a variety of business models including licensing, strategic partnerships and joint ventures.

ABOUT YOU:
You’re a creative thinker who enjoys the challenge of creating concepts from brief to final exquisite piece. Your work is underpinned by a strong appreciation of current design and fashion trends, you love typography and you have an eye for detail. You will work under our multi-disciplinary design team to provide support throughout all stages of projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Supporting wider Creative Team, while reporting into Design Directors

• Organize, update, and create templates based on brand guidelines to be used by wider staff, allowing self-sufficiency in creating branded materials for a variety of urgent needs, as well as provide design support as needed

• Develop concepts, graphics and layouts, making decisions around fonts, images, readability and audience needs

• Share creative ideas and cultural references, and collaborate on workflow and processes

• You should have experience working in either an in-house studio or a design agency and be skilled at producing and delivering designs for different media, including print, digital and social.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A diverse, well-rounded portfolio that showcases your creativity, versatility, and technical skillset

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or equivalent experience

• Proficient use of Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. Particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop

• Good Illustration/Asset Creation

• Exceptional presentation/storytelling skills.

• A strong interest in typography and design.

• Strong Motion graphic skills

Please ensure you provide complete and legible information in your application. An incomplete application may affect your consideration for employment.

Creative Artists Agency (“CAA”) is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As part of our zero-tolerance approach to discrimination in any form, you and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally recognised protected basis under UK law.

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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.