Who We Are
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Why Authentic
You’ll be able to access the resources and scale, while leveraging innovative technology and nimble environment. What we’re saying is, this isn’t your average day job. If you’re hungry to drive ideas into action and own your career, let’s chat. Our team is rapidly innovating to evolve and define the future of our brands. With the help of some of the brightest minds in retail, marketing, licensing, legal and more, we are building the intersection of digital and experiential marketing to help achieve that mission. We reimagine, evolve and transform brands! At Authentic, we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought and expertise drive competitive advantage. Our global teams are built by go-getters who contribute unique perspectives and push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. Headquartered in New York City, Authentic has offices in major metropolitan cities including Los Angeles and Miami, as well as Toronto, Mexico City, London, and Shanghai.
What You’ll Do
The Senior Graphic Designer Entertainment & Media Creative, reports to the Senior Vice President Creative, Entertainment & Media, supporting the creative needs of Authentic’s Entertainment & Media division. By collaborating with the broader creative team, the Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for everything from new business, partner, and category pitches, to handling day-to-day creative needs for brands such as Shaquille O’Neal, Sports Illustrated, Care Bears, Elvis Presley, Kevin Hart, Marilyn Monroe, and more. The ideal candidate is a strategic creative who has a distinct point of view on design, an eye for detail, and is excited to collaborate with a team.
The Senior Graphic Designer will consistently deliver high-quality creative that strengthens our brands, maintains brand standards and integrity across every touchpoint, supports the growth of the business, and enhances consumer and audience engagement. The Senior Graphic Designer is proactive, highly collaborative, and able to translate strategic and creative direction into thoughtful, polished, production-ready and/or public-facing designs. This role is expected to bring creative thinking to the process, identify opportunities to elevate the work, and take ownership of projects while ensuring alignment with the overall creative vision.
What you’ll be working on
Creative Workflow from Brief to Release and Production
- Translate and adapt existing brand guidelines to support overall business needs with creative for product development, brand extensions, POP, signage, and more, while identifying opportunities to elevate the visual expression
- Ensure consistency of visual communications across all creative touchpoints and adherence to brand standards throughout the creative process, from initial concept through final production
- Work independently to produce high-quality visual content across various media, including digital, print, and social platforms, ensuring all creative aligns with brand guidelines and project objectives
- Deliver high-quality creative development for assigned projects from conception through completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and at brand and creative standards
Brand Assets & Storytelling
- Design and execute tailored, brand-right pitches and presentations, including mockups, infographics, and creative concepts, showcasing strong layout, typography, and visual storytelling abilities
Brand Assets & Storytelling
- Develop a deep understanding of our portfolio of brands and translate their voices, personalities, and visual identities across mediums, while bringing a strong point of view to the work
- Collaborate with Associate Art Director to evolve and refresh brand evergreen assets such as brand books, brand guides, recaps, and other foundational creative materials
- Lead development of new brand creative assets for global distribution
Brand Marketing Deliverables
- Independent design and delivery of digital & print ads, including concept development, design, and final production
Social Media Content Development
- Partner with Associate Art Director to translate campaigns and brand direction into engaging, platform-appropriate creative for owned channels
Must Haves
- 5+ years of experience as a Graphic Designer or Senior Graphic Designer and/or degree in Graphic Design
- Adobe Creative Suite with focus on InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
- Web, Video, Motion Graphics, and/or retouching experience a plus
- Strong portfolio demonstrating brand-building across multiple platforms and touchpoints
- Strong understanding of fundamental design principles (typography, color, layout) and well-versed in current design trends and technical graphic design best practices
- Experienced in creative problem solving, innovative visual storytelling, and working strategically across disciplines
- Must be able to independently set priorities, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines
- Comfortable in a high-paced, collaborative environment
- Highly detail-oriented, collaborative, and able to provide guidance and mentorship to junior designers when appropriate
Primary Location Salary Range: $85,000 – $95,000
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience as a Graphic Designer or Senior Graphic Designer and/or a degree in Graphic Design
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
- Strong portfolio demonstrating brand-building across multiple platforms and touchpoints
- Strong understanding of typography, color, layout, design trends, and technical graphic design best practices
- Experience in creative problem solving, innovative visual storytelling, and strategic cross-disciplinary work
- Ability to independently prioritize, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines
- Ability to work comfortably in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Highly detail-oriented and collaborative, with ability to provide guidance and mentorship to junior designers
- Web, video, motion graphics, and/or retouching experience
What We Do
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) is a brand development, marketing and entertainment company, which owns a portfolio of global media, entertainment and lifestyle brands. Headquartered in New York City, ABG elevates and builds the long-term value of more than 50 consumer brands and properties by partnering with best-in-class manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Its brands have a global retail footprint across the luxury, specialty, department store, mid-tier, mass and e-commerce channels and in more than 6,100 freestanding stores and shop-in-shops around the world. ABG is committed to transforming brands by delivering compelling product, content, business and immersive experiences. It creates and activates original marketing strategies to drive the success of its brands across all consumer touchpoints, platforms and emerging media. ABG’s portfolio of iconic and world-renowned brands includes Marilyn Monroe®, Elvis Presley®, Muhammad Ali®, Shaquille O'Neal®, David Beckham®, Dr. J®, Greg Norman®, Neil Lane®, Thalia®, Sports Illustrated®, Reebok®, Eddie Bauer®, Spyder®, Volcom®, Airwalk®, Nautica®, Izod®, Forever 21®, Aéropostale®, Juicy Couture®, Vince Camuto®, Lucky Brand®, Nine West®, Jones New York®, Frederick's of Hollywood®, Adrienne Vittadini®, Van Heusen®, Arrow®, Tretorn®, Tapout®, Prince®, Vision Street Wear®, Brooks Brothers®, Barneys New York®, Judith Leiber®, Herve Leger®, Frye®, Hickey Freeman®, Hart Schaffner Marx®, Thomasville®, Drexel® and Henredon®. For more information, visit authenticbrands.com.
