playonsports - Brand Designer

• Design for Social First: Create branded social templates, custom logos for original series, and engaging static assets for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. • Bring Brand to Life with Motion: Develop motion graphics elements, including lower thirds, title cards, transitions, and animated overlays, to make our video content feel like a major sports broadcast. • Own Presentation Design: Elevate our internal and external storytelling by designing presentations and pitch decks for partnerships and brand pitches. • Build Visual Identity Systems: Help maintain and expand our brand guidelines, ensuring colors, typography, and logos are used correctly across all touchpoints. • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with the Social Media and Performance Marketing teams to implement insights into creative that actually converts. • Stay Ahead of the Curve: Proactively research design trends and emerging social formats to keep our brand relevant to Gen Z and Millennial audiences. • 3-6 years of experience in brand design, digital design, or social content creation (agency or in-house). • A Killer Portfolio: Show us you can handle logo design, typography, and layout, with a heavy emphasis on social media and motion work. • Technical Mastery: High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator), Figma, and After Effects for motion graphics. • Social Fluency: An innate understanding of what works on TikTok vs. Instagram vs. YouTube—and the ability to design specifically for those nuances. • Speed and Precision: The ability to balance high-quality craftsmanship with the fast-paced nature of an in-house creative team, manage deadlines, and handle multiple projects simultaneously. • Passion for High School Sports! You understand why a buzzer-beater in a small-town gym matters just as much as a pro championship. • ## HOW YOU PLAY • Ownership over Participation - You take responsibility for achieving holistic outcomes, prioritize key objectives, and adapt quickly when situations require a different approach. You follow through even against the toughest challenges. • Team over Stars - You are a bridge builder, establishing processes and relationships with teams outside your own. You work to rally around common goals, find win-win solutions, compromise when necessary, and help others succeed. • Growth over Comfort - You are driven by a desire to grow and actively seek opportunities to expand your comfort zone, skills, and confidence. You embrace new challenges with curiosity, accepting discomfort and failure as opportunities to learn. • Fairness over Popularity - You approach decisions with a scientist’s mindset, challenging your assumptions and remaining objective. You consider long-term impact rather than relying on short-term gains, proactively seek others’ perspectives, and manage emotions in decision-making.