Graphic Designer at Boston Red Sox
Boston, MA
About the Job
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:
The Boston Red Sox Marketing Department is focused on supporting ticket sales and organizational initiatives through digital advertising, email marketing, promotions, and social media channels for the organization. We showcase both on-field and off-the-field products including player marketing, online game coverage, broadcast support, and outbound ticket sales messaging, all to encourage fan growth.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Graphic Designer position will join an established creative & design team as we expand our team for an ever-evolving world of content. This position will work closely with the Red Sox social team, ticketing, sponsorship, and marketing team in developing, delivering, and maintaining creative for the organization’s various digital channels and platforms. This position will help bring ideas to life in a concise, organized, and intentional way when it comes to delivering graphic assets, with a special emphasis on revenue generating opportunities. The ideal candidate for this position has a passion for visual branding and is excited to bring concepts to life across a variety of platforms.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Help develop, deliver, and maintain advertising creative to drive ticket sales for all Red Sox and Fenway Park-related ticketing initiatives across multiple sales avenues
- Create content for a variety of platforms and adapt to new media demands
- Design and conceive graphics for social media. This includes in-game graphics, stat graphics, sponsor-related content, and a variety of other requests year-round
- Help shape creative campaigns
- Help develop and execute internal presentations for the front office, as applicable
- Assist on photo shoots and other events that require creative assistance
CHARACTERISTICS/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graphic Design Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 1-3 years of professional graphic design experience
- Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects
- Logo design and creative branding campaign experience required
- Knowledge of motion graphics & publication design are pluses
- A creative portfolio showcasing work in sports and beyond
- Passion for sports marketing, visual storytelling, and advertising is a must
- Well-organized with a strong work ethic and a desire and willingness to learn
- Ability to work games as needed, including weekends and holidays and assist in photo shoots and other events that require creative support
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