What are the responsibilities and job description for the Graphic Designer position at Dallas Mavericks?
POSITION SUMMARY
The Dallas Mavericks are looking for a visionary Graphic Designer to join our team and help drive trendsetting visual storytelling across the organization — from on-court game presentation and in-arena graphics to off-court marketing, community, and social/digital content.
The Dallas Mavericks are looking for a visionary Graphic Designer to join our team and help drive trendsetting visual storytelling across the organization — from on-court game presentation and in-arena graphics to off-court marketing, community, and social/digital content.
*APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A PORTFOLIO WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED*
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Creates trendsetting art and design pieces spanning on-court game presentation and off-court social, digital, and marketing channels.
- Builds the look and feel for repeatable branded campaigns and packages concepts for delivery to partners.
- Collaborates with social and marketing teams to present a unified brand look.
- Partners closely with the Creative team to help tell the organization’s ongoing story.
- Works with creative leadership to extend and update brand style guides for the social and digital space.
- Participates in ideation and development for asset refreshes and new program creation.
- Delivers branded and sponsored assets on deadline per the posting schedule.
- Supports the Creative team with a unified artistic vision across deliverables.
- Serves as artistic lead on seasonal and campaign-based content.
- Stays current with technology upgrades and industry advancements.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 3 years of professional graphic design experience.
- Experience working with creative and social/marketing teams.
- Experience building brand toolkits and style guides.
- Experience creating and managing branded or sponsored campaigns.
- Strong artistic vision and instinct.
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
- Some animation skill preferred.
- Previous experience in sports, entertainment, or another fast-paced brand environment preferred.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, with the willingness to help others and the humility to ask for help when needed.
The Dallas Mavericks provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.