Senior Designer - Partnerships

What we’re building

Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social casino company in the world. We’re building a team passionate about learning, operating, and creating innovative products and technologies for millions of consumers. We care about each customer interaction, experience, behavior, and insight and strive to ensure we always act authentically. 

Rooted in the kindred spirits of Hard Rock and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Hard Rock Digital taps into a brand known worldwide as a leader in gaming, entertainment, and hospitality. We’re bringing that legacy into the digital space — ready to join us? 

What’s the position?

As a Senior Designer, you will design co-branded partnership creative that drives awareness and brand affinity. You will play a key role in bringing brand collaborations to life through thoughtful, strategic, and visually compelling design. This role bridges creative vision with partner needs, ensuring co-branded initiatives are executed with excellence and consistency.

You will work at the heart of the action, collaborating closely with the Design Lead, creative team, and stakeholders. Your primary mission will be to support the design and execution of partnerships creative primarily within the Sportsbook segment

What You’ll Do

• Lead the concepting, design, and execution of co-branded campaigns, including digital, experiential, motion, and print materials.

• Ideate innovative solutions that elevate the brand and present creative assets in fresh, engaging formats.

• Create visually stunning, on-brand assets across a variety of partnerships and channels, including social, banners, LED displays, print materials, events, and more.

• Maintain a cohesive brand presence ensuring partner brand guidelines are respected while maintaining internal brand integrity.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to ideate and pitch creative concepts for partnerships.

• Stay Ahead of Trends by keeping up-to-date with the latest design trends and best practices in digital and print advertising, particularly within the Sportsbook landscape.

Our Ideal Candidate

You are more than just a designer; you are a problem-solver who understands that a great design must also be effective. You are detail-oriented, hungry to learn, and thrive on seeing your work make a real-time impact. You enjoy the challenge of a fast-paced environment and are excited by the idea of designing for major sporting events or new partnership launches. You are a collaborative team player ready to grow your career and help build the visual identity of a leading brand in a thrilling industry.

What are we looking for?

• 5 years of experience in marketing design, with a strong focus on brand, marketing, or partnership-related work.

• Proven ability to translate strategic goals into compelling visual solutions across digital, print, motion, and experiential formats.

• A strong portfolio showcasing co-branded campaigns, partnership activations, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Well-versed in designing for print (both large and small formats) and digital platforms.

• Experience working with brand guidelines and adapting design systems for partner integrations

• Mastery of the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) is essential. Experience with Figma is a major plus.

• A collaborative mindset and experience working with cross-functional teams to develop and refine creative that meets both aesthetic and strategic needs.

• A passion for or interest in sports or the iGaming industry is a significant advantage.

• Bonus if you have indesign & light motion experience

• Candidates should be located in Eastern or Central Time Zone

What’s in it for you?

We offer our employees more than just competitive compensation and benefits. Our team benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Flexible vacation allowance. 

• Remote or Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy the flexibility of remote work, with opportunities for in-person collaboration at our Austin headquarters at least twice a year, or a hybrid arrangement. 

• Innovative Environment: Join a team that thrives on pushing boundaries.

• Growth Opportunities: As we scale, your role will evolve, providing you with unlimited opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• Diverse and Inclusive: Join a team that values diversity, inclusivity, and embraces varied perspectives.

• Backing of a globally recognized brand and enterprise-level resources

Roster of uniques 

We care deeply about every interaction our customers have with us, and trust and empower our staff to own and drive their experience. Our vision for our business and customers is built on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where, regardless of background or beliefs, you feel able to be authentic and bring all your talent into play. We want to celebrate you being you (we are an equal opportunity employer).