Who We Are:
IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency, specializing in media rights management and sales, multi-channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and event management. It powers growth of revenues, fanbases and IP for more than 250 federations, associations, events, and teams, including the National Football League, English Premier League, International Olympic Committee, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, ATP and WTA Tours, the AELTC (Wimbledon), Euroleague Basketball, CONMEBOL, World Rugby, DP World Tour, and The R&A, as well as UFC, WWE, and PBR. IMG is a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company.

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.


As a Mid-weight Designer, you’ll help shape how IMG shows up in the world; working with brands, rights holders and sporting properties to turn big ideas into compelling visual stories. You’ll get stuck into a varied mix of work, from marketing campaigns to commercial pitches and RFPs, bringing fresh thinking, engaging, editorial-quality and a sharp visual point of view to every brief.
This is an opportunity for a curious, craft-focused designer to work across both B2B and B2C briefs, develop ideas alongside senior creatives and take your work from those first sparks of an idea through to final delivery. You’ll bring a mix of curiosity, craft and creative thinking to every brief: shaping ideas, solving problems and telling stories through design.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Translate creative briefs into engaging ideas, visual directions and design concepts, balancing creative ambition with the strategic and commercial goals of each project.
- Develop and produce pitch decks, RFPs, commercial presentations, campaign assets, editorial layouts, brand communications and other visual materials.
- Turn strategy, research, copy and raw content into clear, compelling and well-structured visual narratives.
- Take ownership of agreed design workstreams from initial layouts and concepts through to final artwork, incorporating feedback at each stage.
- Work closely with the Design Lead and Senior Designers to develop concepts, refine visual direction and deliver work to a consistently high standard.
- Collaborate with the Copywriter, Creative Project Coordinator, strategists, marketers, production teams and other stakeholders to ensure creative work is relevant, accurate and delivered on time.
- Apply IMG and client brand identities consistently across presentation materials, campaigns and other touchpoints, while helping to evolve the work where appropriate.
- Create layouts and artwork for a range of formats and channels, including presentations, print, digital and social content.
- Research sport, entertainment, culture, brands, fan behaviour and emerging design practices to bring relevant references and fresh thinking to projects.
- Prepare final artwork and presentation files accurately, managing versions, specifications, assets and deadlines with care.
- Present work clearly in internal reviews, explain design decisions and respond positively and constructively to feedback.
- Use AI-driven tools and workflows appropriately to support exploration, creativity, storytelling and time efficiencies.
- Manage multiple projects and priorities in a deadline-driven environment, staying organised and calm when timelines are tight.
- Contribute to a positive, collaborative team culture by sharing ideas, supporting colleagues and continuing to develop your own practice.
Knowledge and Experience
- Strong experience in graphic design, brand design, editorial design or creative communications, ideally within sport, entertainment, agency or commercial marketing environments.
- A portfolio demonstrating expertise across presentation design, pitch materials, editorial graphics, campaign assets or brand communications.
- Strong typography, layout, composition and visual storytelling skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to develop creative ideas from a brief and translate insight, strategy and content into effective design solutions.
- Experience working across commercial presentations, pitches, campaigns or other commercially driven creative projects.
- Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator; Figma and motion design experience are advantageous.
- An understanding of brand development, visual systems and how creative work is adapted across multiple platforms and formats.
- Experience using a range of AI tools or workflows to support creative development and improve efficiency.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the confidence to ask questions, share ideas and act on feedback.
- Excellent organisation and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
- Have used project management tools such as Asana, Monday, Trello etc.
- Thoughtful, enthusiastic and a visually curious designer who cares about the quality of the work.
- A strong hands-on designer with a good eye for typography, layout, hierarchy and detail.
- Commercially aware and interested in how design can help brands, rights holders and sporting properties connect with audiences and achieve their objectives.
- Enjoy working collaboratively and are comfortable developing your ideas with direction and feedback from senior creatives.
- Proactive, reliable and willing to take ownership of your work from brief through to delivery.
- Organised and composed under pressure, able to balance competing priorities without losing sight of the detail.
- Culturally aware, interested in sport and entertainment, and motivated to keep learning and evolving your practice.
- A positive attitude, a willingness to contribute and a genuine belief in the power of design and storytelling to create impact.
In addition, success at IMG is driven by four core competencies that apply to all employees:
- Business Acumen – Understanding financial drivers, interpreting business data, aligning decisions to strategic outcomes
- Operational Excellence – Driving efficiency, governance, and continuous improvement in delivery & operations
- Innovation Mindset – Cultivating curiosity, experimentation, and forward-looking capability development
- Leadership & Collaboration – Inspiring others, building trust, and enabling collaboration across teams
Working Conditions
- This is a permanent position.
- This role will be based at Chiswick Park, with some flexibility on remote working as appropriate.
- Working hours are 9:00 – 17:00, Monday to Friday.
- May be required to attend (and travel to) other locations, including other IMG buildings and meetings, and industry events (and work on-site) for the duration of an event, as necessary.
- Unsocial hours may be required, as dictated by the demands of the business schedule, including evening and weekend work, when working to a pitch or proposal deadline.



TKO EEO Statement:
TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non-discrimination in employment. TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. TKO also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws. For information about Privacy and Information Security for TKO employment candidates, please review our Privacy Policy. For information regarding Terms of Use for this and other TKO websites, please review our Terms of Use.
