Designer, Sports - Brand Consulting

Job Description

Who We Are

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, licensing, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy.  Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world.  The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations.

The Department

CAA Brand Consulting is a strategy-led, full-service marketing agency with expertise in Cultural and Consumer Insights, Data and Analytics, Talent/Influencer and Property Partnership Advisory, Experiential, Social Impact, Creative Services, and Content and Digital Strategy. These integrated capabilities come together to offer solutions from planning through execution, and we pull in a collective perspective of expertise with each client brief to ensure we are tapping into diverse thinking and building strategies reflective of the marketplace and culture we work within.

The Role

We are seeking a Designer to join the CAA Brand Consulting Creative Team to focus on Brand & Design. Equal parts conceptual thinker, craftsperson, and visual storyteller, this role independently develops strategically grounded brand systems, campaigns, experiential graphics, and customer-facing creative across sports, entertainment, media, and culture.

Working closely with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Account Directors, Project Managers, and Experiential partners, the Designer manages multiple owned workstreams, develops and presents conceptually led solutions, and delivers polished creative across digital, print, environmental, presentation, and motion touchpoints. The role also contributes to pitches, provides guidance to junior designers, and maintains rigorous brand, production, and quality-control standards in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Essential Functions:

• Independently concept, develop, and execute brand identity systems, campaigns, and customer-facing creative across a portfolio of sports, entertainment, and cultural brands, ensuring every solution is strategically grounded and visually compelling.
  
• Champion exceptional craft across digital, print, presentation, environmental, and experiential design, delivering world-class creative that elevates both brand and fan experiences.

• Develop graphic identity systems and production-ready assets for live events, sponsorship activations, and environmental applications, partnering closely with Experiential teams to ensure cohesive translation across physical, digital, and motion touchpoints.

• Partner with creative directors, account teams, and external partners to transform business objectives into integrated creative solutions.

• Clearly communicate creative concepts and design rationale to internal leadership and clients, incorporating feedback while maintaining the integrity of the creative vision.

• Provide day-to-day guidance, constructive feedback, and craft support to junior designers while contributing actively to team reviews and shared creative standards.

• Independently manage a large initiative or multiple concurrent workstreams, allocating time effectively, meeting milestones, and ensuring creative output remains aligned with the brief, workback schedule, and quality standards.

Requirements:

• 2-4+ years of graphic design and/or brand design experience within media, entertainment, sports, broadcasting, lifestyle, or cultural brands. Environmental and Experiential design experience, a big plus.
• Develop multiple high-quality creative concepts and design solutions that respond to strategic briefs across a range of visual styles.
• Strong understanding of brand identity systems, logo development, typography, layout, and visual storytelling.
• Exceptional eye for composition, color, texture, lighting, hierarchy, and detail, with the ability to create premium, visually compelling work.
• Advanced-to-expert proficiency in Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, including high-end compositing, retouching, image finishing, and vector illustration.
• Working knowledge of After Effects and Premiere Pro is a plus; proficiency with Figma, PowerPoint, or presentations and design documentation.
• Strong conceptual mindset with experience translating ideas into compelling visual narratives, storyboards, and customer-facing experiences.
• Confident presenter who can clearly articulate creative rationale to internal teams and clients while managing project feedback and revisions.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong organization, attention to detail, and the ability to consistently meet deadlines and creative standards.
• Actively contribute to brainstorms, collaborate across disciplines, mentor junior designers, and help elevate the overall quality of the creative team.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and cross-functional teams by proactively communicating project status, solving challenges, and contributing thoughtful creative recommendations.

Preferred Skills:

• Conceptual Thinking: Ability to translate business and brand objectives into original, strategically grounded creative concepts.

• Communication & Presentation: Excellent verbal and visual communication skills, with the ability to confidently present work, explain creative rationale, and incorporate feedback.

• Collaboration: Strong cross-functional partnership skills with the ability to work effectively with the creative team, account leaders, and external partners.
• Creative Problem Solving: Ability to think critically, adapt quickly, and develop innovative design solutions that balance creativity with business objectives.

Location

This role will be hybrid, located in our New York office or Los Angeles office. The Brand Consulting department offers a flexible work schedule and requires a minimum of three days per week on-site.

Compensation

The annual base salary range for this position is as follows:

Los Angeles, CA - $71,000 - $90,000

New York, NY - $71,000 - $90,000

This position is also eligible for benefits and a discretionary bonus. Ultimately, wages may vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

Benefits

At CAA, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits* package for all regular full-time employees:

Benefits where the company pays 80%-100% of the cost include:

• Medical Insurance
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• Telemedicine
• Employee assistance and mental health counseling in person, virtually, or through text
• Paid Vacation / Holidays
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave and Other Paid Leaves of Absence
• NICU leave
• Bereavement resources
• Adoption Benefits
• Educational Assistance
• Mental Health Resources
• Employee Assistance Plan

Employees may also elect to participate in voluntary benefits

• Dental, Vision Insurance
• 401K Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) 
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Perks

• Commuter Benefits
  

*Benefits offered also include other statutory mandated benefits

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act and the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers.

Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The absence of a permanent address is not a bar to employment. The Company does not discriminate against individuals based on housing status, including the absence of a fixed address.

The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.