Role: Design Lead
NYC office based (3 days a week in office)
Chelsea, Manhattan
Salary: $90k-130k per year
Benefits: 401k matched scheme, 19 vacation days (plus holidays, plus personal days), team days, performance reviews with salary increases, discretionary company bonus, increased parental leave, medical insurance + more Description
Two Circles is a global sports agency, connecting fans with sport properties using data. We work with some of the world’s biggest sports organisations – including Amazon Prime Video, the NFL, Premier League, Formula 1, Wimbledon and UEFA – and have four times been named Sport Industry Agency of the Year.
We have a team of just over 550 Two Circlers working from six offices across the world (London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Bern and Melbourne) who work cross-region to service our expanding international client base.
This role sits with our Content Team connecting fans using digital platforms. Our services include creative and video content production, digital marketing campaigns, strategy, consultancy, full management of digital and social media platforms and commercialisation of digital platforms.
In 2019, we also launched Diversity in Sports, an individually tailored programme that supports under-represented talent in the sport and digital industries.
Requirements
We are looking for a Design Lead to join our creative studio offering in the USA, working alongside our wider Two Circles Marketing and Consultancy teams for a ground-breaking project with one of the world’s biggest – and most famous – sports rightsholders. The ideal candidate will be a sports fanatic with a detailed eye for brand and design.
The Role
The driving force across graphic design, acting as brand guardian. Must be an individual comfortable dealing with multiple internal and external stakeholders, as well as a skilled and diplomatic communicator capable of explaining creative to beginners through to experts.
Your main duties & responsibilities:
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize workloads, and deliver high-quality work on time.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
- Collaborate with other designers, animators, and producers to ensure consistency in the visual style and brand identity across all platforms.
- Stay up-to-date with design trends, techniques, and software applications relevant to sports.
- Contribute to the development of new ideas and design concepts to enhance the visual presentation of live games.
- Work closely with the Content Team to understand the requirements and develop design concepts that meet the objectives of each project.
- Establish strong relationships within the existing Two Circles Studio, based in London, to enhance collaboration across client work, R&D and BD
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and multiple projects.
The ideal background and skills we are looking for include:
- 5+ years of professional experience in graphic design, preferably in sports-related design.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects), and other relevant design software.
- Understanding of American football and knowledge of the sport
- Hard-working, attentive to detail, willing to learn and able to work independently