TITLE: Graphic Designer (Temporary)

DEPARTMENT: Marketing

REPORTS TO: VP of Marketing

TYPE: Part-Time; Hourly

SCHEDULE: 25 hours a week for 6 months; June start date

RATE: $30 -$35/hr

SUMMARY

When you join Seattle Sounders FC, you join a soccer-loving, socially progressive, ambitious club rooted in the best soccer city in America. We have one of the most passionate sports fan bases in North America who are invested in the Sounders as much for our commitment to making a positive impact in our communities as they are for winning the 2019 MLS Cup and 2022 CONCACAF Champions League on home soil. We exist to create special moments like these, where we enrich lives and unify our fans and city through soccer.

Through both digital and live experiences, the Sounders FC Marketing department curates club, fan, and cultural stories to build meaningful connections and serve as leaders invested in the progress of our Seattle community.

We are hiring a temporary Graphic Designer to support our Design team for a period of 6 months, working 25 hours a week. This role will be responsible for creating graphic and photo design assets for digital and print marketing needs across multiple channels including social media, web, paid media, advertising, collateral and more. The Graphic Designer must show adaptability to multiple project workstreams, while always maintaining visual brand standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conceptualizing and design marketing campaigns, social graphics, promotional elements, web & app graphics, print collateral and other initiatives under direction of the VP of Marketing.
• Ideate and execute content collaboratively with Design and Social Media teams.
• In collaboration with design counterparts, work with Marketing, Sales & Service, Corporate Partnerships, and Social Impact to ensure all design needs are met.
• Execute various tasks on matchdays, such as create graphics, update digital templates, build Instagram Stories content, and edit photography in real-time, both at Lumen Field or remotely.
• Work collaboratively to receive and apply feedback in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Manage assigned work in a timely manner within the Wrike project management system.
• Ensure design work is high-quality, accurate, and timely.
• Other duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant design experience, preferably in sports marketing
• Proficiency required in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, InDesign, etc.)
• Experience creating motion graphics, specifically in Adobe After Effects or Photoshop
• Experience with Wrike Project Management tool preferred
• Portfolio demonstrating a good eye for composition, creativity, color and legibility
• Experience in digital design with layout for email, web and social media graphics
• Experience in print design with layout for event signage, live-experience activations, etc.
• Ability to work in a faced paced environment with keen attention to detail on tight deadlines
• Well organized with ability to manage multiple projects
• Can implement unique designs within standard templates
• Produce high quality work without the oversight of a design manager
• Effective and respectful communicator that can receive and provide creative and constructive criticism in service of producing the best designs

REQUIRED MATERIALS: Please submit a design portfolio link in addition to resume.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This is a hybrid position working remotely from home and Seattle Sounders FC offices in Renton as well as required to attend home matches at Lumen Field and meetings in market as needed. 
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends when needed.
• Must reside within Washington state upon date of hire.
• Must be able to facilitate own local travel.
• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship.