We are looking for a creative professional to join our Brand Marketing team. You must excel at coming up with big ideas and bring them to life with engaging visuals. As a graphic designer for Houston Dynamo FC, you'll take charge concepting & executing brand materials and campaigns for use across all touch points of the brand, including on matchday, off the pitch, social channels, and more.
The design team supports artwork, animation, and design needs for a wide variety of campaigns across all departments, using central brands and visual themes that help Houston Dynamo FC connect with our fans. You will collaborate with other members of the creative team to create both digital & printed assets for use throughout the season & offseason. Your portfolio should show capability within multiple design disciplines as well as varying visual directions.
As a team designer, you will be responsible for layout, design and production on multiple projects, applying your individual talent and collaborating with other designers and editors to craft phenomenal end results that may be seen across the league. This job has variety, and you will work with other fun and hardworking designers as we tell the story of our brand.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Contribute to the marketing team’s overall strategy and success in both team and cross-department meetings
Assist with actively managing the Houston Dynamo FC’s brand in all design applications and development of additional campaign marks and creative concepts
Manage a variety of design projects from creative brief to finished output
Assist with the development and buildout of assets for advertising and marketing campaigns
Create visual identities for Houston Dynamo FC campaigns, events, and programs
Maintain brand integrity across all Club touch points
Provide art direction for contracted designers, photographers, agencies, and vendors
Prepare images for digital and print through color correction and photo retouching
Create real-time graphics for coverage on match days
Creatively help solve business problems for a variety of stakeholders
Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
Dependable transportation to the downtown Houston area
Flexible work schedule, including holidays and weekends
SKILLS, ABILITIES & OTHER ATTRIBUTES:
Excellent design sense, strong conceptual ability, cutting edge design skills and creativity
Understanding of photography and an eye for photos that will convey necessary messages for design goals
Ability to multi-task and meet aggressive deadlines
High level of interest, involvement and enthusiasm
Excellent communication skills required, and grammatical, spelling, proofreading abilities are preferred
Willingness to work both individually and in a team environment, and ability to take design direction and criticism is a must