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OCVIBE

Senior Graphic Designer, SDG

OCVIBE, San Diego, CA


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Mission: To enrich the lives in our community through shared experiences, welcoming spaces, and responsible actions.

Vision: We will be the social and entertainment center of Orange County - a place where the cultural kaleidoscope of the region converges and connects. Our vibrant, rich collection of experiences will celebrate the diversity of our community.

Values: Be Safe | Do the Right Thing | Be Generous | Include Everyone | Make it Easy | Be Bold

Job Title:
Senior Graphic Designer, SDG

Pay Details:
The annual base salary range for this position in California is $72,000 to $90,000 per year. The starting pay for the successful candidate depends on various job-related factors, including but not limited to the candidate's geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, education/training, internal value, peer equity, external market demands, and organizational considerations.

The Senior Graphic Designer is a full-time position in the Marketing Department supporting the internal needs at the San Diego Gulls. The Senior Graphic Designer creates bold and functional designs and creative work that support a variety of initiatives across the San Diego Gulls creative needs.

Responsibilities
  • Concept and develop creative materials for the San Diego Gulls
  • Conceive and design projects including but not limited to logos, billboards, season tickets, online graphics, flyers, posters, monthly and quarterly newsletters, presentations decks, social media templates, website graphics, and other graphic deliverables
  • Lead the development of high-impact visual concepts and design strategies for multi-channel campaigns, utilizing a deep understanding of branding, market trends, and audience behavior to produce innovative and cohesive design solutions
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to conceptualize and execute visually compelling projects, including brand identity systems, and interactive media, while driving the creative vision from ideation to final execution
  • Ensure that brand consistency is applied to all collateral and creative materials to maintain brand integrity and standards
  • Participate in kick-offs, creative reviews, and other stakeholder meetings to ensure business goals are understood and met from a creative standpoint
  • Help with project prioritization to ensure deadlines are met
  • Help generate comps and layouts to help with the approvals process
  • Work with all departments in the creation of their materials and other collateral
  • Design all creative elements for the hockey season including but not limited to videoboard graphics, social media ads, specialty jerseys and pucks, giveaway items etc.
  • Maintain backup archive of all creative for San Diego Gulls stored in an orderly fashion to be easily accessed
  • Deliver and present work to key stakeholders
  • Perform other duties and projects as assigned


Skills
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 5-7 years of related work experience
  • Sports experience a plus, although not necessary
  • Excellent Verbal and written communication skills
  • Relentless attention to detail and craft
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Expert level proficiency within a Mac environment for Adobe Creative Suite, both web and print design (Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign)
  • Strong graphic design skills, firm understanding of production standards for print ready materials and artwork setup
  • Strong creative and conceptual skills, ability to graphically execute projects from start to finish
  • Strong cross-channel experience including print, environmental, digital, social, broadcast, and merchandising
  • Able to keep up with industry trends
  • Able to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment with multiple teams and "clients"
  • Able to multitask effectively in a fast-paced environment while keeping projects on track - meeting deadlines and business goals


Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Education - Bachelor's Degree

Experience Required - 5+

This position is on-site.

Company:
San Diego Gulls Hockey Club, LLC

Our Commitment:

We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and team members without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws. We are firm believers that diversity and inclusion among our team members are critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Thanks for your interest in becoming part of ocV!BE!