Senior Graphic Designer

Your files become physical objects in front of an audience. That is a different job from designing for a screen.

Our client works at the intersection of live events, branding and experiential delivery, producing branding and signage, custom fabrication and on-site event execution for major properties in sports and entertainment. The work is physical and it is dated: artwork becomes a printed object on a wall, a stage or a concourse, and it either arrives right or it arrives wrong in front of an audience.

This is a production design seat, not a screen design seat. You take creative from concept through to production-ready artwork for small- and large-format branding and signage, you build 2D elements and textures for the render team to place into 3D layouts, and you prepare, correct and troubleshoot files so they meet real print specifications: bleeds, colour profiles, resolution at scale, print marks, cut paths.

You will also build templates for fabricated builds, pull dimensions out of SketchUp, Fusion or CAD drawings, and give and take creative direction across project managers, account teams, producers and other designers. If you have spent your career designing for screens, this will be a harder job than it looks. If you have sent files to a large-format printer and had them come back, you already know exactly what this role is.

Key Responsibilities

Graphic Design and Event Branding

• Create graphic design concepts and individual components for events and projects, including small- and large-format branding and signage
• Create 2D elements, designs and textures for the design team to incorporate into 3D renderings and space layouts
• Create high-quality designs while adhering to the brand objectives and guidelines provided by clients
• Develop original creative concepts for well-established brands when requested Production Artwork and Prepress
• Set up files for print production according to established processes and standards, including required print marks and bleed lines
• Review and correct customer-provided artwork for errors related to fonts, images, resolution, colour profiles and production readiness
• Prepare, adjust and troubleshoot artwork so files meet technical print-production specifications

Templates and Technical Design Support

• Create templates for assets and fabricated builds that are provided to clients for artwork development
• Measure fabricated elements or physical assets to create accurate design templates
• Interpret and pull dimensions from 3D programs such as SketchUp or Fusion, as well as from CAD drawings

Project and Team Collaboration

• Work closely with project managers to create custom mockups and designs based on client requests and specifications
• Collaborate with account teams, producers, project managers, designers and production teams to keep output high-quality and efficient
• Provide creative direction and feedback to project managers, clients and other graphic designers as appropriate
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously with overlapping due dates

Sales and Marketing Design Support

• Create templates and design elements for client business proposals and marketing materials
• Complete full proposal layouts when requested