Seasonal Social Media Graphics Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Design daily graphics for Unrivaled's social media platforms, such as Instagram, X, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and new emerging platforms.

• Create planned and spontaneous content based on games, players, teams, league updates, cultural events, and breaking news.

• Develop platform-optimized graphics tailored for various social channels.

• Manage high-volume seasonal content while ensuring brand consistency and quality standards.

• Create reusable templates for quick game-related and breaking-news content.

• Produce game-day graphics that include matchups, viewing information, starting lineups, player statistics, scores, standings, records, milestones, achievements, quotes, schedules, and playoff or championship graphics.

• Assist in real-time graphics production during live games and significant league events.

• Transform basketball statistics and narratives into engaging social content.

• Collaborate with photography and video teams to swiftly generate assets for live events.

• Design graphics that highlight player personalities, achievements, and stories.

• Create unique creative pieces for Unrivaled clubs while upholding league identity.

• Support player announcements, roster updates, transactions, awards, milestones, birthdays, and other player-focused moments.

• Aid in the development of ongoing social franchises and visual series.

• Contribute to league marketing initiatives, ticket sales, promotions, merchandise, events, community outreach, and announcements.

• Adapt campaign creative into social-first executions while maintaining brand integrity.

• Produce sponsored social graphics and branded content, ensuring partner deliverables are met on time.

• Engage in creative brainstorming sessions and contribute insights on trends, formats, memes, visual styles, and social behaviors.

• Experiment with typography, photography, illustration, data visualization, motion, and other artistic techniques.

• Assist in evolving Unrivaled's social design language.

⛳️ Requirements

• Approximately 2–5 years of professional graphic design experience, ideally in sports, entertainment, media, culture, or a fast-paced consumer brand.

• A strong portfolio that showcases social-first graphic design capabilities.

• Excellent grasp of typography, composition, hierarchy, color theory, photography, and visual storytelling.

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

• Familiarity with After Effects, Premiere Pro, Figma, or other motion/design tools is advantageous.

• Ability to work efficiently and deliver high-quality creative output under tight deadlines.

• A solid understanding of how creative content performs differently across various social platforms.

• Comfort working with sports photography and creating graphics for live events.

• Strong attention to detail, especially regarding player names, statistics, scores, sponsor requirements, and brand guidelines.

• Knowledge of basketball and women's sports is highly preferred.

• Ability to accept feedback, make quick adjustments, and collaborate with multiple departments.

• Comfortable in an environment where priorities may shift rapidly.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Dynamic and inclusive work environment.