Digital Graphic Designer

The Graphic Designer is responsible for making and designing creative solutions, creating images and templates to support the League's digital content group (news desk, social desk, digital shows, video features, email, etc.), and providing a special emphasis on matchday content and content promotions as part of the Digital Design Group.

Candidate should have demonstrated understanding of digital design best practices, layout, and typography. The position requires a person to be highly attentive to details, organized, and comfortable working under a deadline.

Responsibilities

• Gathering design requirements, coordinating design projects by contributing to project planning, and supporting alignment of promotional assets across League owned platforms.
• Collaborate with the Director, Content and User Experience as the primary designer on three core areas in the Digital Content Group including:
• News and matchday content
• Content promotions on league site and app; and 
• Content distributed to league partners
• Lead image project management tasks (such as managing status in project plans and creating task lists for image projects), as well as programming images in our CMS and managing schedules for when to publish key content promotion.
• Creating images for social media and e-mail platforms.
• Assisting with graphics and designs for MLS studio shows.
• Lead design meetings when assigned by the Director.
• Additional design responsibilities as assigned and based on new league initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of experience in digital graphic design
• Ability to work under short, news cycle, driven timelines
• Knowledge and understanding of design concepts and techniques, as well as working within a brand system and style guides
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
• High-level of commitment to a quality work product and organizational ethics, integrity and compliance
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, team environment
• Superior organization and attention to detail, with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills: effective communicator, both written and verbal with other departments and stakeholders
• Ability to travel and to work non-traditional hours, including evenings, weekends, and holiday
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

 Desired Skills

• Knowledge of the sport of soccer
• Bilingual preferred (English, Spanish and/or French)