ABOUT ELEVATE:
Elevate is a best-in-class sports and entertainment consulting firm, providing proven, innovative solutions to organizations across the international sports and entertainment landscape. Elevate provides thoughtful insights that empower sports teams, leagues, brands, venues, events and properties with comprehensive, revenue-driving solutions. Elevate’s unparalleled combination of agency and operating experience, along with proprietary products and solutions, maximizes efficiencies in Partnership Sales and Consulting; Hospitality Sales and Strategy; Brand Representation; Experiential Design; Feasibility and Revenue Consultation for New and Renovated Venues; Consumer Insights, Research, Strategy and Analytics; and more. Elevate boasts an active client roster of over 175 sports teams, brands, venues, events and properties from among the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, NWSL, professional US and international football, professional tennis, MMA, motorsports and horse racing, college athletics and more. For more information, follow Elevate on Twitter (@ElevateSV) and LinkedIn.
PARTNERSHIPS CREATIVE LEAD – OVERVIEW:
The Partnerships Creative Lead will support our team by crafting compelling stories using creative and innovative design to support the sale of Sponsorship jewel assets (Naming Rights, Founding Partners, Jersey Patches, etc.) and Partnership Consulting work. In this role, you will be responsible for helping bring these opportunities to life via customized presentation design and supporting storytelling solutions that utilize data and research metrics. You will be an integral member in the storyboarding process and activation platform brainstorms, allowing you to create persuasive and effective visual communication. Through sound design principles and innovative strategies, you will transform complex data points and text-heavy information into compelling and memorable visual presentations that create maximum impact.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Develop customized creative materials designed to bring our clients and various sales opportunities to life. Materials may include sales presentations, teaser one sheets, client communication templates, storyboards, client recaps, etc.
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Ability to create, edit, and annotate graphic designs, multimedia files, charts, and graphs into immersive storytelling formats
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Collaborate on the development of partnership activation planning, copywriting, and storytelling
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Actively participate in storyboard development and ideation sessions
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Transform wireframe/whitespace storytelling documents into visually compelling sales materials
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Maintain client identity and ensure consistency across a variety of mediums to deliver presentations that help close deals
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Assist in performing quality assurance to ensure all materials are void of spelling and other grammatical errors
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Handle schedule of inbound design requests and assignments from Partnerships with different priorities
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Stay educated and abreast of Sponsorship Industry news and trends
QUALIFICATIONS:
The qualifications listed below represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential functions of this position. To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
A. Education and/or Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in design-related field and/or 3-5 years of professional experience in a graphics related field or freelance capacity
B. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
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Understanding of sports partnerships landscape
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PowerPoint/Google Slides/Keynote advanced knowledge
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Adobe Creative Suite advanced knowledge
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Ability to express ideas graphically
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Quality driven mindset with strong attention to detail
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Ability to prioritize multiple stakeholders and projects in a fast-paced environment to ensure efficiency while adhering to strict deadlines
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Collaborative mindset to solving challenges, willing to learn and share knowledge with peers
C. Position and Benefit Details
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Full Time, Exempt
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Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance + FSA, HSA, and more
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401k Employer Match after meeting eligibility requirements
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14 Paid Holidays
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Unlimited PTO
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Paid Parental Leave
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Compensation - $80,000 - $100,000
WORKING CONDITIONS
Travel Requirements
Physical Demands
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Extensive work in front of a screen
Work Environment
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Remote, Charlotte, New York, Nashville or Salt Lake City
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Must be available to work a flexible schedule across time zones which may include nights, early mornings, weekends and holidays as needed
This position is open to all qualified candidates. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability in connection with the application process, you may contact us at HR@elevatesv.com.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/veterans/disabled/ LGBT employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.