80Twenty is a boutique marketing recruitment agency that connects high-growth companies with exceptional candidates.
Graphic Designer – Contract (Sports & Entertainment) | Immediate Start Through End of Year
We're partnering with an exciting professional sports and entertainment organization to find a Graphic Designer for a contract role through the end of the year (3 months), with real room for exposure and growth. With a Senior team member moving into a new role in a new location, the team is looking to fill the gap while also supporting the designers already in place. This is a contract hire to help make that transition smooth, with the opportunity to continue on or take on more freelance projects going forward. Reporting to the CMO in a highly collaborative, friendly, and lean and dynamic team, you'll:
What You'll Do
- Create content for sporting event announcements and team/league communications
- Design creative for the organization's stadium - a major venue that hosts big events year-round
- Support the corporate partnerships team with sponsor-facing creative
- Own and build out templates for a specific brand - not just editing existing files, but improving how the templates themselves work
- Dig into the project portal to identify and take on smaller, self-contained projects
- Collaborate closely with the design team to keep work consistent across channels
- Stay aware of design trends, typography, and the broader creative landscape
What We're Looking For
- Genuine curiosity about the work itself - no need to be a sports fan, just excited to solve creative problems
- A portfolio that shows range across illustrative design, typography, print, and digital
- Comfort in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign), Figma, and Keynote
- A self-starter who asks good questions, thinks like a problem-solver, and can work somewhat independently once ramped up
- Someone with a high ceiling: a great collaborator who's eager to grow, whether more junior and hungry or more experienced and able to hit the ground running
- 2+ years of graphic design experience; a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or a related field is a plus but not required with the right portfolio
Logistics
- Onsite 4 days/week (Monday–Thursday) in downtown Chicago, with some flexibility for scheduling needs - or fully remote for more experienced candidates, with freelance/remote setups able to flex to one day/week onsite
- Contract through the end of the year, with potential to extend or convert based on how things go
- Ready to start ASAP
Sound like a fit? Reach out to learn more or send your resume and portfolio our way with your expected rate.
