The Glacier Range Riders are looking to hire a full-time Graphic Designer. In this role, you will support a professional baseball team and a state-of-the-art stadium facility in the promotion of games, events, and amenities through high-quality branding of digital and physical products.
This is a true one-person creative department on a lean staff: you must be able to take any project from concept to delivery with minimal oversight, write sharp on-brand copy, and expertly handle both digital and print/large-format production.
This is a full-time position with game-day responsibilities; attendance at all 48 home games between May and September is required.
This is not a remote position. The location of this position is at 25 McDermott Lane, Kalispell, Montana. Some travel may be required.
Please provide a link to your online portfolio or website demonstrating examples of your design work.
Primary responsibilities for this role will include:
- Branding: Enforce consistent brand standards (logo, typography, color, voice, quality) across all graphics, signage, templates, and visual materials for the team and venue.
- Creative Services: Design and deliver print/digital advertising, event assets, stadium signage, wayfinding, digital display content, email/SMS graphics, menus, promotions, and branded templates while maintaining all stationery and brand guidelines.
- Digital Platforms: Keep team/venue websites, ticketing, and merchandise platforms current with fresh promotions, events, graphics, maps, seating charts, photos, and video.
- Social Media: Co-manage the content calendar; plan, create, and schedule/publish posts, videos, and campaigns. Primary owner of all branded visual graphics and templates.
- Sales Support: Create master and customized sales decks, proposals, mockups, and partnership fulfillment assets.
- Stadium Branding: Design and oversee all venue branding elements, including large-format signage, permanent and temporary wayfinding, concourse graphics, videoboard content, concession menus, and digital displays; support audio elements as needed.
- Photography & Videography: Script, shoot, edit, and archive high-quality photos and videos promoting the team, venue, events, partnerships, and amenities.
- Asset Management: Organize, archive, and maintain all creative files for easy access by the entire staff.
- Vendor Coordination: Coordinate with external printers, vendors, and production partners to meet deadlines and specifications on projects efficiently.
Qualifications:
- Expert knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop. Ability to edit and produce videos in Premiere. After Effects experience is desirable.
- Strong graphic design skills including branding, typography, styles and layout techniques, and understanding of color usage.
- High attention to details, accuracy, and quality in all areas, from spelling and grammar to dates.
- Ability to customize motion graphics templates to create branded video content.
- Ability to design to vendor specifications; must be able to communicate effectively on color process, print finish, paper weight, cutting, folding instructions, etc. to achieve desired product.
- Strong ability to write original content and edit copy.
- Experience creating engaging content to grow audiences on social media for businesses.
- Experience editing websites such as uploading and switching out photos, changing copy, and creating blog posts.
- Must be organized and able to multitask, prioritize, and meet timelines for many projects at a time.
- Experience using project management software (such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, Asana) to organize work and collaborate with a team is preferred.
- Great verbal and written communication skills. Must facilitate collaboration and incorporate feedback from many stakeholders while ensuring final project aligns with organizational goals.
- Passion and interest in sports and hospitality; stays current on creative trends in sports, music, entertainment, and lifestyle.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
