Creative Automation & Production Specialist
Who are we:
A professional basketball team and state-of-the-art arena/entertainment venue that specializes in creating memorable experiences for each guest we interact with. Some of our favorite things are live sports, concerts, comedy shows, family shows, and most any other world-class event you can think of, and we’re looking for someone who shares the same interests. We live for the fast-paced world of sports & live entertainment, and as such, we work hard, run fast, execute flawlessly, and party it up when it all comes together. Lastly, we strive to deliver wonderful experiences that create lasting memories, and we prefer to surround ourselves with those who are the best at what they do.
Who are you:
An enthusiastic lover of sports, live entertainment, and people. You have true passion for engaging in meaningful interactions and creating memorable experiences for all guests. You strive to be helpful, engaging, and knowledgeable of all things Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena. You enjoy being a part of an exciting and dynamic group, and you’re committed to continuously enhancing the productivity and effectiveness of your team. Lastly, you enjoy working hard and celebrating hard, and you’d be shocked if guests weren’t positively impacted by their interactions with you.
Job Summary:
The Creative Automation & Production Specialist plays a critical role in scaling branded creative across the Atlanta Hawks, College Park Skyhawks, and State Farm Arena. This technology-forward design role supports the execution of high-impact marketing campaigns and brand initiatives by developing AI-assisted creative automation workflows that accelerate visual versioning, motion adaptation, and multi-format deployment.
Working in close collaboration with Brand and Design leadership, this role blends technical fluency with strong visual craft—translating creative direction into scalable design and motion systems that enable consistent, high-quality execution across digital, social, paid media, in-arena, and partnership platforms.
Marketing & Campaign Enablement
- Support the execution of marketing campaigns across the Hawks, Skyhawks, and State Farm Arena brands.
- Translate creative direction into scalable asset templates and AI-assisted production workflows that enable rapid creative execution.
- Ensure that AI-assisted outputs align with established brand standards, tone, and visual identity.
- Contribute to maintaining creative consistency across multiple brands within a unified organizational strategy.
Campaigns, Promotions & Branded Execution Support
- Assist in the scalable production of assets for major initiatives including season launches, jersey reveals, single-game promotions, membership campaigns, and paid media (digital advertising and out-of-home).
- Develop AI-driven automation systems that support high-volume social, digital, and motion graphics versioning.
- Adapt static creative into motion-ready assets for social, broadcast, and in-arena platforms.
- Support in-arena visual content production through scalable asset adaptation for LED displays, motion graphics systems, and presentation environments.
Global Partnerships & Co-Branded Creative
- Support versioning and adaptation of partner-facing creative assets across digital, presentation, and activation platforms.
- Develop AI-driven automation systems that allow rapid sponsor swaps, localization, and multi-format deployment while maintaining brand integrity.
- Ensure co-branded outputs align with Hawks Studios’ visual standards.
Social & Content Velocity
- Develop scalable templates and AI-assisted workflows that support high-volume social content production including announcements, milestones, and campaign drops.
- Increase speed-to-publish through AI-assisted resizing, adaptation, and motion enhancement.
- Balance cultural relevance with brand consistency.
Creative Technology & Automation
- Support creative leadership in identifying and implementing AI tools that streamline static and video versioning.
- Build repeatable automation systems for resizing, localization, format adaptation, and sponsor integration.
- Animate static creative into motion using AI-assisted and traditional motion design tools.
- Continuously evaluate emerging generative and automation platforms relevant to sports and entertainment media production.
Qualifications
- 2–5 years of experience in motion design, creative technology, or digital production.
- Heavy expertise in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
- Experience with AI-assisted creative tools and automation workflows.
- Strong understanding of brand systems and scalable design production.
- Strong collaboration skills across brand, design, and production teams.
- Ability to balance experimentation and innovation with brand discipline.
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.
If this opportunity looks exciting to you, please complete the application process. Go Hawks!