The Pirates Why
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a storied franchise in Major League Baseball who are reinventing themselves on every level. Boldly and relentlessly pursuing excellence by:
- purposefully developing a player and people-centered culture;
- deeply connecting with our fans, partners, and colleagues;
- passionately creating lifetime memories for generations of families and friends; and
- meaningfully impacting our communities and the game of baseball.
At the Pirates, we believe in the power of a diverse workforce and strive to create an inclusive culture centered in Passion, Innovation, Respect, Accountability, Teamwork, Empathy, and Service.
Job Summary:
This Senior Graphic Design position is an upper-level working role, working in a team approach with other Designers, Interns, and the Art Director on a variety of projects and assignments. Assignments primarily come from the Art Director and the Creative Project Manager. The ideal candidate is a proactive individual, with well-developed critical thinking skills who can process, react to, and solve problems in a timely manner as they arise.
Why You?
You are a rare breed who enjoys telling the story and narrative of a brand via beautiful, well thought out and strategized design. You gain satisfaction in finding the perfect solution for various projects. You take pride in communicating your vision cross-departmentally while still being an integral leader of the Pirates brand. When not creating a beautiful design, you are excited to actively work with the design team to help with branding and conceptual thinking for other platforms and mediums.
Responsibilities:
Primary:
- Understand the Pirates brand, voice, and audience to produce visuals that inspire our brand story while also building authentic relationships
- Design print, outdoor and web ads for various marketing initiatives; also participate in integration of concepts into television and web commercials.
- Conceptualize, plan, and execute designs for logos, tickets, brochures, direct mail, invitations, signage, and other collateral pieces for sales departments, while meeting deadlines.
- In coordination with others in the design group, design, and layout pages of Pirates publications, including but not limited to Media Guide, Yearbook, and First Pitch Magazine.
- Participate in brainstorming sessions with creative team in order to establish a cohesive advertising campaign each season.
- Keeping in mind the priorities of individual departments, establish and adhere to a defined and realistic delivery schedule related to the department's goals and the goals of the organization as a whole.
- Ensure that all creative design solutions meet the standards defined in the Pirates' brand style guide.
- Effectively communicate design rationale and concepts to department leadership.
- Work closely with outside agencies, contractors, printers, and other vendors as required, advising and policing Pirates branding & logo usage.
- Maintain an up-to-date library of all art elements, including team marks/logos, and photos.
- Stay informed on developments and trends in visual arts, graphic design, and software.
- Other duties as assigned by Marketing Department Leadership.
Secondary:
- Facilitate photo shoots, both with team photographer and within the department when appropriate
- Ability to work some Gamedays throughout the season.
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