Senior Designer, Events

Salt Lake, UT - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 70000 - 85000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ABOUT ELEVATE:

Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting sales strategy data-driven insights and talent optimization Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for peoples precious time and attention. Established in 2018 Elevate set out to help sports teams and leagues spark innovation and drive the years since the world of sports has transformed today standing at the convergence of media entertainment and consumer brands with Elevate supporting some of the worlds most ambitious businesses across these sectors. Elevates proprietary technology data sources and software products combined with our thoughtful insights and people-centric approach give clients a 360-degree view of their customers underpinning intelligent decision-making on marketing spend growth strategy and more.

Our team of 400 employees spans the globe with in 20 locations worldwide. We value recruiting diverse individuals to our team to bring new perspectives to our company and look forward to learning more about you in the recruitment process. To learn more and see what weve been up to follow Elevate on X LinkedIn and Instagram.

WHO WE ARE:

Elevate Creative the creative arm of Elevate designs branded environments that enhance the holistic fan experience. Our role is to ensure the best product and experience for the audiencebe that a student-athlete a donor or corporate partner a team or league or of course the dedicated fans.

The Events team specializes in branding signage and decor/dressing for large-scale sporting events and fan experiences. The team creates comprehensive temporary design solutions for the worlds most attended sporting events including brand activation signage systems environmental graphics and partner integration.

WHO WERE LOOKING FOR:

Elevate Creative is seeking a Senior Designer Events to lead and support the creative development of large-scale branding and signage for some of the worlds most visible sporting events (like MLB All-Star Game NHL Winter Classic College Football Playoff National Championship FIFA World Cup). In this role you will take ownership of event-wide graphic systems from concept through production and onsite implementation ensuring that every element aligns with the clients brand and the realities of the venue.

You are fluent in designing for the temporary built environment with experience creating and adapting graphics systems building wraps fan-facing graphics partner activations and wayfinding systems. You understand how design decisions translate into print fabrication and installation solutions and you can work seamlessly with project managers and vendors to bring creative visions to life on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate is highly organized thrives in a fast-paced fixed-deadline environment and can balance big-picture creative direction with production-level precision. You are confident presenting work to clients mentoring more junior designers and making informed decisions when conditions change onsite.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

Working under guidance of the Design Director and Creative Director execute the creative development of event-wide graphic systems including signage wayfinding partner activations and environmental branding.

Translate brand guidelines into large-format design solutions for temporary environments such as stadiums arenas fan zones hotels and public spaces.

Create scalable design assets for a variety of applications vinyl wraps mesh scrim building wraps barricade graphics banners and directional signage.

Prepare accurate production-ready files for large-format printing ensuring color consistency resolution quality and material compatibility.

Collaborate closely with project managers and vendors to confirm design feasibility troubleshoot production issues and meet event deadlines.

Conduct site visits and participate in onsite installation oversight where applicable to ensure creative intent is maintained in the final execution.

Mentor junior designers providing feedback and guidance to elevate design quality across the team.

Manage multiple concurrent projects in varying phases while maintaining attention to detail and adherence to brand standards.

Present concepts and final designs to clients articulating the rationale behind creative decisions and incorporating feedback effectively.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EXPERIENCE:

Bachelors degree in Graphic Design or equivalent professional experience with a portfolio that demonstrates strong graphic design abilities and large-scale event branding work.

57 years of professional experience in branding event and/or experiential graphic design environmental graphics or related fields.

Experience with built environments and a strong understanding of environmental/experiential graphic design principles.

Proven ability to work with multiple project teams and clients managing design deliverables across concurrent projects.

Expert in Adobe Creative Suite Illustrator InDesign Photoshop with advanced skills in creating accurate print-ready files for large-format production.

Skilled in color selection refinement and proof review to ensure color accuracy image resolution and material compatibility.

Experienced in reading interpreting and working with architectural plans construction documents and site maps to inform design decisions and ensure installation feasibility.

Deep understanding of fabrication methods substrates and installation techniques for temporary environments.

Strong conceptual thinker with the ability to evolve creative direction into cohesive graphic systems across multiple venues and applications (e.g. vinyl wraps mesh scrim banners building wraps partner activations).

Comfortable conducting site visits and providing onsite creative oversight during event installation and breakdown.

Experienced collaborating directly with project managers and production and installation vendor resources to balance creative vision with real world constraints including budget and technical feasibility.

Experience mentoring or guiding junior designers is a plus.

Familiarity with project management tools (e.g. Airtable FileMaker) is a plus.

SKILLS:

Creative Direction & Concept Development Strong conceptual eye with the ability to evolve ideas into unique cohesive graphic systems for large-scale temporary environments; skilled in typography visual communication and problem-solving.

Technical Design Expertise Expert in Adobe Illustrator InDesign and Photoshop; comfortable working in scale and familiar with CAD tools to translate designs accurately to physical spaces.

Production & Fabrication Knowledge Knowledgeable in fabrication methods substrates and materials for event signage; skilled in preparing print-ready files color selection refinement and proof review for large-format graphics.

Ownership of the Design Process Able to lead or take ownership of any phase of the design process from initial concept through production and onsite implementation.

Idea Generation & Presentation Quickly generates design concepts and clearly articulates rationale to internal teams clients and fabrication partners.

Feedback Integration Open to receiving feedback and implementing changes efficiently while maintaining creative integrity.

Multi-Project Management Skilled at managing multiple projects in varying phases collaborating with design teams project leadership and external vendors to meet fixed event deadlines.

Collaboration & Communication Excellent communication skills; able to support and lead projects throughout their entirety working effectively with cross-functional teams.

Professional Attributes Proactive adaptable and capable of both independent and collaborative work; demonstrates self-awareness accountability and a high degree of emotional intelligence.

WORKPLACE & BENEFITS:

$70000-$85000 annual salary

Full Time Exempt

Based in Salt Lake City UT (in-person role).

Ability to travel as needed up to 15% of the time including during event preparation installation and breakdown periods that may occur outside standard business hours.

Onsite work may involve extended periods of walking standing and navigating large event venues to review and oversee graphic installations.

Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. and assist with moving event materials graphics or signage when necessary.

Comfortable working in varied environments including outdoor or partially constructed spaces during installation.

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and the range may be modified in the future. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Salt Lake City UT. An employees pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but limited to relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance shift travel requirements sales or revenue-based metrics any collective bargaining agreements and business or organizational needs.

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 emailprotected

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 based on 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.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

ABOUT ELEVATE:Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting sales strategy data-driven insights and talent optimization Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for pe...