LA Kings - Manager Graphic Design

Company Information
For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment. Annually, we host more than 160 million guests, promote more than 10,000 shows and present more than 22,000 events around the world. We are committed to innovation, artistry, and community, and leverage the power of our 300+ venues, leading sports franchises, marquee music brands, integrated entertainment districts, premier ticketing platform and global sponsorship activations, to create memorable moments that give the world reason to cheer.

Our business is interwoven with the human mind and heart, and we strive to build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects the artists, athletes, and fans that we host; reach beyond traditional boundaries to support the communities in which we operate; and minimize our impact on the environment by adopting sustainable practices throughout our business operations.

If you want to be challenged to up your game and make a difference, then join us in giving the world reason to cheer!

Job Summary

The Manager Graphic Design oversees the development and execution of creative design concepts across print and digital platforms for various departments within the LA Kings organization. This role partners closely with sales and marketing teams to bring campaigns and initiatives to life through compelling visual storytelling, including the creation of creative assets, digital content, and website experiences from concept through final execution.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Partner with internal designers and external agencies to concept, develop, and execute creative across digital, social, web, and print platforms. Create original design assets from provided materials or develop concepts from scratch as needed to support LA Kings business initiatives.
• Design and produce a wide range of marketing materials, including digital ads, social media graphics, email campaigns, websites, landing pages, banners, ticketing collateral, guidebooks, posters, and other branded assets. Collaborating cross-functionally with departments across the organization to ensure creative needs are met accurately, efficiently, and in alignment with brand standards and campaign objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and oversee graphic designers, freelancers, and external creative partners. Review and provide feedback on creative work to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to project specifications while maintaining deadlines.
• Serve as a key liaison between sales, marketing, digital and creative teams to develop integrated social, web, and email campaigns that drive audience engagement, brand awareness, and incremental traffic to LA Kings digital platforms.
• Manage creative intake, project prioritization, timelines, and resource allocation across departments to ensure efficient workflows, high-quality on-brand execution, and on-time delivery of all creative initiatives.
• Establish and manage creative workflows that effectively prioritize incoming requests across departments. Working with Project Manager to implement and maintain systems and processes to improve collaboration, visibility, and operational efficiency across the creative team.

SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

The Manager Graphic Design must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skill and abilities:

• Good project management skills with experience in project management tools (ex: Airtable, Asana).
• Strong knowledge of social media best practices and trends
• Independent self-starter, with strong knack to research new ideas
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and ability to learn required business systems.
• Familiarity with Social Media Analytics tools preferred (ex: Emplifi)
• Knowledge of sports industry preferred

QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Education:

• BA/BS Degree (4-year) Graphic Design, Communications, Marketing or related

Experience:

• 4-6 years related work experience
• 4-6 years experience in sports and/or entertainment, with a focus in digital media preferred.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization preferred.
• Experience in Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics or other web platforms preferred.

Payscale: $85,359 - $100,000

Bonus:This position is eligible for a bonus under the current bonus plan requirements.

BenefitsFull-time: We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: medical, dental and vision insurance, paid holidays, vacation and sick time, company paid basic life insurance, voluntary life insurance, parental leave, 401k Plan (with a current employer match of 3%), flexible spending and health savings account options, and wellness offerings.

AEG reserves the right to change or modify the employee's job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. AEG may require an employee to perform duties outside their normal description.

AEG's policy is to hire the most qualified applicants, and we comply with all applicable federal, state and local employment laws in making hiring and employee decisions. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, marital status, disability, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status recognized by applicable federal, state or local law.

Employer does not offer work visa sponsorship for this position.

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