Job title: Graphic Designer
Department: Commercial
Manager: Sales & Marketing Director
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week including all home fixtures
Salary: £DOE
Born in Manchester and proud of our roots, Sale Sharks is the only Premiership Rugby Union team in the North-West, playing top-flight rugby in the Gallagher Premiership and European Champions Cup, with an emerging Women’s team competing in the The PWR. Our club philosophy is to be a better person, our Shark blood of Togetherness, Fearlessness, Pride, Passion and Humility running through the club make us who we are. A family woven together by the Fabric of the North.
Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
Graphic design for all static and motion designs for club social media accounts, mailers and the website, plus design and production for all print-ready creative for Club material spanning Men’s, Women’s, Academy and Club (brand):
- Creative direction and promotional graphics for all brand campaigns, ticketing campaigns and seasonal kit launches
- Design of all fixture and match launch promotions and for all player announcements; new signings, player milestones, leaving players, international duties
- Responsibility for all matchday promotional material; fixture updates, ticket promotions, team news & gameday graphics, individual player scoring graphics, half time/full time score update templates, big screen slides, ‘What’s On’ graphics, teamsheets, travel info graphics, Ticketmaster graphics, Macron retail graphics
- Responsibility for the match day digital programme; project lead on collating all content to compile into the match day programme; includes upload and adding links using Issu, and promotional graphics
- Pre-season Media Day support across player headshots / GIFs creation and BTS content
- Design lead for the website and CRM, creation of website graphics / GIFs and mailer graphics
- Graphics for core Club programmes and departments; Mission Sharks, 100 Club, Academy, Foundation, Rugby side Infographics/Templates, Sale Sharks Supporters Club, marketing, events, hospitality
- Sponsorship graphics support including pitch decks, internal/external reports and sponsorship rights delivery creative
- Seasonal brand identity re-fresh and seasonal design templates for Sale Sharks Mens, Women’s, Academy, Foundation
- Ticket designs across domestic and European ticket stocks, season cards, digital ticket images, print at home ticket designs
- Internal stationary; Word/PPT Templates, Letterheads, Business Cards and Carrington Training Centre signage and branding assets
Qualifications & Experience:
Essential
- 5 years’ experience either within an agency team, an elite sports club or within a brand environment
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom)
- Motion graphics
- Capcut knowledge
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (With an emphasis on Powerpoint).
- Excellent organisational skills
- High attention to detail
- Ability to build strong relationships
Desirable
- Adobe After Effects/Premier Pro
- Videography skills
- Photography skills
The closing date for this job is the 18th August 2023.
Please email CV’s to claire.butters@salesharks.com
