Event Designer

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 people’s precious time and attention. Established in 2018, Elevate set out to help sports teams and leagues spark innovation and drive performance. In 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 world’s most ambitious businesses across these sectors. Elevate’s 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 300+ employees spans the globe within 20 locations worldwide. We value recruiting a diverse group of individuals to our team to bring new perspectives to our company and look forward to learning more about you in the recruitment process.

Who We Are

Elevate Creative – the creative arm of Elevate – designs branded environments that enhance the holistic fan experience. The studio creates comprehensive design solutions for the world’s most attended sporting venues and events–ranging from brand activation, signage systems, environmental graphics, and partner integration. Our role is to ensure the best product and experience for the audience–be that a student-athlete, a donor or corporate partner, a team or league, or of course the dedicated fans.

Who We’re Looking For

Are you passionate about bringing sport-specific projects to life through innovative design? As an Events Designer, you will play a pivotal role in every phase of our projects, from initial design development to seamless implementation. You will need to fully adopt the intricacies and underlying principles of our unique and all encompassing approach to project development. Your expertise in the realm of the built environment and various aspects of environmental design will be a valuable asset. You'll also bring a familiarity and interest with facets of the print production process and materials/fabrication techniques to the table. You'll work hand in hand with fellow designers, project managers and clients to drive projects from conception to completion.

In This Role, You Will

• Work collaboratively with the project team on a day-to-day basis from conceptual through implementation
• Create style guides and standards to be shared with third-party partners
• Develop programming strategies for messaging and signage elements within a graphic system
• Create holistic design solutions at various scales across multiple venues such as stadiums/arenas/hotels, building wraps, street banners, temporary signage, etc.
• Deliver production-ready artwork to specifications and standards set in design development.
  
  

About You

The qualifications listed below represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential functions of this position. To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design and/or a portfolio that reflects strong graphic abilities
• Experience with built environments/familiarity with Environmental/Experiential Graphic Design
• 2-5 years of professional experience
• Experience working with multiple project teams and clients
• Experience reading, interpreting, and working with architectural plans and construction documents
• Print Production experience: creating print-ready files, color selection and refinement, etc.
  
  

Skills

• Expertise in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
• Strong conceptual eye with an ability to evolve ideas / concepts and implement unique solutions into a graphic system
• Ability to take ownership of any phase of the design process
• Comfortable working in scale, familiarity with CAD tools
• Quickly generates ideas and concepts while clearly and concisely articulating thoughts to both internal teams and clients.
• Openness to receiving feedback and implementing in an effective/efficient manner
• The ability to work on multiple projects in multiple phases–working with the design team, project leadership team, as well as the ability to communicate with fabrication partners/printers as needed
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to support and lead projects throughout the entirety of the process
• Strong conceptual, typographic, visual communication and problem-solving skills
• Proactive, capable of both independent and collaborative work, and views teamwork as a vital asset
• Self-awareness, accountability, adaptability, and a high degree of emotional intelligence
• Knowledge of Fabrication methods and materials is a plus
  
  

Workplace & Benefits

• Full Time, Exempt
• Based in Salt Lake City, UT (in-person)
• Ability to travel as needed
• $50,000 - $70,000 base salary
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance + FSA, HSA, and more
• 401k Employer Match after meeting eligibility requirements
• 14 Paid Holidays
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid Parental Leave
  
  

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 [email protected].

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.

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 [email protected]

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.