Eleven Sports Media
Graphic Designer
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- Eleven Sports Media
At Eleven Sports Media, we connect local businesses with some of the biggest names in sport through innovative, community-focused partnerships. Using our technology, creativity and sports expertise, we help brands grow by creating engaging digital content and memorable fan experiences.
Our partnerships span the Premier League, EFL and major European football, alongside the NBA, MLS and NFL, with our work appearing in some of the world's most iconic sporting venues.
We're looking for a talented Graphic Designer to join our growing Creative team.
This role is ideal for someone with a passion for creating high-quality artwork and digital content that will be seen by millions of sports fans. While artwork creation will form the core of the role, you'll also have the opportunity to develop your skills across motion graphics and basic video editing, working on a wide variety of creative projects for globally recognised sports clubs and partners.
Working alongside our Design Studio team and collaborating with colleagues across Partnership Success, Social and Marketing, you'll help bring sports partnerships to life by creating engaging visual content across stadium screens, social media, marketing campaigns and digital activations. You'll join a collaborative team of designers where you'll have the opportunity to learn, contribute ideas and continue developing your skills.
Your work won't just live online—it will be showcased on some of the world's biggest sporting stages, reaching millions of fans across football, basketball, American football and more.
Why Eleven?
- Create work seen by millions of fans across some of the world's biggest sporting venues.
- Collaborate with globally recognised sports teams, leagues and partners.
- Join a supportive, collaborative creative team where your ideas are valued.
- Work on a wide variety of creative projects across digital, social, print and stadium environments.
- Be trusted to take ownership of projects from concept through to delivery.
- Develop your skills with genuine opportunities for progression as part of a fast-growing business investing in creativity.
What You'll Do
- Create high-quality artwork for stadium digital signage, social media, partnership campaigns, presentations and other marketing materials.
- Produce engaging digital signage content, including static graphics, simple animations, motion graphics and video loops that bring our partners' brands to life.
- Take ownership of artwork projects from initial brief through to final delivery, ensuring all assets are delivered accurately, creatively and on time.
- Adapt artwork across multiple formats, resolutions and aspect ratios for stadium screens, social media, digital marketing and print.
- Maintain brand consistency across both club and partner branding while finding creative ways to make designs stand out.
- Collaborate with the Partnership Success, Social and Creative teams to interpret briefs, gather assets and manage artwork approvals.
- Prepare artwork for digital and print production, ensuring files are accurate and production-ready.
- Ensure all artwork is produced to the highest standard, carrying out thorough quality checks before delivery to ensure accuracy across copy, branding, layouts and technical specifications.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while consistently delivering high-quality work to tight deadlines.
- Manage and update production files for assigned clubs and partners, ensuring assets are organised and ready ahead of matchday deadlines.
- Assist with basic video editing tasks, including resizing, versioning, simple edits and exporting content for different platforms. Full training and support will be provided where required.
- Support the wider Creative team with motion graphics and animation projects when required.
- Help develop and maintain internal templates, design systems and creative asset libraries.
- Stay up to date with design trends, sports marketing, emerging creative technologies and AI-assisted design tools.
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What Success Looks Like
- Deliver consistently high-quality creative that exceeds client expectations.
- Produce artwork that is accurate, polished and ready for production every time.
- Build strong working relationships across Creative, Partnership Success and Social teams.
- Successfully manage multiple deadlines without compromising quality.
- Bring fresh ideas and creative thinking to campaigns and partnership activations.
- Contribute to raising the overall creative standard across the business.
What We're Looking For
- Around 2–4 years' experience in a Graphic Design, Artwork or Creative Design role, ideally within an agency, sports or fast-paced marketing environment.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating excellent artwork, typography, layout and attention to detail.
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
- Experience using After Effects to create simple animations or motion graphics would be advantageous.
- Basic experience using Adobe Premiere Pro for video editing would be beneficial, but not essential. Training and support will be provided for the right candidate.
- A strong understanding of branding and the ability to apply brand guidelines consistently across a wide range of assets.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Exceptional attention to detail with pride in producing polished, accurate artwork.
- Strong communication skills and confidence collaborating with colleagues across different teams.
- Comfortable receiving feedback and applying it positively to improve creative work.
- Proactive, organised and eager to learn new skills.
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Desirable
- Experience designing artwork for large-format digital displays or digital signage.
- Basic motion graphics or animation skills.
- Knowledge of AI-assisted creative tools such as Adobe Firefly or Photoshop Generative Fill.
What You'll Need
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- A positive, collaborative attitude.
- A keen eye for detail and pride in delivering artwork that is accurate, consistent and of the highest creative standard.
- The ability to think creatively while balancing commercial objectives.
- A willingness to take ownership of your work and continually develop your skills.
- Manchester-based, with flexibility to travel to our Blackpool office when required.
What's On Offer?
- Agile working – make the most of your day.
- A brilliant work environment in the heart of Ancoats.
- Employee Bonus Scheme.
- 31 days holiday (including bank holidays).
- Access to sporting events and team socials.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Pension Scheme.
- Gym membership.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- The opportunity to work on campaigns for some of the biggest names in global sport.
Ready to Join Us?
If you're a passionate designer who takes pride in producing exceptional artwork and wants to see your work showcased in some of the world's most iconic sporting venues, we'd love to hear from you.
Please send us your CV along with a portfolio showcasing your best creative work.
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