Graphic Designer

80Twenty is a boutique marketing recruitment agency that connects high-growth companies with exceptional candidates.

Graphic Designer – Contract (Sports & Entertainment) | Immediate Start Through End of Year

We're partnering with an exciting professional sports and entertainment organization to find a Graphic Designer for a contract role through the end of the year (3 months), with real room for exposure and growth. With a Senior team member moving into a new role in a new location, the team is looking to fill the gap while also supporting the designers already in place. This is a contract hire to help make that transition smooth, with the opportunity to continue on or take on more freelance projects going forward. Reporting to the CMO in a highly collaborative, friendly, and lean and dynamic team, you'll:

What You'll Do

• Create content for sporting event announcements and team/league communications
• Design creative for the organization's stadium - a major venue that hosts big events year-round
• Support the corporate partnerships team with sponsor-facing creative
• Own and build out templates for a specific brand - not just editing existing files, but improving how the templates themselves work
• Dig into the project portal to identify and take on smaller, self-contained projects
• Collaborate closely with the design team to keep work consistent across channels
• Stay aware of design trends, typography, and the broader creative landscape

What We're Looking For

• Genuine curiosity about the work itself - no need to be a sports fan, just excited to solve creative problems
• A portfolio that shows range across illustrative design, typography, print, and digital
• Comfort in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign), Figma, and Keynote
• A self-starter who asks good questions, thinks like a problem-solver, and can work somewhat independently once ramped up
• Someone with a high ceiling: a great collaborator who's eager to grow, whether more junior and hungry or more experienced and able to hit the ground running
• 2+ years of graphic design experience; a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or a related field is a plus but not required with the right portfolio

Logistics

• Onsite 4 days/week (Monday–Thursday) in downtown Chicago, with some flexibility for scheduling needs - or fully remote for more experienced candidates, with freelance/remote setups able to flex to one day/week onsite
• Contract through the end of the year, with potential to extend or convert based on how things go
• Ready to start ASAP

Sound like a fit? Reach out to learn more or send your resume and portfolio our way with your expected rate.