Sports Brand & Graphic Designer Basingstoke, England
Hawk-Eye Innovations
Full Time
Basingstoke, England
29853 - 36951 GBP ANNUAL Today
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Sports Brand & Graphic Designer
Sports Brand & Graphic Designer
Location: Remote/London/Basingstoke
Contract: Permanent
Start: ASAP
As Brand and Graphic designer at Sony’s Sports Businesses (Hawk-Eye Innovations, Pulselive and Beyond Sports) you will have the opportunity to work across a wide range of exciting projects, serving both internal and external clients. You will have a hunger and desire to test yourself with some of the most supported and followed brands in world sport. Your work will be seen by millions of people, worldwide, on a daily basis and as a result you should thrive on the responsibility and satisfaction this brings.
You will demonstrate experience in creating, evolving and working with brand guidelines, showcasing a creative flair in how these can be interpreted to create impactful work, whilst also demonstrating an obsession for consistency and perfection across everything you deliver.
You will naturally have a keen eye for design and appreciate the finer details of typography, colour balance, and layout, always striving for pixel-perfect design. You will need to have a confident manner, be a strong communicator and have an open attitude to feedback and client requests. You will often have to manage a variety of projects, so strong time management skills and a positive attitude will be essential.
You will play a hands-on role in the direction and definition of the group’s collective and individual brand identities, delivered through a suite of creative assets that support our Marketing, Business Development and Employer Brand initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Ideation and development of new graphics, concepts and artwork to support marketing and talent acquisition initiatives, including website assets, social media graphics, office environment artwork, industry event assets (stand design, flyers, etc.) and any other brand related collateral
- The development, upkeep and progression of all 3 companies’ visual brand identity and guidelines, ensuring consistency and striving for perfection across everything we deliver
- Creation of concept visuals to support business development & client communications (i.e. pitch decks, emails, etc.)
- Updating/enhancing of various artefacts via the Adobe Creative Suite, in particular Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator as well as, Google Slides, and Figma
- Develop strong working relationships with colleagues through excellent time management, communication and a can-do attitude
- Supporting multiple teams across the business with various creative requirements as and when required
- Forming an integral part of the Pulselive Product Design Chapter
- Keeping up with latest design trends, ensuring work feels fresh, modern and impactful
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Supporting Client Projects
As a brand and graphic designer at Sony’s Sports Businesses you will also be expected to work as part of the creative team across numerous client projects as and when required, such as the Premier League, World Rugby and more. Tasks vary depending on each client and project but often include; interpreting, adapting and applying existing brand guidelines to new projects across mobile and web projects, the creation of new brand identities and creative assets that can be used by Pulselive Product Designers for web and app builds, and various small ad-hoc requests, such as resizing logos or creating promotional banners.
Requirements:
- A portfolio showcasing a creative flair and attention to detail
- An interest in sport is a must
- Experience in developing and working with brand guidelines
- In depth knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, in particular Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
- Experience in creating illustrations and icons
- An understanding of social media/web platforms and how to create visual content for them
- Self-motivated in a team based environment demonstrating initiative and enthusiasm
- Confident and can clearly communicate thoughts when discussing designs to both colleagues and clients
- Experience with video and animation softwares, such as After Effects and Premiere Pro is a bonus
- Experience in digital design, using Prototyping software such as Figma, sketch, InVision and Zeplin is a bonus
- A good understanding of wider brand and marketing strategies, providing support where required to the wider Partnerships and Marketing function is a bonus
Benefits
At Hawk-Eye not only do you get to be part of cutting edge of sports technology, you will also be valued and rewarded for your contribution through a strong reward platform that includes:
- 25 Days Annual Leave
- 8 Public Holidays
- Enhanced Pension Scheme (with 5% matching)
- Flexible Working
- Complimentary Unmind App
- Access to sporting events and tickets
- Onsite Gym (Basingstoke)
- Sony Group Company Discounts
About Hawk-Eye Innovations
About Hawk-Eye
Hawk-Eye Innovations have been at the forefront of sports officiating and broadcast enhancement technology since 2001. The world’s biggest sporting events trust Hawk-Eye to make the right call when it matters most.
Hawk-Eye Innovations have been at the forefront of sports officiating and broadcast enhancement technology since 2001. The world’s biggest sporting events trust Hawk-Eye to make the right call when it matters most.
Hawk-Eye’s vision-processing, video replay and creative graphic technologies make sport fairer, safer, more engaging and better informed. Our innovations are constantly changing the face of sports officiating, production, content management, and fan engagement in every sport.
Hawk-Eye Innovations form a key part of the Sony Sports Innovations Group with a shared mission to deliver best-in-class officiating, broadcast and digital solutions to the sports world.
Our Values
At Hawk-Eye Innovations, our three core values underpin our success, ensuring that we continue to be a leading innovator in sports technology on a global scale. Our business is filled with exceptional talent that helps to ensure that the World’s biggest sporting events trust us to make the right call when it matters the most. We deliver on this by ensuring that:
- WE ARE BRAVE
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Confident in solving almost impossible problems, pioneering and ambitious for our clients and for ourselves. We are bold leaders in the industry, driven by possibilities and striving with pace and energy. We understand our risks and love the challenge.
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Confident in solving almost impossible problems, pioneering and ambitious for our clients and for ourselves. We are bold leaders in the industry, driven by possibilities and striving with pace and energy. We understand our risks and love the challenge.
- WE ARE OWNERS
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Our business is our own; we feel every win, and especially the losses. We take pride in excellence and trust ourselves to do what’s right, relentlessly. We make decisions like owners, with endeavour and entrepreneurialism. We are serious about what we do, and have fun whilst doing it.
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Our business is our own; we feel every win, and especially the losses. We take pride in excellence and trust ourselves to do what’s right, relentlessly. We make decisions like owners, with endeavour and entrepreneurialism. We are serious about what we do, and have fun whilst doing it.
- WE ARE INCLUSIVE
- We are one team; a community that’s connected and open. No secrets, no politics, just honesty and respect. We value diverse thinking, and diverse people - this helps us innovate. We treat people as people, who are all integral to our success and we celebrate as one.
Diversity and Inclusion
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day. We celebrate differences. We encourage different opinions and approaches to be heard, and then we come together and build.
Our response to COVID 19
During this time Team Hawk-Eye is working in a hybrid manner for all of our Head Office roles. Our operational teams are working onsite, Pioneering & Inspiring Change in Sport every day!
- Head Office Teams
- We are currently working through a blend of in-person interactions (typically two days per week) and remote activity.
- Operational Teams
- Our operational teams are working on-site to ensure we can provide the highest level of service to our clients. We are taking the current guidance extremely seriously and are ensuring that the health, safety and well-being of our employees are at the highest standard.
Department
Marketing
Employment Type
Full Time
Location
Basingstoke, UK
Workplace type
Hybrid
Reporting To
Dina Hassan
Hawk-Eye Innovations
www.hawkeyeinnovations.co.uk
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Rufus Hack
$100 to $500 million (USD)
501 to 1000 Employees
Subsidiary or Business Segment
Computer Hardware Development
2001
