Graphic Designer & Video Content Creator

Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music, entertainment and culture, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Wasserman works with iconic sports and media figures across the world in every major sport, utilizing our extensive influence to maximize negotiations and create meaningful opportunities for our clients across teams, leagues, brands, content and live events.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wasserman's presence spans 28 countries and more than 69 cities, including New York, London, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.teamwass.com.

Job Description

We are looking for someone to help tell Wasserman's story in the social space for our International Football division.

The ideal candidate will understand how to take direction from written or spoken briefs and convert them into visually appealing graphics and videos that can be used across a variety of digital and social channels. Fundamental skills include graphic layout and typography, and ideally complemented by motion design abilities.

You will act as both creator and curator of digital and social content for a world-class company, which includes representation of the biggest names from across the globe in sports, music, brands and properties.

Day-to-Day Duties Include: 

• Execute general design requests to support the needs of the division (i.e. social media content, presentations, etc.)
• Development and creation of assets for Wasserman’s Football social media channels and some high-profile player’s social media accounts.
• Manage your time in a smart and efficient manner, clearly communicating with your manager, ensuring everyone is on the same page at all touch points of the project.
• Maintain a strong understanding of clients—both players and brands—to guide creative output, with a focus on football in Europe and the Middle East. Work with agents and staff to support their vision, keep feeds active, and develop and execute content plans.
• Work simultaneously on multiple projects based on current workload.
• Generate and maintain social media guidelines and best practices for the company that support Wasserman’s mission and strengthen the brand.
• Work closely with the global communications department to execute and uphold the overall Wasserman marketing and communications strategy.
• Collaborate with the Global Football Social Media Team to support content needs for client accounts and respond to agent-led requests.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Skills/Qualifications/Requirements:

• 4-5+ years of experience developing engaging social media and digital creative content.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite for Mac. Experience with Adobe Premiere and After Effects is a plus.
• A demonstrated passion for, and understanding of, social media. Initiative to stay on top of trends and online conversation.
• Strong football knowledge is essential. We’re looking for someone with a deep passion for the sport, who actively follows teams, players, and football news to help anticipate creative opportunities.
• Additional languages to English are a plus (German/French/Italian preferred).
• Experience in on-site content creation is a plus.
• Flawless spelling and grammar.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and to manage multiple priorities and strict deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail, highly organized.
• The desire and willingness to learn new skills and identify platforms as they emerge.
• Ability to build relationships internally and become a trusted resource. Present work internally to team, and substantiate creative decisions, and take feedback and amends in good spirits.
• Commitment to excellence — working nonstandard, but flexible, hours when necessary to support workflow demands and live events (nights and weekends), anticipating issues and communicating with diplomacy, identifying emerging platforms and trends to drive innovation.

Wasserman Media Group is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant