Production Designer
About this role
Excel Sports Management is an industry-leading sports agency representing top-tier talent, blue-chip brands and marquee properties. Our success is rooted in our people, our high character reputation and our commitment to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace. We focus on team chemistry, collaboration, strong relationships, valuable networks, and ambitious ideas to deliver innovative solutions that keep our clients and agency ahead of the curve.
Excel Sports Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
Position Summary: We are seeking a Production Designer to join our New York office, supporting our directors and the broader agency in the execution and production of high-quality design work. This role is highly executional—focused on taking creative direction from senior team members and translating it into polished, production-ready assets. You will play a critical role in maintaining consistency, accuracy, and quality across deliverables while helping bring creative visions to life. This is an ideal opportunity for a designer early in their career (~2 years of experience) who has a strong foundation in design, experience working with established brands, and is looking to grow within a best-in-class creative organization.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Execute design production across a range of client and internal projects based on direction from Creative Directors and Design Directors
- Update, version, and adapt existing assets across formats, platforms, and use cases
- Prepare final files for delivery, ensuring accuracy, quality, and adherence to specifications
- Translate creative concepts into production-ready outputs while maintaining design integrity
- Ensure all work strictly adheres to brand standards, guidelines, and visual systems
- Manage multiple incoming requests simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- Maintain organized file structures and efficient workflows for handoff and archiving
- Collaborate with designers, directors, and cross-functional teams to support project needs
- Contribute to consistency and excellence across all deliverables
Experience and Education
- ~2 years of professional design experience (agency, brand, or studio environment preferred)
- Experience supporting large brands or working within structured brand systems
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field (or equivalent experience)
Qualifications
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
- Mastery of layout, typography, and production best practices
- Experience working within established brand guidelines and systems
- Ability to follow creative direction while executing with precision and attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks
- Familiarity with preparing files for print, digital, and social formats
- Experience with digital tools and AI is a plus
The pay range for this position is: $70,000- $80,000 per year. This position is also eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus.
Please note that the foregoing compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to the New York City Salary Transparency Law.
Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria.
This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
Excel Sports Management provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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