Graphic Designer

Reporting to the Manager, Graphic Design, in this role you are responsible for developing innovative design and conceptual thinking that elevates and differentiates the Whitecaps FC brand. This is more than creating good looks, this is a commitment to build new experiences and create interactions with our fan-base through storytelling. Role Responsibilities: • Interpret creative briefs and translate them into compelling designs which are on brand with limited supervision from concept to final deliverable. • Design print and digital elements for marketing, sales, sponsorship, event, and soccer operations that will deepen the connection between our club and its fans • Ability to think laterally across all elements of the digital experience—brand, marketing/experiential, and product/services. • Design updates and other graphic elements for all club websites • Collaborate with the marketing team to produce breakthrough and innovative content working closely and collaboratively with a variety of teams • Explore and develop upon latest trends and techniques specifically trends within the sports and entertainment sector • Ability to multi-task across several projects with tight timelines • Support matchday content as needed Qualifications/Experience: In addition to bringing a commitment to Vancouver Whitecaps FC vision and values, the ideal candidate will require a broad base of digital knowledge with degrees of demonstrated experience as follows: • Must be legally entitled to work in Canada • Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, Animation, Art, Film Production, Digital Media, Marketing, or other industry-relevant majors is preferred • Demonstrated experience (portfolio) ranging from bringing creative concepts to life visually, to producing production-ready files for a variety of materials • Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop Creative Suite • Proficiency and experience with Adobe Creative Suite and other related tools • Self-starter who works well in a team environment • Flexible schedule and ability to work unconventional hours including weekends and match nights The Club Vancouver Whitecaps FC is the longest-running professional soccer club in Canada and the United States. Since its inaugural season in 1974, the club has united generations of loyal fans in British Columbia and beyond. With academies in eight out of ten provinces, a network of partner clubs, and hundreds of camps and clinics every year, Whitecaps FC provide a foundation for Canada’s soccer future. We are also strongly committed to providing opportunities to Canadian athletes, both male and female, with the largest soccer development structure in Canada. This includes academy programs in eight of ten provinces across the country. In addition to building a winning team on and off the pitch, the Club places great importance in giving back to our community, harnessing the power of sport to create a stronger, more equitable & inclusive society through three key community goals: helping meet critical needs, using soccer to build life skills and creating soccer participation opportunities in Indigenous communities. Inclusion Statement Vancouver Whitecaps FC believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. This includes but is not limited to people of colour, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Should you require any accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact our People & Culture department. "Within these walls, you are welcomed, accepted, and respected. Here, no matter who you are or where you come from, you are home. And you’re part of the team regardless of your age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, marital or family status, disability, or religious belief or non-belief. All we ask is that you be ethical and inclusive in all that you do. Be respectful of all players, fans, and staff, and remember to cheer loudest for the ones wearing the blue and white. Go ‘Caps!" We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.