Sportico: Graphic Designer bei Penske Media Corp.

Sportico is a leading sports business media brand delivering authoritative, engaging, and forward-looking coverage across editorial, events, and digital platforms. We are looking for a talented and versatile Graphic Designer to join our creative team, bringing visual ideas to life that strengthen our storytelling, brand presence, and audience engagement.

Position Overview

The Graphic Designer will be responsible for creating compelling visuals that support Sportico’s editorial stories, social media presence, event experiences, and overall brand identity. This role is ideal for a designer who is passionate about sports, media, and design innovation, with a keen eye for consistency and creativity across multiple platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Daily Story Art: Design engaging visuals to accompany daily editorial content.
• Story Art Templates: Develop reusable, flexible templates that ensure a consistent and polished look across stories.
• Social Media Graphics: Create custom artwork and design templates tailored for various platforms (Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) to maximize engagement.
• Event Branding: Produce graphics and visual materials for Sportico events, including logos, signage, presentations, and digital assets.
• Brand Refresh & Synergy: Contribute to the ongoing evolution of Sportico’s visual identity, ensuring consistency and cohesion across editorial, events, and digital content.
• Collaboration: Work closely with editorial, marketing, and events teams to understand design needs and deliver creative solutions.
• Quality & Timeliness: Balance creativity with efficiency to deliver high-quality assets under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 2–4 years of professional graphic design experience (media, publishing, or sports industry experience preferred).
• Strong portfolio showcasing design skills across digital, social, and print applications.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); experience with motion graphics or video editing is a plus.
• Knowledge of current design trends, social media best practices, and audience engagement strategies.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Passion for sports and storytelling is highly desirable.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape the visual identity of a leading sports business media brand.
• Collaborative, creative, and fast-paced work environment.
• Professional growth opportunities in media, design, and event branding.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

As PMC values in-person collaboration and team cohesion, employees work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day remotely with a focus on maintaining a vibrant and inclusive culture.

Typical wage range: $70k - $80k. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. As part of PMC’s paid healthcare plan, the company pays 100% of the monthly health, dental and vision plan premiums for the employee and their family. The total compensation package for this position will include other elements including 401(k) eligibility and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

It’s all About You…

PMC's comprehensive benefits package is thoughtfully designed to support every aspect of your life, empowering you to thrive both personally and professionally. We offer PMC-Paid Healthcare with no employee paycheck contributions on medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. PMC also offers Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), an Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, and a 401(k) Retirement Plan with an Employer match. Employees are also eligible to take advantage of company discounts and perks including Pet Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Mortgage discounts, and a variety of other savings on wellness, lifestyle, and financial essentials. As part of PMC's dedication to consistently meet employee’s needs, we are currently launching a new Flexible Vacation Policy.

At PMC, we believe working in a highly collaborative, office-first environment fosters real-time communication, spontaneous idea sharing, and stronger interpersonal relationships that drive innovation and team cohesion. PMC prioritizes in-person collaboration and does not offer remote-only roles.

About Sportico

Sportico is a high-quality digital content platform that provides market-moving sports industry news, data, information, strategies, leadership, insight, and live media.

Sportico will leverage PMC’s industry-leading infrastructure and best practices for digital publishing, news gathering, live media and events. Sportico’s parent company, Penske Media Corporation (PMC), is a leading digital news, publishing and Information Services Company founded in 2003.