Graphic Designer
FairPlay Sports Media is looking for a Graphic Designer to report to the Head of Design and work closely with the wider marketing team to put together creative across a variety of channels including social, email and web content. The role involves transforming ideas, imagery, or raw footage along with key stakeholders input into an effective execution with engaging visuals and thought-provoking copy. The creative team defines, maintains, and expands the group brands, supplying visual solutions, language and design support for a wide variety of teams. The Graphic Designer will look to find ways to push the brand to deliver the most creative output, spending time split between producing digital creative for social media and being immersed in the marketing team on a day-to-day basis. The role requires the ability to work to a brief but also the confidence to be proactive in producing engaging creative when an opportunity is seen, using brand guidelines and having knowledge of best practice when it comes to social and creative content. Accomplished in all the standard software packages that a creative needs to get the job done, with a varied toolbox to select from whether it be sketching out ideas or creating concepts, before executing first class collateral.
- Produce digital creative content for social media.
- Collaborate with the marketing team on a day-to-day basis.
- Define, maintain, and expand group brands by supplying visual solutions and design support.
- Work to briefs while proactively producing engaging creative content.
- Manage multiple design projects in tandem using strong organisational skills.
- Explain and defend design work when required, showing confidence in own abilities and ideas.
- Create high quality and engaging content to deadlines that are error-free and visually appealing.
- Work in a collaborative, small but agile team.
- Share and learn new skills.
- A portfolio that demonstrates strong design skills, including knowledge of design principles, typography, colour theory and layout (required)
- A keen understanding of design systems and brand development (required)
- Experience creating content for all major social networks with an understanding of what drives conversion on each of these social channels (required)
- Evidence of creating and working to brand guidelines, but also willing to be innovative and push the limits of the brand (required)
- Experience designing and working to deadlines (required)
- A passion for sport (required)
- Motion graphics, photography and / or copywriting experience (nice-to-have)
- Capable of working on multiple design projects in tandem, using strong organisational skills (required)
- An excellent communicator, skilled in explaining and defending your work when required; showing confidence in your own abilities and ideas (required)
- Experienced in working in a collaborative, small but agile team including experience of working with marketing teams (required)
- A conceptual thinker with an aptitude for sharing and learning new skills (required)
- 37.5 hour working week
FairPlay Sports Media is a global sports media network that builds and engages communities of sports fans and bettors to create value for its betting, advertising and media partners. Previously known as Oddschecker Global Media, it rebranded in 2024 and traces its origins to oddschecker, which launched in 1999. Its portfolio includes oddschecker, WhoScored, vime, the Confido Network and CasinoSmash, processing around 100 million data updates per week and reaching over 100 million unique users monthly. Headquartered in London, the group works with more than 100 partners worldwide.