Design Supervisor Visual Storytelling

The Visual Storytelling division of ESPN Creative Studio is a team of creative directors, art directors, animators, concept artists, visual journalists, photo editors, web developers, graphic designers, and strategy producers whose work reaches across every ESPN platform: We lead the creative direction and execution of on-air brand identities for ESPN’s live events and studio shows. We are responsible for the creative content on ESPN.com and the ESPN app, including photography, illustration, and interactive storytelling. We create and produce wide-range of work for ESPN’s direct-to-consumer business and across our digital products. We manage the design voice of our ESPN brand, from holistic marketing campaigns to cross-platform creative systems. ESPN Creative Studio is looking for a Design Supervisor to join its award-winning Visual Storytelling team. You will be responsible for partnering with stakeholders across multiple pillars from content, marketing, and ad sales to create impactful and sustainable design solutions, as well as leading a team of individual contributors. This position manages the design and production of creative deliverables to meet defined needs, including review and approval of the work, as well as the presentation of creativity to internal clients. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of graphic solutions and ensuring that work incorporates design principles and established quality standards. You must resolve employee conflicts, conduct quarterly performance reviews, timesheet reconciliation, training and staff development, enforcement of all departmental SOP’s and company policies and initiatives.