Art Director
Job Description
Denver Broncos and Stadium Management Company seeks a full-time, onsite Art Director to lead brand-forward design execution for football club campaigns and fan-facing experiences in Englewood, Colorado.
Responsibilities
- Develop visual concepts aligned to organizational marketing, business, and brand objectives
- Design and deliver creative assets across print, environmental, experiential, digital, and social channels
- Support campaign ideation through creative brainstorming and concept development from brief to final execution
- Produce high-quality, brand-consistent work that strengthens fan engagement
- Create presentations, mockups, style frames, and visual storytelling tools to communicate concepts clearly
- Maintain alignment to established Broncos brand standards, visual guidelines, and campaign consistency
- Ensure consistency across marketing campaigns, sponsorship activations, ticketing, community programs, and organizational communications
- Find opportunities to evolve the visual language while protecting brand integrity
- Contribute to creative systems, templates, and design standards
- Lead design execution for seasonal campaigns, tentpole moments, and key organizational initiatives
- Create assets for social media, website, email marketing, paid media, out-of-home advertising, in-stadium experiences, and retail
- Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify goals, audience needs, timelines, and deliverables
- Manage multiple projects at once while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality
- Prepare production-ready final creative files for both digital and print applications
- Partner with internal and external vendors for quality control throughout production
- Stay current on design tools, technologies, creative best practices, and relevant trends in sports, culture, entertainment, and typography
- Act as a trusted creative partner to the Creative Director and the broader creative team
- Provide constructive feedback during reviews and collaborative critiques
- Help build a solutions-oriented team culture focused on curiosity, accountability, and creative excellence
- Support design team development through mentorship and by example
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, Visual Communication, Advertising, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years of professional design experience, preferably in sports, entertainment, agency, media, or consumer brands
- Portfolio demonstrating conceptual campaigns, visual systems, digital design, and brand storytelling
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- Experience designing for digital, social, experiential, and print environments
- Strong foundation in typography, composition, color, image-making, and visual hierarchy
- Experience collaborating with photographers, videographers, and production partners
- Ability to receive feedback, iterate quickly, and collaborate effectively
- Strong organizational skills for managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Familiarity with Figma and contemporary collaborative design workflows preferred
- Ability to work flexible hours, including occasional evenings, weekends, and event support as business needs require
Technologies
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Figma
Preferred Skills
- Experience working within professional sports, entertainment, lifestyle, or media brands
- Understanding of NFL culture and sports fandom
- Experience developing creative for live events and immersive fan experiences
- Knowledge of photography direction, retouching, motion graphics, and environmental graphics
- Curiosity and proficiency with emerging creative technologies and AI-enabled workflows
Location: Englewood, CO (onsite)
Compensation: USD 100,000 - 110,000 per year