Digital Designer & Photographer

Join Hornets Basketball, LLC to create platform-ready design and photography that keeps the Charlotte Hornets content timely, consistent, and visually strong.

Responsibilities

• Design high-impact, platform-specific graphics for all Hornets social media platforms
• Concept and develop creative assets for game days, player features, partnerships, and other organizational initiatives
• Capture content and create real-time graphics during most home games and approximately half of away games (onsite or remotely from Charlotte)
• Spot opportunities to evolve the Hornets visual identity using new creative approaches, emerging design trends, and platform-native storytelling
• Take high-quality basketball and lifestyle photography, including behind-the-scenes at games, practices, player appearances, community events, and select road trips
• Support non-basketball photography for Community Impact events, grassroots marketing events, and related needs
• Edit, organize, and distribute photo galleries in a timely manner to key stakeholders
• Work with the Asset Manager to establish and follow tagging and naming conventions for photos and graphics
• Optimize content for platform-specific formats and best practices
• Collaborate with Social Media, Creative, Marketing, Communications, Community Impact, and Partnership teams to execute digital campaigns
• React quickly to breaking news and live events with timely creative
• Monitor emerging trends across social media, design, photography, and digital storytelling, then apply insights to evolve the team’s approach
• Maintain brand consistency across all digital platforms
• Travel with the team as assigned to support content capture
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Digital Media, Visual Communications, or a related field
• 2+ years of professional graphic design experience with a strong digital and social media portfolio
• Advanced understanding of layout, hierarchy, and color theory
• Demonstrated experience with photography and photo editing
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom
• Strong understanding of social platform specifications, trends, and best practices
• Ability to produce engaging content in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent skills in visual storytelling, organization, communication, and collaboration
• Knowledge of sports, basketball, and digital fan engagement preferred
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and travel as required during the season

Technologies

• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Lightroom

Benefits

• Full time benefit eligible position
• Valuable benefits
• Competitive time off policies

About the Role

• Location: Charlotte, NC (onsite)
• Position type: Full time

Hornets Values

• Operate with the highest level of integrity, guided by moral standards
• Communicate with full candor, openly, honestly, and respectfully
• Work as one team, committed to one vision, shared values, and an inclusive culture
• Hold ourselves accountable and responsible for high expectations
• Compete at the highest levels and strive to be the best at everything we do
• Act with resilience and thrive in the face of challenges while bringing others along

Equal Opportunity Information

• Equal opportunity employer; values diversity
• Does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status
• Requests for medical or religious accommodations to perform job duties will be considered
• Required to notify applicants of rights pursuant to federal employment laws

Additional Information

• HSE is dedicated to creating and upholding a welcoming environment that celebrates diversity
• HSE provides valuable benefits and competitive time off policies to support healthy, balanced lives