The Designer, Brand Design (Seasonal) will support the development and execution of visual branding across Major League Baseball’s key initiatives, events, and campaigns. This role contributes to brand identity creation, style guide development, and production-ready design assets. Working closely with internal teams and external partners, the designer will help ensure brand consistency across all touchpoints—including print, environmental design, and digital—while providing high-level creative support for presentations, activations, and league-wide experiences. This is an on-site, seasonal position based in MLB’s New York City headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and executive of visual branding and a wide range graphic design projects across key Major League Baseball initiatives. This includes:
• Assisting in the creation and refinement of branding for MLB events, initiatives, properties, products, commemorative marks, and campaign identities
• Contributing to the development of brand style guides and visual systems
• Create production-ready art
• Assist with the development of League branding guidelines
• Helping establish and maintain consistency in branding across all MLB platforms
• Ensure branding is implemented cohesively across all design touchpoints. These responsibilities include:
• Collaborating with all MLB Global Designers, including MLB Digital, Social, and International teams
• Creation and implementation of templates and graphic systems
• Reviewing and refining design assets to ensure alignment with brand guidelines and creative direction
• Supporting the rollout of visual identities across league-wide campaigns, events, and platforms
• Develop and support high-level design work across departments, including:
• Sales and partnership presentations
• Events and environmental design
• Consumer product inspiration boards, uniforms, and licensee toolkits
• Retail and point-of-sale experiences
• Broadcast and promotional materials
• Internal concept boards, mockups, and creative strategy decks
• Collaborate with vendors, agencies, and internal stakeholders to bring brand concepts to life, including:
• Providing clear direction to external partners
• Reviewing work to ensure alignment with brand strategy and creative standards
• Managing feedback loops and production timelines
• Assist in the design and production of event branding and environmental design, including:
• Experiential activations and installations
• Credentials, invitations, signage, and collateral for marquee league events
• Pre- and post-production support as needed

Qualification & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field
• Minimum 2 years of experience in branding, graphic design, or visual identity systems
• Strong portfolio showcasing logo development, brand systems, and applied design
• Clear understanding of how brand identity translates across digital, social, print, and physical environments
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Experience working with presentation platforms such as PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides
• Strong organization and communication skills; ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders
• Familiarity with print production and post-production workflows
• A passion for baseball and an interest in sports branding is a plus

Pay Range: $28.00 - $34.00 per hour

The actual offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision.