<div><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We’re looking for a versatile and experienced Director of Creative Services to lead the development and execution of creative across brand, marketing, and product initiatives.

This role serves as both the hands-on lead designer and the manager of our growing creative team, overseeing the full creative function at PlayVS.

You’ll drive visual strategy, manage a growing design team, and deliver high-impact work across digital products, campaigns, partnerships, and live events.

This is a hybrid role that blends creative leadership, team management, and design execution—perfect for a creative leader who wants to shape a fast-growing brand from the inside out.

This role reports to the Chief Marketing Officer and works closely with product, partnerships, and content leads.</span></div></br><b>What You'll Do at PlayVS:</b></br><li>Lead design strategy and execution across brand, marketing, and product experiences.</li><li>Serve as the lead designer while managing and mentoring a small, multidisciplinary team.</li><li>Create marketing assets for tournaments, social media, sponsorships, broadcasts, and digital campaigns.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional leaders (marketing, product, partnerships) to shape and evolve the creative vision and priorities.</li><li>Deliver cohesive branded experiences in partnership with internal teams and external sports organizations.</li><li>Design and maintain visual identity systems, including logos, event branding, and style guides.</li><li>Lead branded activations in collaboration with league and partner organizations.</li><li>Support product teams with UI/UX design for internal tools and user-facing applications.</li><li>Ensure brand consistency and creative excellence across all touchpoints.</li><li>Scale and maintain shared design systems across marketing and product.</li></br><b>We’d Love to Hear From You if You Have:</b></br><li>10+ years of experience across brand, marketing, and product design.</li><li>Proven experience leading design teams and providing mentorship and direction.</li><li>A strong, multi-disciplinary portfolio showcasing work in brand identity, marketing design, and digital product UI/UX.</li><li>Experience in campaign creative, tournament/event branding, social content, and digital advertising.</li><li>Ability to collaborate across marketing, product, partnerships, and external organizations.</li><li>Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects a plus).</li><li>Familiarity with tools like Notion, Slack, and Asana (or comparable tools) for project collaboration and management</li><li>Experience working with design systems and product teams in agile environments.</li></br>