A bit about us

Do you want to join one of the world’s fastest growing sports technology companies? 

Genius Sports is at the epicentre of the global network connecting sports, brands and fans through official live data. Our mission is simple. We champion a more sustainable sports data ecosystem that benefits all parties.

We’re looking for enthusiastic and ambitious people to join our talented team.

If you see yourself becoming part of a global family building the future of sports entertainment together, then come and grow with us. 

We put trust in our people to deliver the difference for our clients around the world. It’s why many of the world’s largest leagues & federations such as the NFL, English Premier League, FIBA and NCAA choose to work with Genius Sports.

About the Role

We're looking for a brilliant Head of Creative to join our fast-paced marketing and design team. You will be someone with a passion for all things design but with a head for business, combining the two to drive marketing performance in an eye-catching and creative way. 

Working with - and inspiring - a team of three graphic designers, you will be responsible for conceptualising ideas, reviewing and giving feedback across all work, and being the custodian for the Genius Sports brand. 

This is a team leadership and creative direction role but perfect for someone who likes to get stuck in with hands-on design. Our team has a wide remit, with design deliverables ranging from event activations, social media ads and product marketing, to internal engagement campaigns and merchandise. Understanding our business and audiences will be crucial.

Key responsibilities 

• Managing, developing, and inspiring the design team.
• Conduct meetings with department heads and senior team leaders to discuss their needs and plan projects/campaigns.
• Interpreting business concepts and briefs and transforming them into creative ideas.
• Overseeing creative projects, from start to finish, and monitoring the team to ensure they adhere to brand guidelines, project timelines and brief objectives.
• Brief the creative team and/or creative agencies.
• Quality control all creative outputs, ensuring the best practice is always being upheld across sizes, formats and resolutions.
• Aspire to continually refine, update and improve the brand and the creative outputs.

What You’ll Need

• 10+ years’ design experience, ideally within advertising agencies or B2B brands
• 5+ years’ team management / leadership 
• Ability to demonstrate strong conceptual and ideation and work 
• Fluent in Adobe creative suite 
• Strong understanding of vital B2B channels, including social, events, video, web and digital 
• Motion design/video skills would be a bonus but are not essential

We are Genius Sports

Genius Sports is one of the world’s fastest growing sports technology companies. We sit at the epicentre of a global network which connects major sports leagues and federations, leading sports books, international broadcasters and media channels, big consumer brands and ultimately, highly passionate sports fans through official live data.

Second Spectrum, a Sports Emmy-winning data and tech company, became part of Genius Sports in 2021. Together, we are pushing the boundaries of deep tech - machine learning, computer vision, big data, augmented and virtual reality – to build ‘the next way of seeing sports.’

If you’re excited by the prospect of being part of a global family, working at the cutting edge of what’s possible to deliver the future of sports and sports entertainment, then we’d love to talk to you.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary and generous annual vacation allowance
• Health insurance, skills and professional development and much more, depending on your role and location
• A fun culture where you can get involved in staff parties, team building events, sports clubs, charity days and a range of wellbeing activities
• The opportunity to work in a diverse, international company and alongside really smart/talented, highly qualified and experienced individuals who want to make an impact
• A dynamic and collaborative working environment, with a supportive management team
• Flexible and remote working as well as working holidays (please ask us how this would work in this role and location).
• The opportunity to be part of the company delivering the next era of sport.