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About the Role
Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment is seeking a Creative Director to lead creative strategy, development, and execution of compelling, culture-shaping work. This role will define and elevate the creative vision for iconic brands and experiences, overseeing design development for integrated marketing campaigns, brand identities, visual systems, and more.
Responsibilities
- Lead the creative vision and execution across sports brands, providing creative mentorship to the entertainment creative team.
- Establish and evolve distinctive creative platforms, visual identities, brand standards, and creative frameworks.
- Inspire bold, innovative, and culturally relevant creative work.
- Champion creative excellence across all deliverables, ensuring high-quality execution and consistency.
- Serve as the organization's creative authority, providing strategic direction and feedback.
- Create and present on-brief creative solutions with clarity and persuasive storytelling.
- Ensure consistent use of design systems, visual standards, tone, and messaging across all brands.
- Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing team of creatives.
- Foster a culture of accountability, care, integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Establish clear goals, expectations, and development plans for the team.
- Recruit, retain, and develop top creative talent.
- Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and creative leadership.
- Build and maintain an efficient operating model for the creative team.
- Implement systems and processes for rapid-response creative needs.
- Balance competing priorities across multiple brands, stakeholders, and business objectives.
- Manage agency, freelancer, production, and vendor relationships.
- Cultivate trusted relationships with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Partner with various departments to develop impactful creative solutions.
- Collaborate across departments to ensure creative initiatives align with organizational priorities.
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive experience in creative leadership roles within brands, agencies, media companies, sports organizations, entertainment properties, or related industries.
- Proven experience leading and managing multidisciplinary creative teams in a platform-oriented company.
- Deep expertise in creative direction, brand development, visual storytelling, and integrated marketing campaigns.
- Demonstrated success developing impactful creative work across multiple brands, audiences, and business verticals.
- Proven ability to build, mentor, and scale high-performing creative staff.
- Strong understanding of consumer behavior and creating culture in sports, entertainment, hospitality, and lifestyle verticals.
- Operational expertise balancing creative ambition with business realities, timelines, and budgets.
- Track record of successfully delivering high-profile projects and campaigns from concept through execution.
- Outstanding presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Executive presence and the ability to build credibility and influence at all levels of an organization.
Skills
- Creative direction
- Brand development
- Visual storytelling
- Integrated marketing campaigns
- Team leadership
- Mentorship
- Creative operations
- Resource management
- Stakeholder management
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Collaboration
- Innovation
- Accountability
- Integrity
- Care
- Growth mindset
Location
- Brooklyn
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10+ years of experience
Salary/Compensations
- $170,000 - $195,000 base salary
Benefits
- Bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- HSA and FSA eligibility
- 401k Employer Match at 4%
- Competitive PTO policy
- Company Holidays
- Parental leave policy eligible after 6 months of service
- Access to events at Barclays Center, subject to ticket availability
- Free lunch onsite Monday - Thursday
- Onsite barista bar
About the Company
- Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment creates bold, authentic, and unforgettable experiences that redefine sports, entertainment, and hospitality.
- The company operates marquee properties including the Brooklyn Nets, NY Liberty and Barclays Center.
- Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment operates at the intersection of live entertainment, premium hospitality, and community engagement.
- The company's portfolio includes BK Mag, Brooklyn Wine Club, and a hospitality business developing several location-based entertainment properties.
- Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment is driven by a pursuit of excellence, constantly evolving, innovating, and pushing boundaries.
- The company is deeply committed to fostering a culture of belonging and inclusion.
- Core values include Integrity, Care, Growth Mindset, and Accountability.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer.
- It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion/creed, gender, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy and lactation accommodations, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage, immigration, or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, height and weight, arrest or conviction record, caregiver status, credit history, unemployment status, sexual and reproductive health decisions, salary history, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking, and sex offenses, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local laws.