Swish Breaks is hiring: Graphic Designer (Contract) in New York

Graphic Designer (Contract)

Swish Breaks, based in NYC, is a rapidly growing live shopping company specializing in sports, trading cards, and collectibles. We're building a multi‑platform commerce and entertainment ecosystem with a loyal community on Whatnot, Fanatics Live, and more. This role is not a corporate gig—it’s a chance to build and shape the future of live commerce at a company that moves at the speed of culture and expects all team members to operate with ownership and precision.

About the Role

As Swish redefines live shopping as entertainment, you will shape our visual language. Your designs will reach millions across live streams and social media, setting new standards for the industry. You’ll translate Swish’s culture into cutting‑edge graphics, motion, and design systems for our dynamic content engine. This role bridges brand, content, production, and creators, crafting visuals that define this new category.

Responsibilities

• Create high‑quality graphics: overlays, lower thirds, animations, transitions, thumbnails, and social/motion elements
• Build and maintain a modular design system for rapid content generation
• Develop templates and motion packages for various channels, shows, and creators
• Turn creative direction into clean, shippable assets that elevate production quality
• Partner with the streaming team to deliver graphics that suit daily needs
• Iterate quickly based on feedback and performance data
• Prototype visual concepts with the team

Experience & Qualifications

• 4–6+ years in high‑speed environments (sports, creator economy, esports, newsrooms, or digital‑first teams)
• Strong After Effects, Photoshop, and Adobe CC skills, with a portfolio showcasing motion, typography, and systems
• Experience building design systems or template libraries at scale
• Ability to produce quality assets quickly
• Strong sense of brand identity and current culture
• Collaborative; able to turn real‑time needs into graphics

Bonus Points

• Experience in live shopping, creator marketplaces, ecommerce, sports, and/or TCG
• Passion for expressive environments (streetwear, sports, gaming, media)
• Love of creators, fans, collectors, and their culture

How We Work

• Model championship culture: speed, precision, no ego, no drama, high accountability
• High ownership: Leaders here solve, not wait
• No ego: We review, take feedback, fix mistakes fast
• Speed + judgment: You ship constantly
• AI‑first: If it can be automated, you automate it
• In‑office energy: Culture doesn’t build itself on Zoom

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Location: New York, United States