Reports To: Design Director & Director of Social Media
About Icon Global Media Icon Global Media (IGM) is a premium digital media and brand partner built for world-class talent, teams, and brands.
We operate at the intersection of culture, sport, and storytelling - delivering full-scale brand management, marketing strategy, social media operations, and high-end production across digital, social, and commercial work.
Our mission is simple: build iconic brands for the digital era.
We work with elite clients including top athletes, global brands, and sports franchises, and we hold ourselves to an exceptionally high creative and execution standard.
The Role The Social Media Content Designer is the primary designer supporting IGM’s Sports Franchise Model, responsible for creating high-volume, premium social media graphics for clients ranging from professional athletes to sports teams across multiple leagues.
This role is for a designer who understands sports culture, moves with urgency under deadlines, and takes real pride in their craft. You should be able to build a cohesive, season-long visual identity while also executing daily graphics that keep our client’s social presence consistent and current.
You will be responsible for creating systems and templates, as well as day-to-day and real-time graphics (such as game-day posts, lineups and starters, score and recap graphics, player spotlights and stat features, schedule and standings posts, announcements and roster updates, promotional and sponsor assets, and platform packaging including story templates and highlight covers). You’ll play a direct role in how our client’s show up on social media and play a key role in positioning IGM as an industry leader in sports graphics and social media management.
The Social Media Content Designer is foundational to IGM’s Sports Franchise Model. You will help define how our client’s look on social media, how efficiently we scale across leagues, and how we continue to raise the bar for sports social media design. The ideal candidate will want to be part of a team and spend their day designing for sports and growing their craft.
Required Experience
3–6+ years of design experience with a strong focus on social media content, ideally in sports or entertainment;
A portfolio demonstrating relevant sports or social-first design work;
Experience building repeatable templates and visual systems that can scale across a season;
Proven ability to deliver accurate, polished work under tight deadlines;
Strong graphic design fundamentals, including layout, typography, hierarchy, and visual Clarity;
Solid understanding of modern sports design and how visual content performs on social Platforms;
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator required; After Effects a plus);
Strong file organization and version control habits;
Clear communicator who works well in collaborative, feedback-driven environments.
Applicants must provide a portfolio that includes sports or social-first work demonstrating:
Game-day, score, or player graphics;
Template systems and seasonal visual looks;
Strong typography and hierarchy;
Consistency across a full social feed or grid.
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary designer for social media graphics within IGM’s Sports Franchise Model;
Deliver consistent, high-quality design output across multiple teams and content calendars;
Develop season-long visual looks and graphic systems for franchise social channels;
Build moodboards and reference research to inform creative direction and evolving trends;
Create repeatable templates and systems that scale across content types and posting Cadence;
Collaborate with the Design Director and Social Director to align visuals with strategy and performance goals;
Design end-to-end social graphics;
Ensure all assets are platform-native and optimized for format, hierarchy, and legibility;
Maintain accuracy and attention to detail across all deliverables;
Work closely with designers, content producers, editors, and social leads to deliver on schedule;
Manage multiple priorities and deadlines, including same-day or real-time needs;
Stay current on sports design trends, platform formats, and league standards.
Compensation & Incentives
$72,000 starting salary, with room to grow as responsibilities and scope increase.
Eligible for annual performance bonuses after six months.
Eligible for health benefits after three months.
Growth, Scope & Long-Term Upside
Clear opportunity to expand scope of responsibilities and role;
Compensation is designed to scale with responsibility and impact as the role grows
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About Icon Global Media Icon Global Media (IGM) is a premium digital media and brand partner built for world-class talent, teams, and brands.
We operate at the intersection of culture, sport, and storytelling - delivering full-scale brand management, marketing strategy, social media operations, and high-end production across digital, social, and commercial work.
Our mission is simple: build iconic brands for the digital era.
We work with elite clients including top athletes, global brands, and sports franchises, and we hold ourselves to an exceptionally high creative and execution standard.
The Role The Social Media Content Designer is the primary designer supporting IGM’s Sports Franchise Model, responsible for creating high-volume, premium social media graphics for clients ranging from professional athletes to sports teams across multiple leagues.
This role is for a designer who understands sports culture, moves with urgency under deadlines, and takes real pride in their craft. You should be able to build a cohesive, season-long visual identity while also executing daily graphics that keep our client’s social presence consistent and current.
You will be responsible for creating systems and templates, as well as day-to-day and real-time graphics (such as game-day posts, lineups and starters, score and recap graphics, player spotlights and stat features, schedule and standings posts, announcements and roster updates, promotional and sponsor assets, and platform packaging including story templates and highlight covers). You’ll play a direct role in how our client’s show up on social media and play a key role in positioning IGM as an industry leader in sports graphics and social media management.
The Social Media Content Designer is foundational to IGM’s Sports Franchise Model. You will help define how our client’s look on social media, how efficiently we scale across leagues, and how we continue to raise the bar for sports social media design. The ideal candidate will want to be part of a team and spend their day designing for sports and growing their craft.
Required Experience
3–6+ years of design experience with a strong focus on social media content, ideally in sports or entertainment;
A portfolio demonstrating relevant sports or social-first design work;
Experience building repeatable templates and visual systems that can scale across a season;
Proven ability to deliver accurate, polished work under tight deadlines;
Strong graphic design fundamentals, including layout, typography, hierarchy, and visual Clarity;
Solid understanding of modern sports design and how visual content performs on social Platforms;
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator required; After Effects a plus);
Strong file organization and version control habits;
Clear communicator who works well in collaborative, feedback-driven environments.
Applicants must provide a portfolio that includes sports or social-first work demonstrating:
Game-day, score, or player graphics;
Template systems and seasonal visual looks;
Strong typography and hierarchy;
Consistency across a full social feed or grid.
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary designer for social media graphics within IGM’s Sports Franchise Model;
Deliver consistent, high-quality design output across multiple teams and content calendars;
Develop season-long visual looks and graphic systems for franchise social channels;
Build moodboards and reference research to inform creative direction and evolving trends;
Create repeatable templates and systems that scale across content types and posting Cadence;
Collaborate with the Design Director and Social Director to align visuals with strategy and performance goals;
Design end-to-end social graphics;
Ensure all assets are platform-native and optimized for format, hierarchy, and legibility;
Maintain accuracy and attention to detail across all deliverables;
Work closely with designers, content producers, editors, and social leads to deliver on schedule;
Manage multiple priorities and deadlines, including same-day or real-time needs;
Stay current on sports design trends, platform formats, and league standards.
Compensation & Incentives
$72,000 starting salary, with room to grow as responsibilities and scope increase.
Eligible for annual performance bonuses after six months.
Eligible for health benefits after three months.
Growth, Scope & Long-Term Upside
Clear opportunity to expand scope of responsibilities and role;
Compensation is designed to scale with responsibility and impact as the role grows
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