Vice President, Creative & Design

Vice President, Creative & Design
Location:

Burbank, CA

Position Type:

Full-time

Sphere Entertainment Co. is a leader in immersive experiences, technology and media. The Company includes Sphere, an experiential medium powered by advanced technologies. The first Sphere opened in Las Vegas, with a second venue planned for Abu Dhabi. In addition, the Company includes MSG Networks, which operates two regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network and MSG Sportsnet, as well as a direct‑to‑consumer and authenticated streaming product, MSG+, delivering a wide range of live sports content and other programming. More information is available at www.sphereentertainmentco.com.

The Vice President, Creative & Design is a leadership position within Sphere Studios’ Creative & Design department, reporting to the SVP, Head of Creative & Design. This role is responsible for staffing, prioritization, and workflow management across a high‑volume creative studio environment. Acting as the central point of coordination for this team of creatives and designers, the role assigns talent to workstreams based on skillset, capacity, and project priority. As a key partner to the SVP, Head of Creative & Design, this role aligns day‑to‑day resourcing decisions with broader creative vision and business priorities, ensuring the team is set up to deliver at the highest level, balancing competing deadlines while maintaining quality and creative consistency across all deliverables, including campaigns, content, and experiential work. Equally important, this role serves as a people‑first leader and advocate for the creative team, supporting individual growth, managing workload and addressing day‑to‑day challenges, from multiple stakeholder demands to technology needs. This role requires a balance of operational rigor and emotional intelligence—bringing structure to ambiguity while fostering a healthy, motivated, and high‑performing team. By combining resource strategy with hands‑on people management, this leader plays a critical role in sustaining both creative excellence and team wellbeing.

What will you do?
Project Staffing & Resource Management

Oversee project staffing and team assembly, ensuring the right talent is deployed effectively across all initiatives

Partner with Project Managers and Producers to scope and bid labor needs

Act as the resource gatekeeper and liaison between Creative & Design and cross‑functional teams (Production, Technology, Marketing, Sales, Venue Operations)

Manage onboarding/offboarding of team members, and oversee freelance hiring as needed

People Management

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of creatives and designers, fostering a high‑performing, collaborative culture

Define roles, responsibilities, and career paths to support growth and retention

Partner with HR and Recruiting on staffing, employee matters, and organizational needs

Promote a healthy team environment by managing workload, burnout risk, and day‑to‑day challenges

Creative Operations & Optimization

Evaluate and streamline creative workflows and the end‑to‑end creative/design process to enhance scalability, speed, and output quality across advertising, marketing campaigns, original artwork, and event content

Partner with Business Operations to analyze operational data to improve efficiency, team structure, and resourcing decisions, ensuring the department is structured and resourced to meet evolving demands

Partner with Technology to implement tools and systems that reduce friction and enable innovation

Maintain visibility across the project pipeline, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks

Departmental Finance & Budgeting

Partner with the SVP Head of Creative & Design to represent the department in executive‑level planning and budgeting, ensuring alignment with broader business goals

Partner with Studio Leadership and Finance to determine the department’s operating budget, including annual planning, forecasting, resource allocation, and cost control across all projects and functions

What do you need to succeed?

12+ years of experience in creative operations, production operations, artist management or a related field, with significant experience in a leadership role driving organizational effectiveness and operational performance

Deep experience supporting creative teams, with a strong understanding of production workflows across digital, experiential, and campaign‑based work

Demonstrated success in resource management and team planning, including staffing, capacity modeling, and aligning talent to project priorities in high‑volume environments

Demonstrated experience in people management and talent development, including hiring, performance management, and fostering a high‑performing, collaborative team culture while managing workload and burnout risk

Proven track record of leading operational improvements, including workflow optimization, organizational design, and scaling teams in fast‑paced or high‑growth environments

Strong analytical and data fluency, with the ability to translate metrics and workload data into actionable insights, inform resourcing strategies, and drive data‑informed decision‑making

Strong cross‑functional leadership skills, with experience building alignment across creative, production, technology, marketing, and business teams

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey strategies, decisions, and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership

Strong business acumen, with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and aligning creative operations with broader organizational goals

Proven ability to design and implement scalable processes, tools, and operating models that improve efficiency, visibility, and team performance

High level of business judgment and comfort operating in ambiguity, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands‑on execution in a fast‑paced environment

Special Requirements

Requires occasional travel and non‑traditional work hours

Pay Range: $260,000 — $300,000 USD

At MSG, we recognize the importance of upskilling employees’ talents and strengths so they can drive their careers forward. We are proud to offer a robust set of tools and resources to help employees understand their interests and purpose, harness their talents and obtain the skills they need to reach the next step in their careers. Growth and longevity for our employees are top priorities here.

Equal Employment Opportunity
We value diversity and welcome employees of all backgrounds. Our Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment on these bases.

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