Product Designer Associate (External Agency Staff)

The NFL is seeking a Product Designer Associate to join our Product team. This role is perfect for someone earlier in their product design career that is detail-oriented and who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is eager to contribute to one of the most iconic brands in sports. 

As a Product Designer Associate, you will support the creation and delivery of digital assets across the NFL’s product portfolio. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams—including Product Design, Marketing, Creative, and Product Management—to craft thoughtful, high-quality visuals that enhance the fan experience across all platforms. 

You will be responsible for designing and delivering assets for various projects and platforms. This role involves collaborating with senior designers and other team members to produce high-quality assets that align with brand guidelines and project requirements. Responsibilities often include creating graphics, mockups, and prototypes, as well as managing and organizing design files.  

Key Responsibilities: 

• Asset Design and Delivery: Assisting with asset creation across our product portfolio including NFL Connected TV, NFL Mobile App, and NFL.com, NFL Fantasy and more. 
• Some examples of assets you will create:
  • Artwork for marketing, content, games, events, etc.
  • User Interface assets like icons or illustrations 
  • Processing Image cutouts 
  • UI Mockups with assets for review 
  • Mockups and artwork for Presentations 
  • App Store Assets 
  • and more… 
• Follow Design Guidelines: Ensure all the design deliverables adhere to brand guidelines and style guides. 
• Collaborating with teams: Work with designers, project managers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements.  
• Developing design concepts: Contributing to the ideation and development of design solutions.  
• Managing digital assets: Organizing and maintaining design files and assets 
• Meeting deadlines: Managing multiple projects and prioritizing work to meet deadlines.  

Required Qualifications: 

• High Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), understanding of photo editing, cutouts and manipulation as well as editing PSD/AI assets that are provided. 
• High Proficiency in Figma: All of our product experiences are designed and managed in Figma and this will be the primary space we will be designing, collaborating, reviewing and delivering work from for not just designers but also our entire Product Team including Product Managers, Engineers, Project Managers and Marketing Team. 
• Strong Portfolio of work showing excellent design. 
• Understanding and Experience with Design Systems as you will be frequently designing within the constraints of our components and screens on different platforms. 
• Understanding of web/app asset delivery requirements like file formats, file sizes, image ratios, saving for multiple devices and device breakpoints. 
• Some understanding of Accessibility guidelines to ensure our assets pass accessibility rules 
• A strong understanding of design principles and visual elements and art direction 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. 
• Attention to detail and a strong eye for visual design. 
• May require experience with AI tools for creative purposes. 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• 4-year Bachelors Degree in Design, UX or Human-Computer Interaction 
• 1-2+ years of experience working in with a Product teams, Marketing agencies or Digital Media organizations with relevant experience assisting in the design and delivery of design assets. 

Other Key Attributes / Talent Characteristics: 

• Have a positive attitude and work well with others on the team. 
• Have a collaborative mindset and aren’t afraid to ask for help or feedback. You understand that open communication leads to better outcomes and stronger design. 
• Eager to learn new skills and take on challenges. 

Terms /Expected Hours of Work:

This job posting is for a position with one of the NFL’s third-party agency partners that provides services to the NFL. The individual selected for this role will be an employee of that third-party agency and not the NFL. All compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment are handled by the agency. The assignment to provide services to the NFL will be limited in duration but may be extended for an additional period by agreement between the NFL and the agency.