Position Overview

Buzzer is seeking a Brand Designer to play a critical role in both shaping and executing the day-to-day visual identity of the brand and company. In this role you will work within our design organization, while also working cross-functionally with our marketing and business development teams to help concept and design visual assets that will serve as the public identity of Buzzer. These assets will include but not be limited to: social, marketing, brand, merchandise, and external Business Development collateral.

Simply put: We want a designer who, with creative autonomy, can make Buzzer stand out as the go to solution for fans to watch the best moments in sports. 

An understanding and ability to execute high quality design in an efficient and fast-paced environment is core to the success of this role. If you’re creative, trend-aware, autonomous, sports-obsessed, and love working alongside passionate colleagues, we want to meet you.

This role requires a design portfolio that showcases your ability to create engaging and innovative visual assets for a brand at scale.

Buzzer is presently a fully distributed team, which will require this individual to be collaborative, proactive, and comfortable working remotely. This will include working in close partnership with Partnership Management, Marketing, and Product in addition to external agencies and consultants. This role reports to the Director of Design.

In this role you will:

• Create/design assets for social media and paid marketing campaigns.

• Ideate and create branded collateral for influencers/investors/etc. such as merchandise

• Create branded assets for business/partner purposes

• Be the gatekeeper of the Buzzer visual brand and how it used across purposes and functions

• Work collaboratively with different teams to ensure the Buzzer brand is used properly and teams have the guidelines they need.

• Incorporate league/partner guidelines into your creative process

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Design or equivalent practical experience

• Mastery of Figma and Photoshop

• Proficiency in After Effects 

• Understanding of Illustrator, Webflow and Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere

• Experience working with cross functional teams providing direction and requirements to execute your vision

• A self-starting attitude, ready to embrace opportunities to make an impact autonomously with good organization agility to work effectively across functions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mastery of After Effects and video editing/motion graphics

• Previous experience working in a sports-related industry 

• Previous experience at a start-up and or technology company

About Buzzer

Buzzer delivers the moments that matter to you most. We celebrate our community of fans who are fueled by their passion for sports. Founded in New York, our growing remote team respects tradition while valuing innovation. Our belief is that as a leading unifier of the sports ecosystem, we can foster togetherness through meaningful touch points & across generations. Buzzer recently raised a Series A investment round that included notable athlete investors such as Michael Jordan, Naomi Osaka, Patrick Mahomes, and Sabrina Ionescu. 

About Strive: Buzzer’s Commitment to Social Impact

Strive is an intentional and impactful initiative that will utilize Buzzer’s unifying platform to invest in equitable outcomes for Black, Indigenous and People of Color. Buzzer is dedicated to leveling the playing field through our company’s mission, values, product and financial tools in order to create more opportunities for communities of color. Strive will serve as that vehicle for Buzzer to drive positive change and outcomes in our society. 

Our Strive Impact Model is designed to invest in these communities through three strategies:

• Equity: 1% of the company’s equity will be protected and allocated to ‘leveling the playing field.’ This fund will ensure that Strive is prioritized and scales at the same rate of our growth. The reinvestment will support Strive’s mission, partners and causes. As our investment in this area grows, the company grows.

• Net Profits: 1% of net profits will be reinvested into partnering non-profits focused on enhancing and empowering Black communities and communities of color. This near-term solution is meant to partner and contribute to impactful organizations that are providing resources and support for our future leaders and customers.

• Consumer Engagement: Invite participation and engagement from each and every Buzzer customer to effect change through partnerships with non-profit organizations aligned to Strive's mission and vision. The ambition of this commitment is to leverage the Buzzer product to highlight opportunities for consumers to engage with and learn about organizations that are investing in communities of color.

Buzzer is proud to share that our first product was the Strive Mentorship program, a global mentorship program connecting over 500 industry professionals with over 500 Black college students predominantly from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other universities. This mentorship program ultimately inspired the Strive initiative and represents our ambitions to lead by doing the right thing for our potential customers, partners, and employees.

Buzzer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.