Director of Graphic Design
Tennis Channel
Santa Monica, CAThis is a Full Time Job
Director, Graphic Design (Direct-to-Consumer Streaming)
Tennis Channel is seeking a hands-on Director of Graphic Design to elevate the visual identity of our growing direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming platform. In this role, you'll own the creation, adaptation, and real-time updating of graphics that power our live tennis experience across iOS, Android, smart TVs, and web. You'll collaborate closely with our app and product teams to ensure seamless design integration, drive workflow automation to accelerate delivery, and support rapid-turnaround needs tied to live events. As the platform scales, this role will expand beyond production into broader creative leadership - ideal for a designer with strong sports, entertainment, or streaming experience and the ability to bring static assets to life through motion graphics.
This is onsite and based in Santa Monica, CA.
In this role, you will:
• Define, create, produce, resize, and optimize graphics for the DTC platform, including event promotions, highlights, and editorial content in the visual tone of Tennis Channel's brand
• Adjust visuals in real time to match live schedules and updates.
• Design graphics for emails and landing pages to drive engagement and conversion.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and app teams to ensure graphics integrate smoothly as the platform evolves.
• Help automate workflows and streamline asset delivery for faster turnaround.
Key Qualifications:
• 8 years of hands-on graphic design experience
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects)
• Experience designing for multiple platforms (mobile, TV, web) and email clients
• Knowledge of Figma is useful and will be needed for some aspects of collaboration
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines
• Familiarity with UI/UX principles and accessibility standards (WCAG) a plus
• Knowledge of Python is a plus for workflow automation
Salary/Benefits
$100,000.00
- 120,000.00
per year
$100,000 - $120,000 /year USD
Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as a candidates' relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.
Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• Sick leave
• Vacation time
• Personal time
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Retirement plan
Perks
• Great benefits
• Open-door policy
• Upward mobility
• Strong desire to see you succeed
Additional Information
Pickleballtv (PBTV) is the 24-hour television home of America's fastest growing sport, offering 1,000 hours of live matches from top professionals and coverage of tournaments throughout the year, along with first-class instruction and exclusive lifestyle programming. Tennis Channel serves as the media home to two 24-hour television networks, a subscription streaming service, an online magazine, and podcasts dedicated to tennis and its lifestyle, reaching audiences nationwide through the top ten pay-TV service providers. Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports, owning and operating 178 television stations in 81 markets affiliated with major broadcast networks, as well as Tennis Channel and multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR, and The Nest. Sinclair's AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts.
