Sr. Art Director, PV Sports Marketing

DESCRIPTION

Prime Video is seeking an exceptional Sr. Art Director to join our Sports Marketing team. You will create compelling visual identities and marketing materials for our live sports properties including NFL Thursday Night Football, NBA, WNBA, NASCAR, NWSL, The Masters and more.

Our Sports Marketing creative team operates as an internal creative agency, taking projects from concept through completion. This is a hands-on role where you'll directly execute design work while guiding the broader creative vision. Your work will span digital advertising, industry partnerships, B2B materials, Ads partnerships, PR partnerships, and promotional content across Prime Video's owned and operated (O&O) placements and paid digital channels.

Success in this role requires exceptional efficiency and a solutions-oriented mindset. Live sports demands the ability to pivot quickly in response to player injuries, trades, and breaking news while maintaining high-volume creative output. You'll quickly master the technical details of our O&O placements and paid digital platforms, then build mechanisms and processes that create greater efficiency. You'll create scalable design systems that minimize subjective decision-making and production churn, enabling the team to move at the speed sports demands.

Key job responsibilities
Develop and maintain visual identities for Prime Video's portfolio of live sports properties
Create comprehensive brand guidelines and design systems that ensure consistency across all marketing touchpoints
Execute hands-on design work from initial concepts to final deliverables including key art, digital ads, partnership materials, and promotional content
Leverage AI tools and technologies to enhance creative workflows, increase efficiency, and scale production capabilities
Develop mechanisms, templates, and processes that increase efficiency and reduce complexity across projects
Build scalable design solutions that work across multiple formats, platforms, and placement types
Document learnings and best practices to benefit the broader team
Pivot quickly to address real-time sports developments including player injuries, trades, roster changes, and breaking news
Balance planned campaign work with reactive, time-sensitive creative needs
Present creative concepts and design rationale to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
Collaborate with copywriters, motion designers, and production teams to deliver cohesive campaigns
Work with external agencies, media partners, and vendors when needed to scale production
Stay current with design trends, sports marketing best practices, and emerging technologies
Mentor and provide guidance to junior designers and art directors
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years of professional experience in art direction, graphic design, or related creative field
• 5+ years of experience designing for digital platforms including display advertising, paid media, and web
• A portfolio of work demonstrating: 5+ projects demonstrating strong digital platform acumen. 3+ brand/visual identity examples demonstrating an ability to develop scalable design systems and production-ready specifications.
• Experience leveraging AI tools in creative workflows and articulating their practical applications in design and marketing
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Functional knowledge of Figma, Microsoft 365
• Experience presenting creative to C-level executives and cross-functional teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in sports marketing, entertainment marketing, or streaming media
• Experience with paid digital advertising across multiple platforms
• Knowledge of and passion for sports and sports culture
• Experience managing reactive, time-sensitive creative work in response to real-time events
• Ability to execute simple motion graphics, with hands-on experience in After Effects or similar motion design tools
• Experience managing or mentoring junior creative talent
• Understanding of performance marketing and data-driven creative optimization
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices
• History of implementing workflow improvements or process optimizations

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Culver City - 141,000.00 - 190,700.00 USD annually