Media & Entertainment Partnerships - Design Assistant

Job Description

Who We Are

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London and Beijing. Founded in 1975, CAA represents many of the most successful professionals working in film, television, music, theatre, video games, sport, and digital content, and provides a range of strategic marketing and consulting services to corporate clients.

The Department

CAA’s Media & Entertainment Partnerships group provides powerful solutions for brands with world-class media and entertainment companies, talent & IP.

Representing today’s most influential entertainment studios, platforms, streamers and brands, we forge strategic partnerships and content marketing solutions with leading global advertisers. Some of these clients include Disney, Warner Brothers, Apple TV, HBO, and Activision. The team also specializes in connecting brands with consumers through pop culture moments and entertainment-based marketing strategies. With expertise across multiple disciplines, we have the talent, knowledge and relationships necessary to generate the biggest ideas and most compelling partnerships to ensure our clients stand out.

The Role

The team is seeking a full-time Assistant Designer who is technically skilled, highly-motivated, creative, and entrepreneurial to join our rapidly growing team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating visual materials, mockups and decks / presentations (primarily in Keynote and Photoshop) that help communicate strategic and creative concepts
• Support brand research efforts, gathering visual and cultural insights to help ensure ideas resonate with each project’s audience
• Help maintain project timelines, deliverable trackers, and file organization across assigned projects
• Schedule internal check-ins and support the team in staying aligned ahead of client deadlines
• Support both project kickoffs and client/brand calls by assembling necessary materials, timelines, research, and creative references, taking notes, and applying feedback as needed
• Present creative work when applicable
• Participate in group brainstorms to develop creative angles for brand conversations
• Develop, update and revamp various department capabilities presentations as needed
• Attend department meetings to apply shared knowledge to future creative work, anticipate group needs, and offer available creative resources
• Manage day-to-day administrative duties including calendar coordination, phone calls/VCs, meeting logistics, occasional travel arrangements, expense reports, and general task flow
• Act as a proactive gatekeeper and internal liaison—overseeing scheduling priorities, tracking key deadlines, and facilitating communication between internal teams
• Maintain and optimize organizational systems for assets, templates, decks, and departmental capabilities of materials to ensure quick, easy access for the team

You Are

• A highly creative and skilled designer, passionate about great design, an “eye” for and ability to execute effective visual communication and print/digital layouts
• Extremely detail oriented with an eagle eye for consistency and accuracy
• Excellent at learning on the fly and willing to push the limits of your abilities for the sake of the team
• Eager to work alongside the branded and entertainment industry leaders and to find ways to creatively resonate with these individuals to unlock brand partnership potential
• Passionate about what's happening in the world of entertainment and excited to find creative ways to activate around what is current and relevant
• Highly organized, strategically minded, resourceful, and an exceptional communicator (both verbal and written)
• Someone with an entrepreneurial mindset and approach to everything they do: self-motivated, resourceful, innovative, forward-thinking, accountable, and committed
• Tapped into marketing and entertainment trends, emerging media, consumer insights and the latest digital/social/mobile/video/interactive technologies and activations

Qualifications

• 1-2+ years professional experience in entertainment, in-house brand marketing and/or agencies in a design or creative role (internships included)
• Graphic Design degree with a portfolio that shows clear design perspective and presentation layout skills
• Working knowledge of Keynote and Adobe Creative Suite required
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Strong organizational, communication, and multitasking abilities
• A desire to grow, take feedback, and contribute creatively in a fast-paced environment
• Calm, adaptable, and dependable under shifting priorities and quick turnarounds
• Experience in leveraging AI for design / image prompting is a plus

Compensation

The base hourly rate for this position is in the range of $20.00-22.00. This position also is eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus. Ultimately, wages may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria. Please talk with a CAA Recruiter to learn more.

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Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee’s or their dependent’s reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The absence of a permanent address is not a bar to employment. The Company does not discriminate against individuals based on housing status, including the absence of a fixed address.The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.