Manager Creative Design

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents. 

The Manager, Creative Design, will lead the creative design function supporting Revenue Marketing, Sales Performance, and Strategic Growth. Translate commercial priorities into polished, brand-consistent visual assets that enable central and local teams to market, communicate, and sell more effectively.

This role pays an annual salary of $90,000 - $105,000 and is bonus eligible.

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until December 18, 2026.

Creative Strategy & Design Leadership

• Manage creative development across sales decks, one-sheeters, campaign assets, landing page visuals, email graphics, digital advertising materials, and client-facing collateral
• Maintain visual and brand consistency across OVG Premium and venue-specific materials
• Partner with VP, Sales & Strategic Growth to develop strategic growth materials aligned with organizational priorities

Design Systems & Scalability

• Partner with Revenue Marketing Managers to create scalable design templates and systems that reduce redundant requests and empower local teams toward self-service capability
• Audit recurring design requests and identify template and system opportunities to improve efficiency
• Build and maintain approved design systems, creative guidelines, and reusable collateral that support long-term growth

Project & Process Management

• Manage design intake, prioritization, version control, and production timelines following Revenue Marketing Team-defined processes and project management platforms
• Establish and maintain standard intake processes for creative work requests, using defined tools to request feedback and approvals
• Balance day-to-day client support with investment in scalable design systems for future growth

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Coordinate with Revenue Marketing Managers to ensure creative materials reinforce sales techniques and venue strategy
• Support local Marketing, Sales, and Service teams in developing venue-specific materials while maintaining brand standards

Required Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of professional design experience, with at least 2 years managing design strategy or creative systems
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and/or Figma
• Demonstrated experience developing scalable design systems and component libraries
• Strong understanding of brand management and visual consistency principles
• Proven ability to balance creative excellence with operational efficiency
• Excellent project management skills; comfort with design intake processes and version control
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present design concepts to stakeholders and leadership
• Portfolio demonstrating range of design work (presentations, digital assets, brand materials)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing B2B or sales enablement collateral
• Familiarity with design project management platforms (Asana, Monday, Monday.com, etc.)
• Experience with design systems and design tokens
• Experience training or mentoring designers or creative teams

Key Competencies

• Creative vision and design excellence
• Strategic thinking and business acumen
• Project management and process orientation
• Cross-functional collaboration and communication
• Problem-solving and resourcefulness
• Attention to detail and quality control
• Adaptability and comfort with competing priorities
• Time management and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.