Designer (Seasonal)

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New York, New York Until 10/5/2026 2+ years exp First posted August 6, 2026 Last posted August 6, 2026
Job description

Major League Baseball is looking for a Designer (Seasonal) to support the development and execution of visual branding and a wide range of graphic design projects across key Major League Baseball initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Assisting in the creation and refinement of branding for MLB events, initiatives, properties, products, commemorative marks, and campaign identities
  • Contributing to the development of brand style guides and visual systems
  • Creating production-ready art
  • Assisting with the development of League branding guidelines
  • Helping establish and maintain consistency in branding across all MLB platforms
  • Collaborating with all MLB Global Designers, including MLB Digital, Social, and International teams
  • Creating and implementing templates and graphic systems
  • Reviewing and refining design assets to ensure alignment with brand guidelines and creative direction
  • Supporting the rollout of visual identities across league-wide campaigns, events, and platforms
  • Developing and supporting high-level design work across departments, including sales and partnership presentations, events and environmental design, consumer product inspiration boards, uniforms, licensee toolkits, retail and point-of-sale experiences, broadcast and promotional materials, and internal concept boards, mockups, and creative strategy decks
  • Collaborating with vendors, agencies, and internal stakeholders to bring brand concepts to life, including providing clear direction to external partners, reviewing work to ensure alignment with brand strategy and creative standards, and managing feedback loops and production timelines
  • Assisting in the design and production of event branding and environmental design, including experiential activations and installations, credentials, invitations, signage, and collateral for marquee league events, as well as pre- and post-production support as needed

Qualifications & Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in branding, graphic design, or visual identity systems
  • Strong portfolio showcasing logo development, brand systems, and applied design
  • Clear understanding of how brand identity translates across digital, social, print, and physical environments
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
  • Experience working with presentation platforms such as PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides
  • Strong organization and communication skills; ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders
  • Familiarity with print production and post-production workflows
  • A passion for baseball and an interest in sports branding is a plus

Pay Rate: $30.00 per hour

The actual offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision.

Why MLB?

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the major leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.

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Are you ready to Step Up to the Plate? Apply below!

About this role

Summary

Support branding and graphic projects for MLB, creating visual assets and guidelines.

Job title

Designer (Seasonal)

Experience level

2+ years

Minimum experience

2+ years exp

Industry

sports

Location requirements

On-site in New York, NY, no remote work allowed

Salary

$30.00 per hour

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

Adobe Creative SuiteIllustratorPhotoshopInDesignPowerPointKeynoteGoogle Slides

Preferred skills

sports brandingenvironmental designcollaborative skills

Specializations

brandinggraphic designvisual identityprint productiondigital environments
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

New York, NY, USA

On-site City