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Game Seven

Creative Director, Copy

New York, NY · On-site

$175K - $200K/yr

Game Seven Agency, an Excel Sports Management Company, is a full service creative and experiential agency that lives for sport, music and culture. From the biggest moments to the smallest details, we ...

Game Seven

Creative Director, Copy

New York, NY

$175K - $200K/yr

Game Seven Agency, an Excel Sports Management Company, is a full service creative and experiential agency that lives for sport, music and culture. From the biggest moments to the smallest details, we ...

Nexstar Broadcasting

Unpaid Intern Summer 2025

Baton Rouge, LA · On-site

$11.75 - $15.75/hr

News, Promotion, Digital Media, Sales, Weather, Sports, Creative Services, and Production. Internships offer meaningful educational and work experiences designed to meet the academic and career ...

Funded.club

Performance Creative Strategist

Milford, CT · Hybrid

$100K - $120K/yr

... and collegiate sports programs, Olympians, and hundreds of thousands of athletes striving to ... About the Position We are seeking a Performance Creative Strategist to help drive scalable direct ...

Funded.club

Performance Creative Strategist

Worcester, MA · Hybrid

$100K - $120K/yr

Performance sports or athletic brands * Supplements, wellness, or fitness products * Consumer ... Creative testing and scaling systems Preferred experience includes: * Working with athlete-focused ...

Funded.club

Performance Creative Strategist

Providence, RI · Hybrid

$100K - $120K/yr

Performance sports or athletic brands * Supplements, wellness, or fitness products * Consumer ... Creative testing and scaling systems Preferred experience includes: * Working with athlete-focused ...

Funded.club

Performance Creative Strategist

Boston, MA · Hybrid

$100K - $120K/yr

Performance sports or athletic brands * Supplements, wellness, or fitness products * Consumer ... Creative testing and scaling systems Preferred experience includes: * Working with athlete-focused ...

Funded.club

Performance Creative Strategist

New York, NY · Hybrid

$100K - $120K/yr

Performance sports or athletic brands * Supplements, wellness, or fitness products * Consumer ... Creative testing and scaling systems Preferred experience includes: * Working with athlete-focused ...

Funded.club

Performance Creative Strategist

Milford, CT · Hybrid

$100K - $120K/yr

Performance sports or athletic brands * Supplements, wellness, or fitness products * Consumer ... Creative testing and scaling systems Preferred experience includes: * Working with athlete-focused ...

Funded.club

Performance Creative Strategist

Stamford, CT · Hybrid

$100K - $120K/yr

Performance sports or athletic brands * Supplements, wellness, or fitness products * Consumer ... Creative testing and scaling systems Preferred experience includes: * Working with athlete-focused ...

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How much do sports creative jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 14, 2026, the average yearly pay for sports creative in the United States is $90,276.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $50,500.00 and $130,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Sports Creative job?

A Sports Creative is responsible for designing and producing engaging visual and digital content related to sports. This can include graphics, videos, social media content, branding, and marketing materials for teams, leagues, or sports brands. They collaborate with marketing teams, content creators, and athletes to bring stories to life in an exciting and visually compelling way. Strong skills in design software, motion graphics, and creativity are essential for success in this role.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Sports Creative position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Sports Creative, you need a blend of visual storytelling, graphic design, video production, and brand marketing skills, typically supported by a degree in design, media, or related fields. Familiarity with tools like Adobe Creative Suite, motion graphics software, and digital asset management systems is essential. Strong collaboration, creativity, and the ability to work under tight deadlines are highly valued soft skills in this role. These skills ensure you can create engaging content that resonates with sports audiences and supports organizational goals in a fast-paced environment.

What are the typical daily responsibilities of a Sports Creative?

As a Sports Creative, your typical day often involves developing graphics, videos, and digital content for games, player profiles, social media, and promotional campaigns. You'll collaborate closely with marketing teams, photographers, and content strategists to bring creative concepts to life and ensure brand consistency. Time management is crucial as you may juggle multiple projects, respond to last-minute changes, and deliver content quickly, especially during peak seasons. This dynamic environment offers opportunities to innovate and showcase your creative talents while supporting a team-driven atmosphere focused on fan engagement.

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Infographic showing various Sports Creative job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 78% Full Time, 19% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 91% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $90,276 per year, or $43.4 per hour.
Creative Director, Copy

Creative Director, Copy

Game Seven

New York, NY • On-site

$175K - $200K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 18 days ago

Job description

Game Seven Agency, an Excel Sports Management Company, is a full service creative and experiential agency that lives for sport, music and culture. From the biggest moments to the smallest details, we pride ourselves on being in the know and building relationships that matter, for brands that matter.
Our team is comprised of creatives, strategists, producers, designers, project managers, influencer managers, filmmakers, volunteers, activists, ballplayers, hypebeasts, social media moguls, runners, mixologists, party promoters, hip-hop elitists, show-bingers, hot-take havers, vintage t-shirt collectors, fitness fanatics, pet parents, plant parents, human parents, and general good time havers.
Clients include Hennessey, Nike, Jordan, Spotify, Meta, Instagram, TikTok, Amazon, Timberland, Oakley, Footlocker, Chime, Fanatics, Bleacher Report, Uninterrupted, and more.
Role Overview
As Creative Director, Copy, you're a leader that's responsible for building and ensuring our team is building big ideas, creative platforms/narratives, and activation plans. The ideal candidate is equally strategic and creative, has experience leading RFPs and overseeing Creatives & Strategists.
You'll work on existing client projects and new RFPs for everything from experiential activations and stunts to social plans and campaigns - coming up with the strategic plans, creative platforms, and ideas that bring it all to life. You'll report to the VP of Strategy & Narrative and have 1-2 direct reports to start.
Soft skills are extremely important to our team, especially as a leader. You need to be tapped in, passionate about the work, good at taking initiative, able to push your own ideas forward, communicate your ideas clearly, collaborate cross-functionally, and solve problems with empathy.
You and your team are the idea engine, responsible for cultural insights, great storytelling, and big ideas/activations.
Roles & Responsibilities
  • Serve as the Creative Lead on key work streams (project-based and AORs), owning the strategy playbook, creative platform, big ideas, and activation plans.
  • Manage and provide oversight to Creatives & Strategists on projects, with feedback and direction that helps them build great work and sell their plans through to our clients.
  • Build amazing decks. Great copy. Elevated design. Great visual references. Then, present and pitch your work to internal and external leaders, often VPs and CMOs.
  • Lead on new RFPs, collaborating closely with Accounts, Strategy, and Production to pitch amazing strategic & creative proposals.
  • Serve as a strategic thought partner to our clients by helping define and shape the brand's vision/role for their partnership with a roadmap for our team to help them get there.
  • Go from brief to execution, being able to take in a client brief, build out a plan, and follow through on the execution of creative and production.
  • Develop and implement new processes that help the team work better.
  • Assist in the development and growth of the Creative & Strategy departments through education and hiring.

Requirements
  • 8+ years of working in creative/strategy - agency, brand, tech preferred.
  • 3-5 years of managing direct reports.
  • Strong book (sport, music, entertainment are a plus).
  • Great taste in creative work, strong level of polish in your own work.
  • Experience building full strategy decks (copy, flow, design)
  • Strong leadership skills and experience helping people grow in their roles.
  • Proficiency in creating Google Slides decks (design, layout, speed, familiarity).
  • Excellent pitching, storytelling, and communication skills.

Note: this role was previously listed as Director of Creative Strategy
The pay range for this position is $175,000 - $200,000 per year. This position is also eligible for benefits and discretionary bonus.
Please note that compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to local salary transparency laws.
Ultimately, the salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, business sector, and geographic location, among other criteria.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Game Seven provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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