Sports Team Graphic Designer

Also called: Team Creative Designer

Designs the social graphics, game-day posters, and uniforms ideas for teams.

A day in the life

A team graphic designer makes game-day posters, final-score graphics, and player birthday posts, often within minutes of a big play. They also help with schedule releases and uniform reveals.

Pay over a career

Starting
$40k
Typical
$58k
High
$90k

Approximate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. A bachelor's in graphic design with a strong portfolio of sports graphics, often built through internships with teams or colleges.

Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Graphic Design.

Outlook

Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Similar to graphic designers.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI design tools pump out game-day and score graphics fast, raising the bar and cutting junior seats.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Graphic design CTE, AP Studio Art, Marketing.

Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1024.

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