Commercial Designer

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Strategically translate business and sponsorship goals, audience insights, and data into presentation concepts that persuade and inform.
• Concept, design, and build high-impact sales and pitch assets for Commercial Strategy, Global Partnerships, New Business Ventures, Business Analytics, and internal Creative initiatives.
• Develop visual frameworks and storytelling systems that elevate how we present brand stories, campaigns, and partnership opportunities.
• Create mockups and proof-of-concept visuals that showcase how brand integrations come to life in partnership campaigns that elevate available inventory and assets (e.g. in-arena signage, digital, social, experiential, broadcast).
• Design infographics and data visualizations that simplify complex information into digestible, memorable visuals.
• Build and maintain reusable slide templates and presentation systems that ensure consistency across all Pacers Sports & Entertainment brands.
• Partner with Commercial Strategy, Global Partnerships, and New Business Ventures to craft visual narratives for partner recaps, renewals, and new business pitches.
• Collaborate with Business Analytics to visualize performance data, ROI, and insights in ways that are clear, credible, and visually engaging.
• Support creative leadership with internal presentations, campaign recaps, and concept decks that align cross-functional teams.
• Integrate multimedia elements (motion, animation, video snippets) when appropriate to enhance storytelling and presentation flow.
• Ensure brand continuity and visual excellence across all materials representing Pacers Sports & Entertainment.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a presentation designer or visual storyteller; experience in sports, entertainment, or agency environments strongly preferred.
• Expert in Keynote, PowerPoint, and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); experience with Digideck or similar sales enablement platforms is a plus.
• Proven ability to translate data, strategy, and partnership insights into compelling visual concepts and narratives.
• Strong understanding of information hierarchy, typography, layout, and design principles.
• Skilled at creating custom graphics, layouts, and animation for both digital and print presentation environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator able to work closely with creative, marketing, and sales teams to deliver unified results.
• Portfolio that demonstrates range across: - Presentation storytelling and layout - Data visualization and infographics - Concept-driven pitch decks and case studies - Visual consistency and attention to detail