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Sr. Creative Designer

Ryman Hospitality Properties

Nashville, TN
Full Time
Senior
30 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

The Sr. Creative Designer leads the design and development of digital and print advertising, website and email, logos, collateral, presentations, and other marketing, sales, and promotional materials that reflect Opry Entertainment Group's brands, including the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, Ole Red, ACL Live, Category 10, and others. The role involves working closely with marketing team members to produce brand marketing experiences, ensuring design and visual brand standards are met and improved across all disciplines. The position reports to the Creative Director - Marketing & Brand and aims to enhance brand growth and audience engagement through innovative and strategic design solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of creative projects, ensuring alignment with OEG's brand standards.
  • Identify creative gaps and recommend innovative solutions to enhance marketing initiatives.
  • Partner with the Creative Director and team to conceptualize branding and campaigns that drive brand growth across markets.
  • Create effective ads, digital designs, video assets, logos, and collateral reflecting strategic branding and current design trends.
  • Work closely with Marketing, Sales, Video Production, and stakeholders to solve design and creative challenges across digital and physical platforms.
  • Develop and execute a weekly marketing schedule, delivering creative assets such as digital imagery, printed programs, flyers, banners, signage, video creative, and other collateral.
  • Determine production design needs, assign work to freelance or agency support, review and provide feedback on designs, and manage production workflows and budgets.
  • Develop and maintain communication platforms and design templates for intercompany and marketing partnerships, updating brand guidelines and asset libraries.
  • Represent the team through collaborative relationships with vendors, including editors, freelance designers, and printers, ensuring favorable pricing and quality.
  • Foster strong collaboration with internal teams and external partners, remaining open to feedback to refine designs and messaging.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Degree with an emphasis in graphic design or a related field.
  • 5+ years proven graphic design experience at an agency, in-house team, or related client experience, including pre-press, web optimization, video/photography, and file maintenance.
  • Portfolio demonstrating best-in-class design across platforms and marketing channels.
  • Experience managing vendors to price and develop creative materials within budget.
  • Advanced knowledge and proven experience with Adobe Creative Suite, iWorks, Figma, Canva, and Microsoft; familiarity with Workfront, WordPress, HTML, Flash, Final Cut Pro, and After Effects is a plus.
  • Excellent communication skills to articulate design concepts and accept feedback professionally.
  • Creativity and versatility in designing impactful brand and performance creative for digital, social, in-venue, OOH, and print media.
  • Ability to conceptualize ideas and collaborate with copywriters and other creatives.
  • Strong organizational skills for managing files and ensuring consistency across campaigns.
  • Curiosity about new branding and creative production methods, including disruptive art, video, photography, and event design.
  • Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
  • Strong digital design skills with platform-specific optimization knowledge.
  • Enthusiasm for art and design with fine attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively, supervising interns, freelancers, and agency staff as needed.

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with Workfront, WordPress, HTML, Flash, Final Cut Pro, and After Effects.

Qualifications

  • Degree with an emphasis in graphic design or a related field.
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Job Details

Posted AtJun 27, 2025
Job CategoryVisual Design
SalaryCompetitive salary
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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About Ryman Hospitality Properties

Website

rymanhp.com

Company Size

5001-10000 employees

Location

Nashville, TN

Industry

Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)

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