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Powered by Passion. United by Purpose. Build for Impact. 

 

At Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Partnership (MLSE), we exist to deliver the ultimate fan experience by lifting trophies, spirits, and communities – united as one. 

 

We’re more than a workplace. We are a team of passionate people, boldly building the future of sport and entertainment, together. We believe in the power of play, the strength of collaboration, and the energy that comes from showing up with purpose. 

 

From the ice to the pitch, the hardwood to the digital arena, we’re proud to be the driving force behind the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), the Toronto Raptors (NBA), Toronto FC (MLS), Toronto Argonauts (CFL) and development teams with the Toronto Marlies (AHL), Raptors 905 (NBA G League), Toronto FC II (MLS NEXT Pro League) and Raptors Uprising Gaming Club, the Toronto Raptors Esports franchise in the NBA 2K League.  

 

We bring these teams – and world-class entertainment – to life at our iconic venues, including Scotiabank Arena, BMO Field, Coca-Cola Coliseum, Ford Performance Centre, BMO Training Ground, and OVO Athletic Centre. Off the field, we serve up elevated dining at e11even, Real Sports, and our signature club spaces like Hot Stove Club, ScotiaClub, and Platinum Club. 

 

Through MLSE Foundation and MLSE LaunchPad, we use the power of sport to help youth facing barriers reach their full potential. Since 2009, we’ve invested more than $45 million into Ontario communities — and we’re just getting started.  

 

This is what it means to be One MLSE: a culture where everyone plays a role, everyone belongs, and everyone contributes to something bigger than themselves. 

 

So, if you’re ready to play with purpose, grow with passion, and win as one, we’d love to have you on our team. 

** We know that great candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Even if you do not meet every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, transferable skills, and lived experience may be exactly what we’re looking for. **

Job Description

Job Summary

We’re looking for a creative problem-solver who blends strategy, storytelling, and craft across multiple mediums — from digital and print to motion, spatial, and experiential design. This role brings brand stories to life through versatile, innovative design that connects with audiences and drives engagement. You’ll work with Product, Marketing, Global Partnerships, and Professional Leagues on creating fun, engaging, and meaningful activations for fans of sport everywhere.

Key Responsibilities

Create digital assets and experiences for web, mobile and social while maintaining and pushing the team’s quality and standards. Report to the lead designer & developer for tasks, revisions, workflows, and creative feedback.

You’ll collaborate with teams across marketing, partnerships, digital content, and game production to produce cohesive visual experiences that reflect our team/partners brand’s voice and ambition.

Take full ownership of your tasks, may include but not limited to:

  • Translate our brand strategy and identity, and that of our partners (eg. Adidas, McDonalds, Rogers, Fanduel), into compelling visual systems, campaign design, and cross-platform executions.
  • Contribute to the design of spatial experiences, game production, and activations that immerse audiences in the brand.
  • Assist with building experiences on our team websites and partner activations.
  • Researching, reviewing and presenting concepts for new features, assets and partner integrations to team leads.
  • Clearly articulate design concepts and flows and comfortably present them to team leads, department stakeholders and clients.
  • Learn and apply artistic/IP/licensing guidelines.
  • Execute clients (partner/lead/supervisor) revisions on spec and on time.

Qualifications

  • The experience. 5+ years of professional design experience across multiple disciplines. You have a portfolio demonstrating versatility — brand, digital, motion, and/or spatial design. Knowledge of our teams and a passion for sports would be an asset, but your passion for great design is required.
  • The creativity. You have an eye for design and understand the artistic representation of ideas through the application of your technical skills. You have an imaginative mind and can think outside the box to create inspired designs.
  • The technical skills. You have experience using different design tools such as Adobe illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, or Figma. Knowledge of HTML,Blender, Cinema4d, or Web AR to produce various forms of digital content is a plus.
  • The interpersonal skills. You have excellent communication skills and can work together with a cross-functional team to reach your goals; our space is very collaborative and you will be working with a number of people across multiple departments.
  • The motivation. You are a self-starter, able to take the initiative on projects and get to work meeting goals on time. You are not afraid to take on new challenges and have the drive to see things through to the end.
  • Please include a copy of or link to your portfolio as part of your application.

We’re glad you’re here. Once you apply, we’ll follow up by email, and you can track everything in your Candidate Portal. Want instant updates? Opt-in for SMS notifications to stay in the loop. 

 

At MLSE, we are committed to building an equitable, diverse and inclusive organization. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. MLSE will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in the job application process. If you have difficulty using our online application system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email accommodations@mlse.com. This email is only for accommodation requests. Resumes sent to this email address will not be considered.