ESPN: Social Media Design

As a Senior Designer at ESPN, I create custom graphics for all social media platforms—from data visualizations to high-concept photoillustrations to jersey swaps. Many of the hundreds of designs I’ve executed have been quick-turn reactions to sports stories of the day, built within hours or even minutes of breaking news. After almost a decade of designing for ESPN Social and elsewhere, I am the single most-engaged graphic designer in the history of social media (per Gondola metrics).

Michael Jordan photoillustration for "Jordan Day"

Michael Jordan collage promoting "The Last Dance"; this was one of the top performing pieces of "Last Dance" content on ESPN social platforms

Photoillustration commemorating Giannis' fulfillment of Kobe Bryant's Twitter challenges, 2021

Tom Brady then and now; this was the top performing graphic on ESPN social platforms the night of Super Bowl LV

Photoillustration commemorating the anniversary of Kobe Bryant's jersey retirement

Photoillustration commemorating LeBron James taking the all-time NBA scoring lead; this was reposted by LeBron on his personal account

Photoillustration commemorating the anniversary of Linsanity; this was retweeted by Jeremy Lin on his personal account

Sue Bird/Sylvia Fowles All-Star photoillustration

Super Bowl LVI preview photoillustration

Sauce Gardner Rookie of the Year photoillustration

Albert Pujols 700 HRs photoillustration

Derrick Lewis photoillustration for ESPNMMA

Stetson Bennet photoillustration for SECN

Mookie Betts hype graphic

Sabrina Ionescu photoillustration

Graphic commemorating Ronaldo's 700th goal (yes, there are 700 zeroes here)

Graphic celebrating the US Women's National Soccer Team

Kobe Bryant photo mosaic; one of the highest-performing graphics ever on ESPN platforms

Instagram carousel promoting the '86 Mets documentary "Once Upon a Time in Queens"

Photoillustration commemorating LeBron James' 18th straight NBA All-Star Game start; this was reposted by LeBron on his personal account

Mookie Betts photoillustration from the 2020 MLB playoffs

Anthony Davis vs. Anthony Davis photoillustration

The Jameses in ugly Christmas sweaters; hand-drawn illustration over a photoillustration

Patrick Mahomes Super Bowl LIV victory graphic; this was the top performing graphic on ESPN platforms following the game

D'Eriq King photoillustration

Anderson Silva retirement photoillustration for ESPNMMA

James Harden and Sad Keanu for SportsNation

Photoillustration of PJ Tucker and his epic sneaker collection

Valentina Shevchenko photoillustration for ESPNMMA

Photoillustration commemorating the Warriors' defeat of the Rockets in the 2019 NBA Playoffs

Zion Williamson photoillustration

LeBron James stat graphic

Collage commemorating the opening of the 2020 NBA season

LeBron James quote graphic featuring the young stars of the NBA

Miami Heat "Bad Boys" movie poster pastiche

Quote graphic commemorating Jackie Robinson Day

Quote graphic promoting "The Last Dance"

Dominique Wilkins jersey swap

Joe Burrow Draft Day collage

Dennis Rodman photoillustration promoting "The Last Dance"

Michael Jordan infographic

Quote graphic promoting "The Last Dance"

Twitter version of the Michael Jordan collage promoting "The Last Dance"; this was one of the top performing pieces of "Last Dance" content on ESPN social platforms

Jaylen Waddle photoillustration; this was the highest-performing post ever on ESPN's SECN Instagram

LeBron James jersey swap

J. Cole wallpaper for SneakerCenter

Kobe Bryant text graphic

"Evolution of the Three-Point Shot" graphic created to commemorate Ben Simmons finally hitting a three-pointer

Bruce Lee quote graphic promoting the release of ESPN's "Be Water" documentary

Mookie Betts jersey swap

Stat graphic promoting ESPN's "Long Gone Summer" documentary

Cristiano Ronaldo career achievements graphic

Michael Porter Jr. stat graphic

ESPN App stories title slide

Serena Williams infographic

Joe Burrow and LSU photoillustration

DJ Khaled photoillustration to promote his partnership with The NFL on ESPN

Kawhi Leonard and the Mavericks "Space Jam" tribute photoillustration

"Battle LA" pastiche commemorating the start of the 2020 Lakers-Clippers playoff series

Miami Heat postcard photoillustration featuring Jimmy Butler

2020 Stanley Cup champion announcement graphic

Lionel Messi and Pele photoillustration for ESPNFC

2020 Los Angeles vs. Tampa Bay pan-sports photoillustration

NC State Wolfpack photoillustration

"Minnesota Coach PJ Fleck Crosses Lake Minnetonka" photoillustration

Los Angeles Dodgers Walk of Fame photoillustration announcing their 2020 World Series victory

Messi/Ronaldo jersey swap

Sam Howell photoillustration

LeBron James infographic

Zion Williamson photoillustration

Tua Tagovailoa photoillustration

Ian Book graphic celebrating his setting of Notre Dame's starting QB wins record

College Football Playoff hype graphic

Diego Maradona memorial infographic

Photoillustration of the 2021 Phoenix Suns' series victory over Paul George and the Clippers

2021 Men's College World Series Champs photoillustration

Euro 2020 opening day photoillustration

Phoenix Suns photoillustration

Photoillustration commemorating the undefeated Steelers' ninth victory of the 2020 season

2020 College Football Playoff QBs photoillustration

Instagram carousel photoillustration featuring siblings in the NBA

Photoillustration of Ohio State’s Trey Sermon moving at super speed

"Then-and-now" photoillustration featuring college age and NBA Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook

I designed and vectorized Twitter's Michael Jordan GOAT hashtag emoji commemorating ESPN's release of "The Last Dance"; the icon appeared in every tweet that included the hashtag.

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