Jamal Adjamah
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Jamal Adjamah joined MSBA as a graphic designer in February 2024. A Miami native, Adjamah discovered his passion for graphic design while studying kinesiology at Jacksonville University, where he worked as a graphic designer for the athletics department. Since then, he’s built an impressive career creating designs for college sports teams, agencies, and businesses before bringing his talents to MSBA. Read on to learn more about Jamal and his work at MSBA.
Tell us a little about yourself. I was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and stayed in-state for college to study kinesiology at Jacksonville University (JU). I hoped to become a strength and conditioning coach until my roommate showed me how to use Photoshop. Soon after, my career plans shifted. I started working as the graphic designer for my college football team, then transitioned to being the graphic designer for the entire athletics department. After finishing school, I moved up to mid-atlantic with my high school sweetheart to finally experience all four seasons and we’ve called the DMV home since 2020.
Tell us a little about your career. Any highlights?
My creative career kicked off as a student-athlete at JU – I played on the football team while working as its graphic designer. After finishing my kinesiology degree, I stayed to earn an MFA in Visual Arts while working with the entire athletics department as a graduate assistant. In that role, I still focused on designing social media graphics, creating posters and taking photos, but I also got to produce ESPN broadcasts and help redesign our website. After completing the visual arts degree, I worked at JMU
in a similar role and started picking up freelance projects, which led to my web design role that brought me to Maryland. The biggest highlight was designing for JMU Softball’s team during their 2021 postseason run that ended in the Women’s College World Series.
What did you do before you joined the MSBA?
I worked as a graphic designer and photographer in the sports industry. I worked with several college athletics departments, sports agencies, associations and small businesses on projects ranging from motion design to app design.
Tell us about your role at the MSBA. I mostly design print and digital materials, working on large scale prints, programs, logos, email banners and almost everything in between. Occasionally, I’ll come out to conferences and photograph events as well.
What's your favorite part of your job? The wide range of projects I get to work on is great. There’s always a different challenge to work on, and that keeps me on my toes. I’ve knocked quite a few projects off of my creative bucket list in my brief tenure at MSBA.
What is an interesting fact about you we wouldn’t find on your resume?
I’m a Certified Personal Trainer and I coach HIIT Boot Camps a few times a week.
What do you do to de-stress or unwind?
Lift weights, hike or read books about the brain. When I’m feeling really competitive, I’ll race my dog (three-year-old Rottweiler/ lab mix) up a hill or across a soccer field. He usually beats me, but sometimes he’ll get distracted and I can eke out a win.
A Miami native, Adjamah discovered his passion for graphic design while studying kinesiology at Jacksonville University, where he worked as a graphic designer for the athletics department.