Job Description
Design Manager
locations
US – Remote (Any location)
time type
Full time
job requisition id
17325
Job Family:
Design & Production
Travel Required:
Up to 10%
Clearance Required:
None
What You Will Do:
- Lead design strategy and visual concepts for a variety of needs, assessing whether internal or external creative resources are best suited for each project. This includes partnering with marketing managers to ensure timelines and deadlines are met.
- Collaborate closely with the Brand strategy partners to create frameworks for design, rooted in brand architecture, to allow for a consistent brand experience for our clients.
- Brand Stewardship & Management: Youll provide strategic design expertise and guidance to ongoing global cross-functional partners regarding the visual brand system and architecture. Balancing the nuanced needs of visual system integrity with supporting various of business needs and stakeholders
- Maintain consistency and ensure production quality by creating templates, guidelines, and additional support materials.
- Provide clear and concise strategic design feedback internally and externally on both projects leading as well as design guidance on shared internal initiatives with the broader design team
- Expertise in Brand Architecture and how it relates visually to various departments.
What You Will Need:
- Bachelors degree from an accredited university plus 6+ years of professional experience OR 10+ years of professional experience in lieu of degree.
- Experience with complex global design systems and their workstreams, including multiple physical and digital media, light to heavyweight executions, local cultural environments, and partnerships with agency partners.
- Proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Working knowledge of After Effects is a plus.
- Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint to create/update presentations.
- Knowledge of Marketing campaign, production, and conception workflows across print, digital, and physical activations from conception through final asset or toolkit execution.
- Ability to work independently to see projects through, managing and aiding designers and creative partners, pulling in the right stakeholders during socialization, while managing stress and adversity in a positive, constructive manner.
- Ability to manage the bandwidth of internal and external partners, assigning projects based on bandwidth, and always ensuring deadlines are met.
- Easily builds rapport with business leaders around the company to earn trust and ensure optimal outcomes and partnerships with the brand design team.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
- Experience working in complex global consumer, design-focused brand either in-house or at agencies