Description
The Manager of Design works under the Vice President of Creative Operations and is responsible for managing a team of designers and creatives. As manager, you will help create and develop assets such as presentations for our market research team, paid media assets, brochures, print ads, etc. A qualified manager candidate should be creative with strong leadership, communication, and multitasking skills.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Assisting the VP with overseeing a creative team by providing guidance and management on various projects
- Manage creative staff and freelance to ensure their work meets the agency standards, including the ability to clearly articulate feedback and provide constructive oversight that elevates the creative product
- Guide teams through creative concepting, execution and delivery in accordance with departmental processes
- Assure that creative work meets client objectives, follows strategies aligned to the brief and meets deadlines on budget
- Collaborate with Account Executives and Project Managers to identify questions and pertinent project information needed to execute assignments
- Know all pertinent industry, channel, client, or product information, such as product benefits, offers, brand standards and production specifications
- Responsible for current knowledge and understanding of emerging trends and technologies and the ability to institute best practices
- Manages Direct Report(s), while embodying Brado’s “In Service to Others” manager best practices, specifically the key tenets of Accessibility, Empowerment & Developing Others
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field
- 4+ years managing creative services and direct reports in a marketing agency or a combination of agency/vendor side experience
- Must have strong graphic design, digital display, print, and social media work
- Superior strategic thinking and creative skills (visual and conceptual)
- Ability to meet deadlines and juggle multiple projects
- Self-motivation and a positive interaction with a wide range of individuals is expected
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite; must be highly skilled in Photoshop, In-Design, Illustrator and Adobe Animate
- Moderate knowledge of Microsoft Office and project management tools
- Broad understanding of typography, color theory, current design trends
- Aligns with our values: People, Commitment, Aspiration, Trustworthiness & Impact
- Demonstrates these Brado-specific hard & soft skills: Agile, Bold, Innovative, Curious, Empathetic, Teamwork, Self-starter, Verbal & Written Communication, Creative Thinking
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