Designity is a design tech startup backed by Audible! The first virtual design platform that allows U.S.-Based creatives to team up and collaborate on design and marketing projects. This is an exciting opportunity to champion a truly disruptive service as a full-time Design Manager, where you will be responsible for setting the direction of all client projects, and ensuring our creative teams are meeting and exceeding expectations.

Seeking Design Manager / Creative Lead with strong project management skills! The ideal candidate is highly organized, detailed, and people centric. Essentially, a hybrid between a visual designer and project manager with a passion for guiding others. We work on projects across many different categories; from marketing collateral to video animations, website and app design. You are an experienced profile who can handle a variety of clients, and make sure expectations are set correctly with each one.

Responsibilities:

1. Managing the project from brief to finish - this includes:

• Consult with the client to understand the main goal, problem/solution for each project.
• Creating comprehensive project briefs.
• Establishing and managing timelines and milestones.
• Setting and communicating budgets.
• Organizing files, folders, and managing workflows.

2. Guiding creatives to ensure the quality of the outcomes - this includes:

• Establishing clear creative directions for the projects and communicating them visually and verbally to the creatives for execution.
• Being the decision maker, mentor and sometimes teacher.
• Having advanced visual design skills and being able to apply them to different design areas and industries.
• Having a deep understanding of the design process and a lot of love for the details.

3. Conversing with clients and managing their expectations - this includes:

• Conducting video calls and sending regular updates
• Listening to client needs and interpreting them into actionable outcomes
• Communicating workflow and design processes
• Meeting deadlines and ensuring deliverables
• Understanding how design can elevate their business and being able to advise and communicate design led improvements

Qualifications:

• You’re an experienced project manager who knows how to build project brief, timeline, and hit the ground running.
• You’re experienced in supervising different types of designers at different levels of experience and abilities
• You’re knowledgeable in at least 3 different design categories from graphic design, to marketing collaterals, web designs, and video production, or similar.
• You possess a bachelor's /advanced degree in Design, Fine Arts or any related field.
• You are self-driven, highly motivated, organized, team-oriented and possess a creative entrepreneurial mindset that allows you to thrive in ambiguity.

Additional Information:

• Fully remote within the USA.
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• You need to be available during U.S. business hours - any time zone in the U.S. is fine.
• You need to be physically available in the United State with a valid working visa.

Designity is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in thought, background and experience. The position qualifications should serve as a guideline for what will typically set you up for success in this role, however we would encourage you to apply if you feel your experience is a good fit.

Apply through this Typeform:
https://designity.typeform.com/to/R6DL1GDT