Design Manager

About the role

The Design Manager oversees the operational and creative aspects of our internal graphic design team. This role is a highly skilled, hands-on designer who leads high-profile design projects while providing creative direction and feedback to the broader team. The Design Manager also manages team workload, timelines, and day-to-day design operations to ensure consistent delivery of strong creative work.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority design projects from end-to-end, serving as the go-to designer for the most important and creatively demanding work
• Manage the internal graphic design team, including assigning projects, balancing workloads, and overseeing day-to-day priorities
• Serve as a primary point of contact for graphic design-related communication, including project scope, timelines, and creative needs
• Coordinate design resources to ensure projects and deliverables are executed efficiently
• Work closely with account and strategy teams to ensure creative briefs, concepts, and design direction are clear and actionable
• Track project scopes, design requests, and deliverables in collaboration with the account teams
• Assess team bandwidth and identify opportunities to improve resource allocation and workflow efficiency
• Oversee the design process to ensure timely delivery of high-quality creative assets
• Review and provide feedback on designs internally to ensure alignment with brand standards and client expectations in collaboration with the account and strategy teams
• Design and edit creative assets as needed to support timelines and creative quality standards
• Stay updated on design and social media trends, techniques, and tools to bring fresh and innovative ideas to the team
• Manage and maintain project tracking systems, including Monday boards and Dropbox folders

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on graphic design experience, with proven experience managing creative projects from concept through completion
• Strong people management skills
• Strong understanding of graphic design, visual communication, and social-first creative
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other relevant design tools
• Strong understanding of design fundamentals, including typography, composition, layout, color, and visual hierarchy
• Experience managing timelines, priorities, resources, and creative deliverables across multiple projects
• Strong understanding of social media platforms and how design translates across different formats and audiences
• Strong creative judgment with the ability to review work and provide clear, actionable feedback
• Ability to collaborate effectively across creative, strategy, and account teams
• Experience working within fast-paced social media, agency, or digital content environments
• Desire to push the company and clients toward unique, culture-forward creative opportunities
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred) or equivalent experience required

Location

Atlanta, GA (must be local to Atlanta)