Graphic Design Manager

Location: Phoenix, AZ (Onsite or Remote Possible) • Posted: Aug 28

About the role

If you're a thoughtful, collaborative designer who loves turning ideas into compelling visual designs, we'd love to meet you! As the Graphic Design Manager at Desert Botanical Garden, you'll create a wide range of engaging work from campaigns and events to publications, digital content and onsite experiences. Your work will help tell the story of the Garden, showcase the incredible work happening here and support our mission. The Graphic Design Manager translates marketing and organizational objectives into effective print, digital and experiential creative solutions that support Garden-wide initiatives, strengthen the Garden’s brand and engage diverse audiences. Serving as a project manager on assigned campaigns and initiatives, this position develops and executes high-quality visual communications across a broad range of channels. The Graphic Design Manager partners closely with the Art Director, the Senior Marketing Director and other departments throughout the garden, vendors and creative partners to create design work that serves the entire Garden. The ideal candidate is an experienced designer who can independently manage projects from concept through final execution, balance multiple priorities and deadlines, communicate and defend creative recommendations, and maintain a consistent visual identity across all Garden communications.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a project manager on assigned marketing campaigns, initiatives, events, exhibits and organizational projects.
• Develop print and digital design collateral, including advertisements, brochures, publications, event and exhibit creative concepts, social media content, e-mail and newsletter graphics, special-event materials, mailers, postcards, invitations, social media assets, on-site signage and other marketing collateral.
• Manages projects with Art Director oversight from print and digital design projects from initial concept and creative development through production and final execution.
• Partner with the Marketing team on design projects related to the Garden’s website and email campaigns, with a focus on visual consistency, accessibility and an effective user experience.
• Manage multiple complex and time-sensitive projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, accuracy and creative standards.
• Work closely with the Art Director to develop, implement and maintain brand guidelines and visual standards.
• Collaborate directly with departments across the Garden to understand objectives, develop creative concepts and deliver effective visual solutions.
• Manage project timelines, priorities, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations for assigned creative initiatives.
• Participate in campaign planning and creative strategy discussions to ensure creative work supports both the Garden-wide and Marketing team meet objectives.
• Develop original illustrations, logos, graphic elements and other visual assets using digital and traditional methods.
• Coordinate and execute photography and video shoots as needed, including planning, scheduling, creative direction and production support.
• Conceptualize, create and edit animated GIFs, motion graphics and videography to support Garden campaigns and communications.
• Ensure all graphics and creative materials produced by the Garden are visually compelling, accurate,