Design manager job description
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Design manager requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in design manager job postings.
Sample design manager requirements
- Bachelor's degree in design or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in design management
- Expert knowledge of design software and tools
- Strong project management skills
- Ability to manage a team of designers and delegate tasks effectively
Sample required design manager soft skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven leadership skills and ability to motivate team members
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
Design manager job description example 1
HD Supply design manager job description
Job SummaryManages and coaches a team that delivers high quality design projects. Oversees the development and production of print and digital deliverables, including providing creative direction and guidance to ensure all design executions meet strategic and financial objectives. Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities
Oversees the creative production of print and digital advertising, including direct mail, brochures, internal and external flyers, guides, videos, catalogs, emails, websites, and social media.
Partners with marketing and merchandising teams to drive the creative strategy across categories and deliverables.
Approves design concepts, monitors design progress, and assesses and manages risks over project life cycles.
Prioritizes incoming requests, ensures project goals are defined and translated into production tasks, and provides feedback for print and digital marketing collateral.
Creates and manages production processes and systems to drive workflow improvements and efficiencies.
Presents design concepts and final outputs to senior leadership.
Nature and Scope Solutions require analysis and investigation. Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience. Manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and/or indirectly supervises support staff.
Work Environment Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Education and Experience Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field. May require certification. Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.
Oversees the creative production of print and digital advertising, including direct mail, brochures, internal and external flyers, guides, videos, catalogs, emails, websites, and social media.
Partners with marketing and merchandising teams to drive the creative strategy across categories and deliverables.
Approves design concepts, monitors design progress, and assesses and manages risks over project life cycles.
Prioritizes incoming requests, ensures project goals are defined and translated into production tasks, and provides feedback for print and digital marketing collateral.
Creates and manages production processes and systems to drive workflow improvements and efficiencies.
Presents design concepts and final outputs to senior leadership.
Nature and Scope Solutions require analysis and investigation. Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience. Manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and/or indirectly supervises support staff.
Work Environment Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
Education and Experience Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field. May require certification. Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.
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Design manager job description example 2
D.R. Horton design manager job description
Interior Design Manager - 2205740 Description D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website at www.drhorton.com for more information.
D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for an Interior Design Manager for their Design Department. The right canididate will be responsible for managing the Interior Design department and its staff, including overseeing the decoration and maintenance of model homes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Manage the Interior Design Department
Oversee the decoration and maintenance of model homes
Supervise Interior Designers
Correspond with vendors, suppliers and field personnel
Keep office running smoothly and within budget
Coordinate installations and model close-outs
Negotiate new vendor contracts as necessary
Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
Supervisory Responsibilities
Directly supervises two or more employees in the Interior Design Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or six to eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Come join a winning team with a Fortune 500 company! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package including vision, medical and dental. Build YOUR future with D.R. Horton, 's Builder. #WeBuildPeople2
Follow us on social media @hortoncareers for an inside look at our company and connect with us on LinkedIn for up to date job listings!
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Job: Land Primary Location: Utah-Draper Organization: Home Builder Schedule: Full-time Job Posting: Sep 19, 2022, 8:59:43 PM
D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for an Interior Design Manager for their Design Department. The right canididate will be responsible for managing the Interior Design department and its staff, including overseeing the decoration and maintenance of model homes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Manage the Interior Design Department
Oversee the decoration and maintenance of model homes
Supervise Interior Designers
Correspond with vendors, suppliers and field personnel
Keep office running smoothly and within budget
Coordinate installations and model close-outs
Negotiate new vendor contracts as necessary
Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
Supervisory Responsibilities
Directly supervises two or more employees in the Interior Design Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or six to eight years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Come join a winning team with a Fortune 500 company! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package including vision, medical and dental. Build YOUR future with D.R. Horton, 's Builder. #WeBuildPeople2
Follow us on social media @hortoncareers for an inside look at our company and connect with us on LinkedIn for up to date job listings!
LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
Job: Land Primary Location: Utah-Draper Organization: Home Builder Schedule: Full-time Job Posting: Sep 19, 2022, 8:59:43 PM
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Design manager job description example 3
Intuit design manager job description
At Intuit, our mission is to power prosperity around the world. As the Virtual Expert Platform team, we design the end-to-end AI-driven expert platform that connects customers to live services and digital expertise with speed and accuracy.
As a Group Design Manager, you will lead design for our suite of customer and expert Connecting and Collaboration capabilities. This role requires a dynamic individual who is comfortable working in a highly collaborative environment, with a solid ability to go deep into the details, step back, and connect the dots from a more strategic perspective.
What you'll bring
+ 6 years of experience in Design, plus 5 years leading teams
+ Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, HCI, Human Factors, Design Strategy, or equivalent work experience
+ Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality design output
+ Knowledge and experience in delivering product design deliverables such as design prototypes, documentation, design specs, assets (web and mobile), or similar
+ Strong business acumen and experience in managing multiple stakeholders and senior leadership expectations
+ Experience leading and managing a 3-10 designer team, or groups of teams
+ Excellent leadership, communication, project management, and organizational skills
How you will lead
+ Design authority for the end-to-end customer and expert collaboration platform experiences.
+ Lead design projects of significant scope, complexity, and responsibility in creative vision, strategy, and execution
+ Deep understanding and balance of customer, business, and shareholder's needs and cross-functional partnership, collaboration, and decision making
+ Strong communication (written, verbal, and visual), influence, and persuasion skills
+ Primary interface with the product team to set expectations on design deliverables, prioritization, and quality
+ Drive outside-in, consumer-centric thinking, doing, and building during the entire product process - from vision and exploration to narrowing and curation of every touchpoint to be excellent.
+ Communicate design direction and intent with customer-backed and defensible principles and frameworks.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Intuit will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with requirements of local law.
As a Group Design Manager, you will lead design for our suite of customer and expert Connecting and Collaboration capabilities. This role requires a dynamic individual who is comfortable working in a highly collaborative environment, with a solid ability to go deep into the details, step back, and connect the dots from a more strategic perspective.
What you'll bring
+ 6 years of experience in Design, plus 5 years leading teams
+ Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, HCI, Human Factors, Design Strategy, or equivalent work experience
+ Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality design output
+ Knowledge and experience in delivering product design deliverables such as design prototypes, documentation, design specs, assets (web and mobile), or similar
+ Strong business acumen and experience in managing multiple stakeholders and senior leadership expectations
+ Experience leading and managing a 3-10 designer team, or groups of teams
+ Excellent leadership, communication, project management, and organizational skills
How you will lead
+ Design authority for the end-to-end customer and expert collaboration platform experiences.
+ Lead design projects of significant scope, complexity, and responsibility in creative vision, strategy, and execution
+ Deep understanding and balance of customer, business, and shareholder's needs and cross-functional partnership, collaboration, and decision making
+ Strong communication (written, verbal, and visual), influence, and persuasion skills
+ Primary interface with the product team to set expectations on design deliverables, prioritization, and quality
+ Drive outside-in, consumer-centric thinking, doing, and building during the entire product process - from vision and exploration to narrowing and curation of every touchpoint to be excellent.
+ Communicate design direction and intent with customer-backed and defensible principles and frameworks.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Intuit will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with requirements of local law.
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024