Visual Design Manager

Job Title: Visual Design Manager

Work Schedule: We cannot guarantee a specific number of work hours per week; however, current estimates call for 20-30 hours a week. Your work schedule can be somewhat flexible, as long as you meet all job responsibilities and are available to attend regular virtual meetings as needed during normal business hours.

Job Classification: Non-Exempt

This job reports to: Melissa Roberts Tims, Chief of Staff

Hourly Rate: $95-$130 / hour; rate is set based on experience and location

Tangible is a product marketing research, strategy, and design firm. We solve complex marketing and design problems for tech brands at every stage of growth. Our home office is in San Francisco, CA but we are remote by design, and have employees spread out across the country. Tangible hires part-time workers that usually work between 20-35 hours a week in their designated role. To learn more about what it’s like to work for Tangible, visit: Work at Tangible

VISUAL DESIGN MANAGER

Visual Designer Managers at Tangible are experienced, multidisciplinary visual storytellers who leverage industry best practices to create groundbreaking and results-driven products, services, and experiences using expertise in UX, product, visual, motion, and brand design.

From concept and iteration to deployment, Visual Designers work closely and collaborate with Tangible strategists and other team members to ensure the end product is:

• pixel perfect and aligned with Tangible delivery quality standards,
• on-brand and adhereing to corporate brand standards,
• focused on the client’s primary business objectives,
• customer-centric, meeting the needs of our client’s target audiences.

The Visual Design manager is a hands-on designer that may be an independent contributor on workstreams, but will also be called upon to take more of a leadership role over design teams and processes. They will be asked to not just understand client brand standards, but ensure that the team’s design work meets those standards as well. They will provide guidance to junior designers, and utilize their creative talents to further the design of a project. And they will ensure that production processes at Tangible are conducted without error and according to all client guidelines as appropriate.

Responsibilities include:

• Defining strong visual look and feel for various digital media interfaces
• Developing Visual Design frameworks that can be used as the basis to extend the client’s brand for digital marketing of all kinds: websites, email templates, video storyboards & animated styles, branded decks and infographic design, etc.
• Collaborating with Tangible teams as well as directly with clients, building relationships, understanding client vision/direction, and exhibiting the ability to effectively communicate and present work to executive-level internal or client stakeholders
• Providing direction and leadership to fellow designers within Tangible teams, on the client side, and/or with partner agencies; reviewing other design work and offering constructive feedback
• Creating, iterating upon, and communicating complex workflows and visual hierarchies of key information through sets of wireframes at various levels of fidelity
• Assisting account managers and producers with scoping design phases of projects
• Working within clients’ existing brand, design, and component libraries/systems as well as creating, organizing, documenting, and delivering original libraries or systems
• Providing approved layout comps, accurate specifications, clear annotations, and optimized assets to developers
• QA/testing of developed works
• Producing functional and compelling presentations for key client deliverables
• Brand design including logo and identity systems across common/uncommon touchpoints from concept development through to style guide development
• Staying current with industry best practices and understanding how to correctly apply them

Skills & Abilities:

• Strong, proven knowledge and understanding of Visual Design principles, user-centered experience design, interaction design, brand development, and the creative process
• Advanced understanding of UX and ability to create, iterate upon, and communicate complex information and workflows
• Expert ability to create original vector-based illustrations, logos, icons, and infographics
• Deep understanding of photography, retouching, and creation of image composites
• Advanced understanding of layout, typography, and color
• Ability to design complex data visualizations and other forms of information design
• Ability to understand client’s business sector and ensure application of design to support their needs
• Skillset must include use/knowledge of design software such as Figma (our primary design tool) and other popular design tools like Adobe Creative Suite. Experience working with Google Workspace tools are a plus.
• Strong collaboration skills – works effectively as part of a virtual team
• Self-starter who can work independently without a lot of supervision
• Strategic thinker and problem solver who can identify opportunities for improvement in design – asking questions, researching, and implementing solutions
• Can prioritize concurrent projects and manage time effectively
• Works well under pressure and time constraints
• Thorough, organized, and a quick learner
• Can provide and receive constructive criticism, and make changes based on feedback
• Ability to keep sensitive client and agency information confidential at all times

Experience:
Must have at least 5-7 years’ experience as a Visual Designer; 3+ years experience working with corporate brand design; and 1-2 years of management experience.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in a design-related field or equivalent experience in the industry

Essential Mental/Physical Functions:

• Sit or stand for extended periods of time using a computer or phone
• Work alone or with others in an office environment or virtually
• Travel may be requested or required based on client needs

Required Equipment/Software:

• Personal equipment (e.g., computer, phone) is provided by each employee. Tangible provides a small monthly stipend to support personal devices and internet costs.
• Tangible provides licenses for the following software:
  • Google Workspace for email / Drive / Docs / Sheets
  • Harvest for resource management and time-tracking
  • Slack, Teamwork, Float, and other required team collaboration software
  • Figma design software; licenses for Adobe Creative Suite and stock photography libraries can be provided by request
  • Microsoft 365 product suite (if required by a specific client/project)
  • Other software may be made available to employees by request and as required by select client engagements
• Some client engagements will require the installation of key VPN and/or other software to access necessary corporate Visual Design and brand assets

We believe in equity in the workplace.

Tangible is committed to telling diverse stories, reflecting our diverse audiences, and drawing from diverse experiences and perspectives. Tangible is an equal opportunity employer and values equity and inclusion.

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