Design Manager

About Echo Base

Echo Base is a privately funded investment platform focused on special situations and strategic opportunities within the digital asset ecosystem. We acquire, finance, and build companies where our operational expertise and capital can unlock outsized value. Our team combines institutional investment discipline with crypto-native insight to identify and execute on complex opportunities across the industry's most dynamic segments.

Overview

Echo Base Global is seeking an experienced Senior Design Manager to lead and elevate our multidisciplinary design function. This role requires a strategic thinker and hands‑on creative leader with deep expertise across all areas of design, including branding strategy, animation/motion design, and integrated campaign creative. This is a great opportunity to lead and shape the brand identity for a growing portfolio of brands in the digital assets space, influencing how emerging technologies and platforms are visually represented at a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive design and creative strategies aligned with brand and business objectives
• Drive campaign creative concept development, from initial ideation through execution across multiple channels
• Translate brand positioning and marketing strategy into cohesive creative concepts and visual systems

Campaigns & Marketing Materials

• Oversee the design of materials for integrated campaigns, including social media, email marketing, digital and print advertising, and promotional assets
• Ensure creative consistency and effectiveness across all campaign touchpoints
• Partner with teams to optimize creative for performance and engagement

Design Management

• Manage and oversee end‑to‑end design workflows, from concept development through final delivery
• Establish and maintain high standards for consistency, and innovation across all outputs

Branding & Identity

• Lead brand identity development, refreshes, and ongoing brand evolution
• Shape and steward brand systems across a portfolio of digital asset brands
• Develop, maintain, and evolve brand guidelines and scalable design frameworks

Animation & Motion Design

• Oversee animation and motion design projects, ensuring strong storytelling, pacing, and brand alignment
• Integrate motion and animation thoughtfully into campaigns, digital experiences, and advertising

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with marketing, product, strategy, and leadership teams
• Present creative concepts, campaign ideas, and design rationale clearly to internal and external stakeholders
• Manage external agencies, freelancers, and production partners as needed

Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of professional design experience, with 3+ years in a management role
• Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, or similar tools
• Demonstrated experience across branding, campaign design, social media, email, advertising, animation/motion, and digital design
• Strong background in campaign creative concept development and integrated marketing creative
• Proven ability to manage complex creative projects
• Portfolio showcasing design projects, strategic thinking and high‑quality execution across multiple design disciplines
• Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in fintech, crypto, Web3, or digital asset‑related industries
• Familiarity with performance‑driven creative and optimization best practices
• Experience with global brands or multi‑market organizations
• Ability to balance creative excellence with timelines, budgets, and operational requisites

What We Offer

• A unique opportunity to define and evolve brand identity across a growing digital asset portfolio
• Collaborative culture
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Flexibility and growth opportunities within a fast‑evolving organization