Design Manager: Lead High-Impact Creative Projects

Get Engaged Media; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Get Engaged Media in Atlanta, GA seeks a Design Manager to lead our internal graphic design team, directing high-profile projects and providing creative oversight.

You will balance workloads, coordinate timelines, and ensure brand consistency while collaborating with account and strategy teams to deliver bold, social-first work.

This hands-on leadership role requires 5+ years of design experience and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on graphic design experience with proven project management.
• Strong understanding of visual communication and social-first creative.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience leading a design team and coordinating with account/strategy teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-priority design projects from end-to-end, serving as the go-to designer for our 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

Skills

Graphic design

Team leadership

Creative direction

Project management

Social media design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Job description

Get Engaged Media in Atlanta, GA seeks a Design Manager to lead our internal graphic design team, directing high-profile projects and providing creative oversight.

You will balance workloads, coordinate timelines, and ensure brand consistency while collaborating with account and strategy teams to deliver bold, social-first work.

This hands-on leadership role requires 5+ years of design experience and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite.