Design Manager

Overview

This role can work out of our Chicago, IL or Grand Rapids, MI office. BISSELL Homecare, Inc., is seeking a highly motivated and talented Design Manager to join our dynamic team during an exciting period of global growth.

This role presents a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to drive positive changes within our organization.

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.

As the Design Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading and inspiring our team of designers and copywriters, to deliver cohesive, innovative, and impactful creative outcomes.

Your exceptional leadership skills and strategic mindset will be instrumental in shaping the direction of our initiatives, elevating our brand identity and purpose.

BISSELL's Creative team is instrumental in enhancing the customer experience at every interaction point through the development of effective and engaging retail Shopper Marketing, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, and Social Media ideas and assets.

This includes producing compelling photography and video stories, as well as rendering CGI imagery to demonstrate the efficacy of our products.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of designers and writers across multiple design disciplines providing daily direction, feedback, and development.
• In partnership with the Creative Director drive the team and organizational vision.
• Develop and implement design strategies and creative briefs that reflect customer insights, and drive business goals and brand aspirations.
• Engage with multifunctional teams such as Product Marketing, Consumer Design, and Delivery and Operations to comprehend project prerequisites, ensuring design solutions that align with business objectives.
• Liaise with stakeholders and collaborate with the Traffic Specialist to understand project objectives, scope, and requirements to understand the logistics of a project such as timelines, resource allocation, and priorities.
• Ensure that the right designers with appropriate skills are assigned to specific projects.
• Foster a culture where design thinking is embraced and integrated into all aspects of the design process, ensuring that user needs, preferences, and experiences are at the forefront of decision-making.
• Oversee the end-to-end design process, from concept development to final execution and production, ensuring deliverables are driven by consumer research, insights, and data.
• Maintain high standards of design quality. Review and provide feedback on design concepts and final deliverables to ensure that they meet the brand guidelines, as well as channel, and industry best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement, streamline design workflows to optimize efficiency and productivity within the design team.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices, integrating new design methodologies and technologies into our processes.
• Compile and deliver information through presentations.
• Interact with clients, external vendors, and contractors.
• Maintain positive relationships, handle negotiations, and ensure that project expectations are met.
• Budget and Contract Management responsibilities.
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Degree minimum : Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Communication Design or related.
• Experience level : 4+ years of experience in role as a Design Manager at an agency or an in-house retail creative team.
• Portfolio showcasing relevant work.
• Creative Program Management skills.
• Talent Leadership and Professional Development experience.
• Art Direction, Visual Design and Branding expertise.
• Evidence of understanding design principles, aesthetics, and current industry trends.
• Expertise in holistic Shopper Marketing : retail and eCommerce.
• Proven track record of delivering resonating, goal achieving content for various platforms including eCommerce, Social Media, and Email.
• Capability to shape copy and marketing messaging.
• Hands-on Design as needed.
• Proficiency creating in Adobe Suite : Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign (After Effects).
• Proficient in Microsoft Programs : Excel, Word, PPT.
• Experience with project and asset management solutions like Work Front and AEM.

Company information : We may be a company full of neat freaks. And that’s fine with us. Because here at BISSELL, we’ve spent 140 years finding ways to make your home a clean place.

We work on not sweating the small stuff the spilled cereal, the muddy puppy prints, or that overturned glass of wine. Being a leader in the North American floor care industry, we have a longtime commitment to sustainability and how we stay active in our community.

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