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Design Manager
Location
United States
Posted
108 days ago
Salary
$105K - $135K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Design Manager
Viget
• Ensure design quality and consistency • Help uphold Viget’s design standards across client engagements staffed with contract designers. • Step in thoughtfully when issues arise by clarifying expectations, mediating concerns, and helping all parties move forward. • Review design work and provide feedback when alignment is needed. • Act as a thought partner to Client Strategy on design quality, risks, and opportunities within active accounts. • Support contractors’ success • Be involved in onboarding new contract designers, providing context, expectations, and guidance so they can contribute effectively from the start. • Build relationships with contractors that go beyond logistics. Understand what motivates them, where they’re growing, and what kinds of work excite them. • Offer occasional coaching, feedback, or collaboration when requested or when client feedback calls for it. • Help create a strong sense of connection to Viget, even for contractors who work with us intermittently. • Support sourcing and evaluation • Partner closely with our Director of Talent Strategy on contractor sourcing, evaluation, and long-term network planning. • Review portfolios and backgrounds; participate in interviews as needed. • Help match designers to opportunities based on skills, experience, and client context. • Partner with Client Strategy and Business Development • Collaborate with Client Strategy to support account health and growth. • Advise on design staffing approaches during sales conversations and early engagements. • Develop an understanding of client design expectations, maturity, and ways of working to inform guidance and contractor support. • Build professional, trusted relationships with client-side design leaders, without owning the account relationship. • Collaborate internally • Work closely with Client Strategy, Talent Strategy, and design leadership to strengthen how Viget supports, delivers, and evolves contract-based design work. • Contribute to improving systems, processes, and best practices in this growing area of the business. • Navigate the realities of a distributed role • This role is primarily relationship-based with independent contractors rather than full-time Viget staff. • You’ll need to be proactive about connection, communication, and visibility to avoid isolation and to build influence without formal authority.
Job Requirements
- Has a strong background in digital product design and can confidently assess high-quality work.
- Has experience mentoring, coaching, or supporting designers (formally or informally).
- Understands how design quality impacts client trust, outcomes, and long-term relationships.
- Is pragmatic, clear, and steady, able to step in when needed.
- Communicates directly and constructively with designers, clients, and internal partners.
- Values relationships and reputation, and takes pride in supporting people to do their best work.
- Has experience in a digital agency or working closely with contract designers at a product company.
Benefits
- Annual base salary: $105,000–$135,000, depending on skills and experience
- Additional comp available via spot performance bonuses, sales referrals, and new hire referrals
- 401(k) retirement plan matching up to 4%
- 100% company-paid health and dental coverage for you and your family
- Stipends for wellness (apps, gyms, etc.) and connectivity (mobile phone or home internet)
- 15 days PTO (20 after 2 years), 9 paid holidays, and 2 community service days per year
- Up to $2,000/year in conference and training (professional development) budget
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