Graphic Design Manager

Description

Toole Design Group in Silver Spring, MD is looking to hire an experienced and talented full-time Graphic Design Manager. Do you have a strong background in graphic design, and a passion for people management? Are you a conceptual thinker who enjoys building and leading high-performing teams? Would you like to work for a firm that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our Silver Spring team.

This Graphic Design Manager position e earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, a health savings account (HSA), a flexible spending account (FSA), and all staff start with at least 24 days of PTO. We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life.

About Toole Design

Toole Design is the leading planning, landscape architecture, and engineering firm specializing in multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States and Canada. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race or gender. As an Engineering News-Record top 500 design firm, we have also been named a "best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry. Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment.

A Day in the Life of a Graphic Design Manager

You will work closely with our Environmental Graphic Design Practice Lead to organize and guide our growing, close-knit team of graphic designers, distributed throughout offices across the country. You will be a key part of matching the right designers to the right projects, balancing talents and workloads to help our team thrive, while leading the charge in brainstorming creative visual solutions for challenging communications that span platforms and subjects. You will lead a talented team that helps translate critical technical information about the built environment into graphically compelling plans, reports, and public engagement materials. While knowledge of graphic design is essential, some understanding of related disciplines such as illustration, rendering, and architectural diagramming are also important to help you create and guide effective project teams.

You will guide graphic designers to develop their talents, balance demands on their time, and leverage all the resources available to them, managing day-to-day resource tracking, workflow, and leading design critiques. The Graphic Design Manager will also be an individual contributor, using their skills in graphic design and art direction to guide major projects with complex deliverables such as planning documents, public engagement, and websites. Anticipate approximately two thirds of your time to be devoted to design, and the remainder will be dedicated to leading and managing the team.

Work Schedule for a Graphic Design Manager

This full-time position typically works a flexible schedule of 40 hours a week. We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home 2 days per week.  The Silver Spring office of Toole Design is conveniently located close to regional trails and networks, with on-street bike infrastructure, and just a few blocks from the Silver Spring Metro Station (Red Line), MARC Station, and bus depot. The office is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit.

Ready to Join our Silver Spring Team?
We understand your time is valuable, so we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this Graphic Design Manager position, please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page. Please note, applications that do not include a portfolio link, or upload will not be considered. Contact [email protected] with any questions.

This position is listed in multiple locations, and we may consider one of our other office locations for an exceptional candidate. Finding the best candidate is our top priority!

We are offering a salary range of $90,000.00-$100,000.00 for this position.

At Toole Design, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage those from underrepresented communities — women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between — to apply. Even if you don’t think your current skill set checks every box below, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you. We’re proud that about half of our managers are women and we are committed to achieving racial diversity in our leadership as well. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer).

Individuals may request accommodations or assistance with the application process by contacting 301-927-1900 and asking for Human Resources or emailing [email protected].

For more information about Toole Design, visit our website, connect with us on LinkedIn, or like us on Facebook.

Requirements

Qualifications of a Graphic Design Manager:

• Expert typography, layout, and information design skills
• Degree in graphic design preferred or equivalent relevant graphic design experience in lieu of a degree
• At least 8 years of hands-on experience, specifically in graphic design positions (including internships)
• At least 2 years of supervisory experience
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite programs (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Experience writing proposals and creating budgets
• Exceptional organizational skills, detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, experience levels, and disciplines
• Demonstrated excellence with fostering relationships, and bringing energy and passion to exciting projects
• Comfort delivering actionable critiques with empathy while maintaining a high standard for your team’s work
• Ability to work on a PC operating system

You’ll be great here if:

• Proficiency with any of the following would be an asset: illustration, web design, rendering, architectural diagramming, or cartography
• You have experience collaborating with other design disciplines, such as landscape design, architecture, or urban design
• You have experience with resource planning
• You have experience working with a distributed team