Design Manager, Brand Studio

Figma · Brooklyn NY

Company

Figma

Location

Brooklyn NY

Type

Full Time

Job Description

Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, create, test, and ship better designs, together. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

 
We’re seeking a Design Manager to join the Figma Brand Studio, a multidisciplinary group of designers, makers, and strategists. This passionate team gives shape to the ways Figma shows up and interacts with the world through brand touch-points, marketing efforts, and social channels. This person will support our mission of delivering world-class creative experiences and content that set the bar for quality. We value those that are curious, collaborative, and ego-free.
 
As a Design Manager, you will direct and support a team of brand designers in conceptualizing and crafting a variety of creative projects across many mediums and surfaces. This is a hands-on role where you will partner closely with Go-To-Market teams, giving shape to projects that build awareness of the Figma brand and product benefits in engaging and novel ways. You’re a strong, clear communicator and a natural problem solver focused on the bigger picture with an eye on the details. You’ll play an essential role in maintaining and evolving the Figma brand by providing direction, a critical eye, and voice that up-level the craft and consistency in the team’s overall output. The ideal candidate for this role is self-motivated, medium-agnostic, willing to help out on any project, and is excited about mentoring and collaboration.
 
This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
What you'll do at Figma:
  • Mentor, manage, and help recruit brand designers in across our 3 brand groups: Brand Experience, Brand Systems, and Brand Story
  • Cultivate an exceptional in-house design practice by facilitating and participating in team processes like critiques, team meetings, warm ups, and other rituals
  • Influence a wide range of projects that continually raise our quality bar across many surfaces including our website, social channels, and events
  • Actively contribute to the evolution of the Figma brand that support our brand and marketing goals
  • Identify opportunities to improve how we work and the relationships both within and outside of the team.
  • Maintain weekly 1:1s and regular career growth conversations opportunities that help you understand how your reports are doing and how to support them 
  • Champion divergent thinking, novel ideas, and the value of design to internal teams
  • Work collaboratively and independently to define and solve complex problems with creative solutions
We'd love to hear from you if you are/have:
  • Experience managing designers and influencing their work
  • Excited to mentor and coach a growing team of designers 
  • A strong portfolio showcasing an excellence in typography, color, layout, and composition across a range of projects
  • Comfortable in your soft skills: listening, negotiating, and decision-making
  • Generative with an aptitude for strategic thinking that balances dreamy idealism with a healthy dose of pragmatism
  • Strong communication and storytelling skills
  • Value giving and soliciting feedback from others that propels your work forward in new ways

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please let your recruiter know if you require accommodation.


About Figma

Dylan Field and Evan Wallace co-founded Figma in 2012 with the vision of building tools for designers in the browser. Their goal was to create the first design tool that combined the accessibility of the Web with the functionality of a native app. Today Figma is a platform with tools and spaces to support the entire product development process—idea to design to build—and has simplified collaboration for companies like Microsoft, Uber, and The New York Times to name a few.

At Figma, we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse backgrounds, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, products, and community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with the applicable candidate section of Figma's Privacy Policy. 

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11/03/2022

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