Stand Together
Senior Manager, Design
Stand Together, Arlington, VA
Stand Together is a dynamic and mission-driven organization committed to driving positive social change and empowering individuals to overcome barriers. Join our team and be part of a collaborative community that values innovation, personal responsibility, and the power of bottom-up solutions. Together, we will create a society that fosters opportunity, dignity, and well-being for all.
Stand Together Communications is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Design to manage our talented team of designers. Our in-house design team provides the expertise of vision-aligned professionals with a deep understanding of our brands delivering products that elevate the principles of human progress.
The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a proven track record of managing design teams of varying sizes, and experience working in a highly matrixed organization. The Sr. Manager, Design should be adept at managing quick-turn projects and longer-term initiatives and maintaining disciplined adherence to brand standards and best-in-class quality design and creativity throughout. Collaboration is key in this role, as the manager will work closely with leaders across various content types and technical teams to deliver cohesive and innovative design solutions.
Your Responsibilities Include
Knowledge and Skills You Bring to the Organization
What We Offer
Stand Together helps social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference. Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential. Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds-including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy-to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.
Our Values Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management® (PBM®). Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM® prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.
We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color,race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.
Stand Together Communications is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Design to manage our talented team of designers. Our in-house design team provides the expertise of vision-aligned professionals with a deep understanding of our brands delivering products that elevate the principles of human progress.
The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a proven track record of managing design teams of varying sizes, and experience working in a highly matrixed organization. The Sr. Manager, Design should be adept at managing quick-turn projects and longer-term initiatives and maintaining disciplined adherence to brand standards and best-in-class quality design and creativity throughout. Collaboration is key in this role, as the manager will work closely with leaders across various content types and technical teams to deliver cohesive and innovative design solutions.
Your Responsibilities Include
- Lead and mentor a team of internal designers, fostering a creative and collaborative work environment.
- Utilize Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, and Microsoft 365 applications to create and review design assets, providing guidance and support to team members as needed.
- Ensure high-quality design output by both the internal team and outsourced agencies and contractors that meets brand standards and project requirements.
- Establish strong relationships with the Chief Creative Officer and the Creative Leadership Team to ensure alignment across all projects.
- Develop and maintain relationships across the Stand Together organization to ensure key stakeholder objectives are met.
- Continuously monitor and adjust the priorities of the design team, balancing quick-turn projects with evolving longer-term strategic initiatives.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with other creative leaders as well as content development and technical teams to integrate design solutions seamlessly.
- Work closely with dedicated resource manager to manage the workflows, project timelines and costs effectively, ensuring on-time delivery of design deliverables.
- Drive innovation and creativity within the team, keeping abreast of industry trends and best practices, enabling each of the team members to grow their talents and contributions.
Knowledge and Skills You Bring to the Organization
- Proven experience of at least 5 years in a supervisory role, managing creative teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Keynote, and Microsoft 365 applications.
- Demonstrated creative design solutions through a shared portfolio
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and levels.
- Strategic thinker with a passion for innovation and design excellence and the ability to thrive under pressure.
What We Offer
- A meaningful career where your work will improve the lives of millions of Americans
- A vision-driven community of over 1,000 employees across the country who are dedicated to improving the lives of others
- Competitive salaries and bonuses. Our salary and bonus strategies are aligned to the value you create, not a standardized bell curve
- Generous 401K match - 6% match with immediate vesting
- Competitive health and wellness benefits
- Our flexible time-off policy allows all employees to take leave as needed
- A purchasing credit card to use for business expenses
- Mileage reimbursement for business travel separate from your commute
- Commuter assistance plans to offset the cost of commuting into our headquarters (on-site parking or metro)
- Opportunities for professional development and mentorship that can strengthen your effectiveness through Principle Based Management and other industry specific programs
Stand Together helps social entrepreneurs supercharge their efforts to help people improve their lives. We connect them with passionate partners and the resources necessary to make a greater difference. Through our philanthropic community, we tackle some of the nation's biggest challenges so that every person has the opportunity to realize their extraordinary potential. Stand Together partners with people from diverse perspectives and backgrounds-including people in education, business, community non-profits, and public policy-to accomplish more together than any of us could on our own.
Our Values Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. We have a relentless commitment to a culture based on a business philosophy called Principle Based Management® (PBM®). Informed by the principles that allow a free and open society to flourish, PBM® prepares individuals to innovate, improve, and transform while fostering a healthy, growing organization that creates long-term value for its clients and supporters and fulfillment for its employees.
We believe that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color,race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.