Develop Design Strategies Develop and implement successful design strategies, outlining how the design team will create deliverables and implement them for the project
Manage Design Team Manage a team of several designers, evaluating individual design deliverables and overall team performance
They also deliver critical feedback where needed and encourage team members throughout the duration of a project
Collaborate with Production and Marketing Teams Design is important to a product’s success; design managers collaborate with other teams to ensure that success
Work mostly with production team and marketing teams, as those teams are most involved with a product’s looks and presentation to customers
Evaluates Design Performance Track and evaluate feedback from users
This often involves filtering through customer surveys and responses to focus groups to create an overall picture of how well the design performed
REQUIREMENTS
Artistic innovation – Artistic innovation into every project they manage, thinking of new ways to create unique designs that have meaningful impacts on customers
Conflict management – able to manage and resolve a conflict between individual team members and between different teams
Negotiation skills – working with other teams to implement changes to a product’s design, design managers influence others, leading them to understand why certain design aspects matter more than others
Leadership –able to deliver clear feedback to their team members
Deadline management – strict team and project deadlines are met Technical Skills