Graphic Design Manager

In this on-site role in Raleigh, you will lead a marketing team focused on brokerage materials, brand stewardship, and digital initiatives, while supporting property listings across the portfolio. Expect a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your creative leadership directly shapes how assets are positioned and presented. You will work closely with brokers, sales teams, and external partners to elevate the firm’s visual storytelling and brand consistency.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative direction and leadership for a team of marketing associates and designers producing brokerage materials.
• Review and guide design and layout to ensure high-quality deliverables, brand consistency, and effective visual storytelling.
• Establish and maintain design standards, templates, and production processes to improve efficiency across marketing teams.
• Manage project workflow and prioritize requests to ensure timely delivery in a fast-paced brokerage setting.
• Participate in client meetings alongside sales teams.
• Lead the design and production of property marketing materials such as offering memorandums, brochures, flyers, proposals, and pitch presentations.
• Partner with brokers and marketing associates to develop customized marketing strategies and assets for specific assets and audiences.
• Provide creative oversight for high-profile listings, major pursuits, and strategic client presentations.
• Ensure materials meet brand standards while allowing flexibility for brokers and asset positioning.
• Conceptualize and design high-quality marketing materials including presentations, investment packages, client proposals, and corporate assets.
• Maintain and elevate the firm’s brand identity across all marketing channels for consistent visual communication.
• Develop custom branding and design concepts for major listings, campaigns, and firm initiatives.
• Create engaging content for digital platforms, including email campaigns, social graphics, and website updates.
• Design interactive or visually compelling presentations to support business development and client pursuits.
• Collaborate with marketing leadership on digital initiatives that enhance property listings and marketing campaigns.
• Manage multiple design projects simultaneously while upholding high standards and meeting deadlines.
• Work closely with brokers, marketing staff, leadership, and external vendors to execute initiatives effectively.
• Oversee print production and vendor coordination to ensure quality and accuracy of final deliverables.
• Stay current on design trends, marketing technologies, and CRE industry best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Art or Design/Visual Communications
• 7+ years of graphic design experience, with prior leadership or people-management experience preferred
• Advanced design skills using Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of the commercial real estate space is a plus but not required
• Strong advocate and early adopter of new formats, trends, and technologies
• Print production knowledge required
• Dreamweaver and/or HTML experience required
• Knowledge of website design platforms such as Weebly or Muse a plus
• Presentation software such as Prezi or Flipboard a plus
• Motion graphics and video production and editing experience a plus
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent organizational, time management, and multitasking skills
• Committed to producing high-quality work and motivated to continuously learn and improve

Technologies

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Dreamweaver
• HTML
• Weebly
• Muse
• Prezi
• Flipboard
• Motion graphics
• Video production and editing