The Visual Design Associate Manager role at Accenture Song guides visual design direction across engagements, contributes to design systems and brand language, mentors junior designers, and leverages AI-enabled workflows to accelerate workstreams.

Responsibilities

Shape and contribute to the visual design direction on engagements from concept through delivery, ensuring quality, aesthetic cohesion, and timely milestones.
Translate briefs, brand strategy, and audience insights into compelling visual executions while developing an original visual point of view.
Deliver high quality work across brand identities, design systems, typography, motion, illustration, and digital experiences with strong craft and attention to detail.
Own your workstream with a hands-on, self-directed approach, making deliberate design decisions and delivering production-ready output with minimal redirection.
Actively use AI tools in concepting, iteration, and production, and contribute to the team's evolving AI-enabled workflows.
Engage confidently with clients and stakeholders, clearly communicating design rationale and building a growing presence as a trusted creative voice.
Document and share how AI tools impact workflow, contributing to the practice's evolving understanding of AI-enabled visual design.
Support proposals and case studies by contributing project work, process documentation, and design narratives that demonstrate visual design capabilities.
Stay attuned to internal and client needs, flagging opportunities for deeper work or expanded scope to leads.
Mentor junior team members informally, sharing feedback, references, and methods to help grow visual craft.
Actively participate in the Visual Design Craft community, contributing to shared resources, discussions, and ongoing discipline development.

Requirements

5+ years of Visual Design experience across diverse industries, brands, platforms, and contexts.
Proven involvement in end-to-end visual design engagements from concept and strategy to production-ready delivery.
Experience producing brand identities, design systems, typography, motion, illustration, and digital UI with a developing strong visual voice.
Delivering high-fidelity work with pixel-perfect attention to detail and developer-ready specifications.
Ability to provide feedback to junior designers and help others grow their craft and confidence.
Experience working in agile, cross-functional environments with product designers, product managers, engineers, and strategists to deliver cohesive experiences.
Foundational UX understanding that informs visual decisions and communicates a coherent brand perspective.
Contribution to scalable design systems that maintain visual consistency across products and channels.
Comfort with AI tools in the design practice, from concepting to rapid iteration, and openness to evolving AI-enabled workflows.
Hands-on experience with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and relevant motion, illustration, or AI design tools.
Strong communication and client-facing skills, with the ability to present design rationale and participate in creative discussions.

Technologies

Figma
Adobe Creative Suite
AI design tools

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Life insurance
Long-term disability coverage
401(k) plan
Bonus opportunities
Paid holidays
Paid time off

Bonus Points If You Have

Interest or growing fluency in adjacent areas such as brand strategy, service design, content design, or self-directed skill expansion.
Experience contributing to practice-level initiatives such as processes, craft assets, onboarding, or community forums.
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in visual design, visual communications, graphic design, fine art, or related creative field.
Experience in management consulting, a creative agency, or a professional services setting.
Emerging external presence through publishing creative POVs, attending design events, or sharing work publicly.

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Visual Design Associate Manager

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