Accenture Song is looking for a Visual Design Associate Manager to help shape visual design direction across engagements, moving from early concept to production-ready delivery. This onsite role in San Diego, CA blends strong conceptual thinking with high craft standards, with accountability spanning client delivery, business development support, and people or practice development.

You will also work in an environment where AI is actively used to accelerate concepting, iteration, and production, while documenting how those tools change the way visual design is practiced.

What you’ll do

Contribute to and help shape visual design direction on internal or client engagements, supporting quality, aesthetic cohesion, and delivery against project timelines.
Translate briefs, brand strategy, and audience insights into compelling visual executions, strengthening the ability to develop and defend an original visual point of view.
Create high-quality visual design work across brand identities, design systems, typography, motion, illustration, and digital experiences, with a strong command of craft and detail.
Operate in a hands-on, self-directed way by owning your workstream and delivering production-ready output with minimal redirection.
Use AI tools actively in your workflow to speed up concepting, iteration, and production, and contribute to the team’s evolving AI-enabled ways of working.
Join client and stakeholder conversations confidently by clearly communicating design rationale and building presence as a trusted creative voice.
Document and share how AI tools affect your workflow to support 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 highlight visual design capabilities.
Stay aware of internal and client needs to flag opportunities for deeper work or expanded scope to your lead.
Provide informal mentorship to junior team members by sharing feedback, creative references, and ways of working that support growth.
Participate as an engaged member of the Visual Design Craft community through shared resources, community discussions, and ongoing discipline development.

What you bring

5+ years of experience in visual design across a range of industries, brand types, platforms, and visual contexts.
Experience delivering visual design engagements end-to-end, from creative concepting and visual strategy through production-ready outcomes.
Portfolio work spanning brand identities, design systems, typography, motion, illustration, and digital UI that demonstrates a strong and developing visual voice.
Ability to produce high-fidelity deliverables with attention to detail, including pixel-perfect outputs and developer-ready specifications.
Experience giving feedback and providing informal guidance to junior designers, supporting their craft and creative confidence.
Comfort working in agile and cross-functional environments with product designers, product managers, engineers, and strategists.
Grounding in UX principles that informs visual design choices while expressing a coherent brand viewpoint.
Experience contributing to scalable design systems that maintain visual consistency across products, platforms, and channels.
Comfort using AI tools in visual design, including concept generation, mood-boarding, rapid iteration, and openness to evolving AI-enabled ways of working.
Recent hands-on experience with tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and relevant motion, illustration, or AI design tools.
Communication skills that support presenting design rationale and contributing to creative discussions with stakeholders.

Technologies

AI tools
Figma
Adobe Creative Suite

Compensation

USD 68,300 - 218,800 per year. Compensation at Accenture varies based on a wide array of factors, which may include, but are not limited to, the specific office. The role posting is anticipated until 07/11/2026. Role location annual salary ranges include: California $73,800 to $218,800; Cleveland $68,300 to $175,000; Colorado $73,800 to $189,000; District of Columbia $78,500 to $201,300; Illinois $68,300 to $189,000; Maine $62,800 to $161,000; Maryland $73,800 to $189,000; Massachusetts $73,800 to $201,300; Minnesota $73,800 to $189,000; New York $68,300 to $218,800; New Jersey $78,500 to $218,800; Virginia $68,300 to $201,300; Washington $80,200 to $201,300.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage
401(k) plan
Bonus opportunities
Paid holidays
Paid time off

Bonus points if you have

Interest or developing fluency in adjacent areas such as brand strategy, service design, content design, or you expanded your skillset in a self-directed way.
Experience contributing to practice-level initiatives such as ways of working, craft assets, onboarding, or community forums.
A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in visual design, visual communications, graphic design, fine art, or a related creative field.
Experience working in management consulting, a creative agency, or a professional services environment.
Beginning to build an external presence through publishing creative POVs, participating in design community events, or sharing work publicly.

Visual Design Associate Manager