Visual Design Manager

Accenture Song is seeking a Visual Design Manager in Pittsburgh to guide visual design direction across client and internal engagements. This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on craft, overseeing brand systems, design strategy, and AI-enabled workflows while developing the design team. You will translate complex briefs into clear, compelling visuals and steer high-quality output from concept through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Direct the visual design direction on engagements from concept to delivery, ensuring design quality, aesthetic cohesion, and timely execution.
• Translate abstract briefs, brand strategy, and audience insights into clear visual languages as a conceptual thinker.
• Set and defend a high visual craft standard, guiding brand identities, design systems, motion, typography, illustration, and digital experiences.
• Balance visionary leadership with hands-on contribution, shaping creative decisions while producing strong output alongside the team.
• Utilize AI tools to accelerate concepting, iteration, and production, demonstrating how AI can augment creative thinking.
• Contribute as a leading creative voice in client discussions, translating visual rationale into strategic narratives under pressure.
• Document how AI changes workflows and quantify its impact on delivery quality and team performance to evolve practice.
• Shape proposals, develop case studies from work, and translate project learnings into thought leadership that highlights visual capabilities.
• Identify new creative opportunities with existing clients and partner with account leads to frame compelling points of view for deeper engagement.
• Mentor and support team members, helping them grow craft, confidence, and independence as visual designers.
• Be an active, contributing member of the Visual Design craft, sharing methods and outcomes to advance the discipline.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in visual design across a range of industries, brand types, platforms, and contexts.
• 4+ years leading visual design engagements end-to-end from concepting and visual strategy through production-ready delivery.
• 4+ years directing the creation of brand identities, design systems, typography, motion, illustration, and digital UI with a strong, consistent visual voice.
• 4+ years producing and directing high-fidelity visual work with pixel-perfect deliverables and developer-ready specifications.
• 3+ years directly managing or coaching visual designers to develop contributors into stronger, more independent practitioners.
• 3+ years working in agile, cross-functional environments with product designers, product managers, engineers, and strategists to deliver cohesive experiences.
• 3+ years delivering high-caliber visual design work shipped at scale, solving complex product or brand challenges and driving measurable impact.
• 3+ years making ground visual design decisions with a deep understanding of UX, ensuring visuals guide users intuitively while expressing a coherent brand POV.
• 3+ years building and contributing to scalable design systems across products, platforms, and channels.
• 3+ years embedding AI tools and workflows into visual design practices from concept generation to rapid iteration.
• 3+ years hands-on in design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Claude Design, and related motion/illustration tools or AI design tools.
• 3+ years facilitating and presenting visual strategy and design rationale to senior client stakeholders under pressure.
• Fluency in adjacent areas such as brand strategy, service design, or content design, with self-driven skill expansion.
• Experience contributing to practice-level initiatives, including ways of working, craft assets, onboarding, or community forums.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in visual design, visual communications, graphic design, fine art, or related creative field.
• Experience working in management consulting, a creative agency, or a professional services environment.
• Active contributor to external thought leadership, such as publishing creative POVs or speaking at industry events.

Bonus Points

• Experience in adjacent areas like brand strategy or service design, with a track record of self-directed growth.
• Track record of contributing to practice-wide initiatives, onboarding programs, or design community engagement.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a creative field.
• Background in management consulting or a creative agency environment.
• Evidence of external thought leadership and participation in the broader design community.

Technologies

• Figma
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Claude Design

Benefits

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

Location

Pittsburgh, PA (onsite)

Salary

USD 87,400 - 266,300 per year