Visual Design Manager at Accenture Song guides visual design direction across engagements, mentors teams, and contributes to business development and practice development with AI-enabled design.

Responsibilities

Lead the visual design direction on engagements from concept through delivery, with accountability for design quality, aesthetic cohesion, and adherence to project timelines.
Act as a conceptual thinker who translates abstract briefs, brand strategy, and audience insights into clear, compelling visual languages.
Set and defend a high visual craft standard directing the creation of brand identities, design systems, motion, typography, illustration, and digital experiences.
Be both visionary and hands-on: define the creative direction while remaining close to the work, shaping key design decisions and producing high-quality output with your team.
Use AI tools to accelerate concepting, iteration, and production, modeling how these tools enhance, not replace, creative thinking.
Serve as a leading creative voice in client discussions, confidently sharing your visual perspective and translating design rationale into strategic narratives guiding clients through high-stakes decisions.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in Visual Design across industries, brand types, platforms, and visual contexts.
4+ years leading visual design engagements end-to-end, from concepting and visual strategy to 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 exceptional attention to detail, including pixel-perfect deliverables and developer-ready specifications.
3+ years directly managing or coaching visual designers, developing 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 of ground visual design decisions with a deep understanding of user experience (UX), guiding users intuitively while expressing a coherent brand point of view.
3+ years building and contributing to scalable design systems ensuring visual consistency across products, platforms, and channels.
3+ years embedding AI tools and workflows into visual design practices from concept generation and mood-boarding to rapid iteration and modeling AI-enabled ways of working for a team.
3+ years hands-on in design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Claude Design, and relevant motion, illustration, or AI design tools; this is not a purely managerial role.
3+ years using facilitation skills and creative presence to present visual strategy and design rationale to senior client stakeholders and guide creative decisions under pressure.

Technologies

Figma
Adobe Creative Suite
Claude Design
AI design tools

Benefits

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

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Visual Design Manager

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