Visual Design Manager

Lead visual design across client delivery, business development, and people/practice growth within Accenture Song’s Design & Digital Products practice.

Responsibilities

• Own visual design direction for engagements (internal or client) from concept through delivery, with accountability for design quality, aesthetic cohesion, and project timelines.
• Translate abstract briefs, brand strategy, and audience insights into clear, compelling visual languages as a conceptual thinker.
• Set and defend a high visual craft bar while directing creation of brand identities, design systems, motion, typography, illustration, and digital experiences.
• Operate both visionary and hands-on: define creative direction and stay close to execution, shaping key design decisions and delivering high-quality output with your team.
• Use AI tools to accelerate concepting, iteration, and production, and demonstrate how AI enhances creative thinking instead of replacing it.
• Act as a leading creative voice in client discussions by sharing visual perspective and converting design rationale into strategic narratives for complex, high-pressure decisions.
• Document how AI affects visual design workflows and quantify impact on delivery quality and team performance to evolve practice ways of working.
• Support proposals, create case studies from your work, and convert project learning into thought leadership that highlights visual design capabilities.
• Identify and shape new creative opportunities with existing clients, partnering with account leads to build a point of view around brand, design system, or experience challenges.
• Manage, support, and mentor team members day to day by strengthening visual craft, building creative confidence, helping navigate challenges, and growing independence.
• Contribute consistently to the Visual Design craft by sharing methods, creative references, and outcomes, and by helping evolve the discipline.

Requirements

• 7+ years of visual design experience across a range of industries, brand types, platforms, and visual contexts.
• 4+ years leading visual design engagements end-to-end, from creative concepting and visual strategy through production-ready delivery.
• 4+ years directing the creation of brand identities, design systems, typography, motion, illustration, and digital UI that reflect a 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, with a track record of developing contributors into stronger, more independent creative practitioners.
• 3+ years working in agile and cross-functional environments with product designers, product managers, engineers, and strategists to deliver cohesive experiences.
• 3+ years delivering high-caliber visual design work that has shipped at scale, solved complex product or brand challenges, and driven measurable impact across customer experiences and business goals.
• Experience making foundational visual design decisions with deep understanding of UX.
• Experience building and contributing to scalable design systems that maintain visual consistency across products, platforms, and channels.
• Experience embedding AI tools and workflows in visual design practice, including concept generation, mood-boarding, rapid iteration, and modeling AI-enabled ways of working for a team.
• Recent hands-on experience in tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Claude Design, and relevant motion/illustration or AI design tools; this is not a purely managerial role.
• Facilitation skills and creative presence to present visual strategy and design rationale to senior client stakeholders and guide decisions under pressure.

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

Bonus points if you have

• Fluency in adjacent areas such as brand strategy, service design, content design, or you’ve expanded your skillset through self-directed learning.
• Experience contributing to practice-level initiatives, including 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.
• External thought leadership experience, such as publishing creative POVs, speaking at events, or representing the practice in the broader design community.

Location: Nashville, TN (onsite) | Salary: USD 87,400 - 266,300 per year | Experience: 7+ years