Graphic Design Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage the design team across multiple specialties, ensuring balanced workload distribution and fast delivery.
• Own brand identity governance and the full creative direction across seasonal campaigns and always‑on outputs.
• Ensure high design standards and strong QA to eliminate errors and rework.
• Ensure outputs are commercially driven, understanding how design impacts conversion rate, campaign performance, and customer actions.
• Make fast decisions under ambiguity, especially when information is incomplete or priorities shift.
• Build and implement technical workflows and tools that improve speed, structure, and collaboration (including AI‑assisted design practices).
• Create and maintain design systems, templates, guidelines, and playbooks for scalable production.
• Partner professionally with other departments to translate needs into clear briefs, timelines, and deliverables.
• Manage priorities, deadlines, and risks under pressure; anticipate bottlenecks and implement mitigation plans.
• Benchmark competitors, track market direction, and ensure outputs remain modern and competitive.
• Manage external partners and vendors: negotiate scope, timelines, quality, and delivery.
• Plan and manage the department budget (tools, subscriptions, vendors, and production needs) to maximize efficiency and ROI.
• Develop and enable the team through coaching, upskilling, role clarity, and performance improvement aligned with The Chefz needs.

• Contribute hands‑on to design execution when needed to support critical deliveries.
• Proven experience leading a design team in a fast‑paced environment, preferably within a company operating in a competitive market.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high‑quality, clean, and brand‑consistent work across digital platforms and campaign outputs.
• Hands‑on design expertise (not purely managerial), with the ability to execute and guide across multiple formats.
• Demonstrated understanding of brand identity systems and seasonal campaign production.
• Strong knowledge of production workflows, QA practices, and project prioritization.
• Technical awareness of design tools and collaboration systems (e.g., Figma/Adobe suite and workflow/asset tools); ability to implement process improvements.
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted design tools and best practices for integrating them into team workflows.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with a collaborative, team‑first mindset.
• Experience with budget planning and managing tools/subscriptions/vendors is preferred.
• Vendor/agency management and negotiation experience.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Marketing and Design

Technology, Information and Internet and Food and Beverage Services

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia