Vidico is looking for a talented Design Manager to join us on an initial 3–6 month contract, with the potential to transition into a permanent role.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead our creative design team and oversee the delivery of high-quality, brand-aligned design assets across client projects.
As Design Manager, you’ll combine hands-on design expertise with leadership and client-facing coordination to ensure every project reflects our commitment to visual storytelling excellence. You’ll work closely with our internal production teams—animation, live action, and post-production—and manage workflow across internal designers and freelancers, shaping both the creative process and the visual identity of our projects.
What will I work on?
Design & Creative Production
- Create a wide range of design assets, including visual identities, static graphics, UI elements, and video overlays.
- Conduct creative reviews to ensure all outputs meet Vidico’s high visual and storytelling standards.
Team Leadership & Resource Management
- Allocate design tasks to internal team members and freelance partners based on skill, availability, and project requirements.
- Plan and forecast project needs to ensure your team has the right capacity and resources.
- Lead weekly team meetings, 1:1s, and contribute to management strategy sessions.
- Oversee team performance, feedback, hiring, onboarding, and future growth initiatives.
- Support freelance onboarding and maintain strong relationships with external designers.
Client Communication & Project Briefing
- Review incoming briefs and translate client needs into actionable creative tasks.
- Manage the briefing, scoping, and delivery of creative assets across client plans.
- Lead end-to-end client communications, including project briefings, feedback sessions, and scope discussions, ensuring clarity, professionalism, and a seamless client experience.
What We’re Looking For
- A talented designer with strong hands-on skills and a keen eye for detail, capable of producing visually compelling, brand-aligned work.
- Detail-oriented and highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple moving parts.
- Solid leadership and interpersonal skills; a natural collaborator who brings people together.
- Solution-focused and adaptable; able to pivot as project priorities shift.
- Passionate about design, storytelling, and building scalable creative systems.
Skills, Education & Experience Requirements
- 7+ years experience in creative services, project management, or design production within a creative agency, studio, or similar environment.
- Strong knowledge of visual design principles across digital, motion, and print formats.
- Proven experience managing creative pipelines, including briefing, QA, and delivery.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; confident working with both internal teams and external clients.
- Familiarity with tools such as Notion, Figma, Adobe CC looked upon favourably.
- Experience managing freelancers, vendors, or distributed creative teams is a plus.
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📌 Design Manager
🏢 Vidico
📍 Melbourne