Position Summary:Momentous is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead and develop our in-house design team while driving the visual quality of everything we produce. This role sits at the intersection of creative excellence and team leadership-you are as comfortable giving sharp creative direction on a campaign as you are building the systems and culture that help three designers do their best work. You bring a strong design point of view, a bias for action, and the organizational instincts to keep complex, fast-moving projects on track.
This role is responsible for:
- Project leadership across the full design lifecycle
- Direct management and development of 3 designers
- Defining and evolving design strategy and workflows
- Ensuring visual consistency and brand integrity across all outputs
- Cross-functional alignment between design, marketing, and brand teams
If successful, this role becomes the operational and creative backbone of our design function-the reason our team produces great work, consistently and at speed.
Responsibilities:Project Leadership- Lead design projects from concept through execution, personally contributing high-quality design work on priority initiatives while ensuring team output meets brand and craft standards
- Translate creative briefs and campaign strategies into clear design direction, balancing hands-on design work with oversight of timelines, priorities, and deliverables
- Partner with the Creative Director and cross-functional stakeholders to align on scope, objectives, and creative approach at the outset of every project
- Serve as the internal quality bar for design output-both through personal execution and through review and direction of team work
- Step in as a hands-on designer during key moments, high-priority campaigns, or bandwidth constraints to maintain speed and quality
- Anticipate production bottlenecks and proactively problem-solve to keep work moving without sacrificing craft
Team Management- Directly manage and motivate a team of designers, providing clear expectations, regular feedback, and genuine investment in their growth
- Mentor designers by modeling high-quality design work and strong creative thinking, not just providing direction
- Foster a collaborative, high-accountability creative culture where great ideas are welcomed and great execution is the expectation
- Conduct regular 1:1s and performance conversations that are honest, specific, and forward-looking
- Source and manage freelance design talent as needed to scale capacity during peak periods
Strategic Planning- Define and evolve the design team's strategy, ensuring creative output aligns with company goals, brand positioning, and customer expectations
- Develop and refine workflows, templates, and processes that improve consistency, efficiency, and quality
- Build and maintain design systems and brand guidelines that scale visual consistency
- Partner with Growth and Ecommerce teams to ensure design output performs as well as it looks, balancing brand integrity with conversion goals
- Contribute to broader creative strategy and campaign concepting, bringing both a leadership perspective and a maker's perspective to the work
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Brand Consistency- Ensure visual consistency across all brand touchpoints-from campaign assets and packaging to digital, social, and retail
- Collaborate with brand, marketing, ecommerce, and product teams to ensure design work ladders up to campaign and business objectives
- Act as a design advocate across the organization, reinforcing the role of strong creative in building brand equity
- Manage relationships with external vendors, production partners, and agencies to ensure work meets Momentous' creative standards and timelines.
Qualifications:Education & Experience- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in graphic design or art direction, with demonstrated progression into creative leadership
- Proven experience directly managing designers, with a track record of developing talent and building team culture
- Strong portfolio demonstrating range across brand, campaign, digital, and marketing design
- Background in CPG, health & wellness, or lifestyle brands strongly preferred
- Agency or in-house brand experience required
Skills & Competencies- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); working knowledge of Figma
- Deep understanding of design principles, typography, layout, color theory, and brand systems
- Strong project management skills with the ability to oversee multiple workstreams simultaneously without losing attention to detail
- Proven ability to develop and maintain design systems, style guides, and templates that scale across a growing organization
- Clear, confident communicator who can present creative rationale and earn trust across functions
- Comfortable operating at both the strategic level (defining systems and direction) and the execution level (opening the file and doing the work yourself)
Attributes- Genuinely passionate about human performance, wellness, and what Momentous stands for
- High craft standards and low ego
- Thrives in a fast-moving environment where quality and speed must coexist
- Detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger creative picture
- Values relationships and considers fostering them an integral part of the job
Benefits:- Our fast-paced, high growth environment creates a strong opportunity for professional development born from evolving experiences
- Competitive cash compensation plus employee stock options
- Health/Vision/Dental
- 401k Match
- Unlimited PTO
- Finish Line Fridays - finish at 3:00 every Friday
- Generous set of observed holidays (18 days of office closure in 2026)
- $1,000 annual perks program to support a high-performance lifestyle
- Access to Momentous products and merchandise
Location:This is a hybrid role based out of our Park City headquarters.
