The Product Design Manager will manage a team of 6 In-house Designers.  You will be responsible for the development of both licensed and non-licensed products.  Coordinate and supervise new projects from concept to completion; create new product ideas and their designs.  

• Manage 6 In-house Designers.
• Stay abreast of new design and product trends.
• Design product ensembles- both licensed and non-licensed.
• Work from concept to finished art on the computer for items to send to separators and printers both domestic and overseas.
• Share in approving of all printed product proofs. Sign-off on all color separations for products related to team projects.  Talk directly to the Product Production team about any changes for product art.
• Maintain consistent server file organization for licensed and non-licensed projects; ensure that presentations are consistent and that concept sheets for both licensed and non-licensed products match.

• Excellent skills in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to use licensed/non-licensed style guides.
• Good communication with others in the department, with other departments and with suppliers is necessary.
• Ability to calculate sizes and color percentages.
• Ability and experience to manage designers.
• Ability to juggle many projects at the same time.
• Ability to do computer-troubleshooting, assist designers with problems.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year art college or university strongly preferred.
• 5 years of related experience and/or training required; 6 or more years preferred.
• Must have 3 or more years of direct supervisory experience.