
Senior Design Manager
Grubhub
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $134,000 - $149,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Partner on the design and execution of projects that directly support our business and bring our brand to life across all consumer touchpoints
- Generate inspirational design solutions, driving work from ideation through execution with both creative excellence and strategic impact
- Craft elevated, holistic brand executions that drive customer engagement, loyalty, and business impact
- Identify and champion self-initiated design ideas that create measurable value
- Energize and lead both internal teams and external creative partners from ideation through execution
- Develop breakthrough design solutions that support Grubhub’s customer-first agenda
- Work closely with cross functional stakeholders from Marketing, Brand Strategy, Production, and Product to understand customer and brand partner needs
- Ensure all design decisions are strategic and impactful
- Serve as the bridge between creative vision and execution, ensuring ideas move from concept to completion seamlessly
- Align design strategies with operational realities, manage resources effectively, and meet delivery timelines
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience as a multidisciplinary designer, taking projects from concept through execution
- Proven experience in digital marketing design
- Agency and/or in-house experience (CPG or food industry a plus)
- Advanced proficiency in Figma (preferred design software) and Adobe Creative Suite
- Proficiency with After Effects and/or motion editors
- Willingness to travel domestically
- Strong typography, conceptual design, and design strategy skills
- Experience across 360° brand design and digital marketing touchpoints (email, social paid and organic, display, in-app, OOH, commercial)
- Exceptional design taste, with awareness of trends and ability to push ideas beyond the brief
- Skilled at collaborating across teams and disciplines, building strong internal and external partnerships
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills—able to influence effectively at all levels
- Thrives in agile, dynamic environments with a start-up mentality; embraces ambiguity and adapts quickly while maintaining high standards
- Capable of multitasking, with strong time and project management skills to meet deadlines
- Leads creative development on key projects, delivering highly crafted work that drives engagement and reflects Grubhub’s bold new direction
- Presents work with clarity and confidence, communicating the strategic thinking behind creative decisions
- Mentors and inspires fellow creatives, fostering a culture of curiosity, craft, and creative bravery
- Brings a solutions-oriented mindset, continuously improving processes and team efficiencies
- Curiosity using AI tools into their workflow to enhance creativity, efficiency, and innovation across design processes
Benefits
- competitive salary package including equity and 401K
- multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all of our employees' needs
- many benefits and perks that are not listed
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
multidisciplinary designdigital marketing designtypographyconceptual designdesign strategy360° brand designFigmaAdobe Creative SuiteAfter Effectsmotion editing
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementcommunicationcollaborationtime managementproject managementmentoringinfluencingadaptabilitycuriositysolutions-oriented mindset