Viget

Design Manager

Viget

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $105,000 - $135,000 per year

About the role

  • Ensure design quality and consistency
  • Help uphold Viget’s design standards across client engagements staffed with contract designers.
  • Step in thoughtfully when issues arise by clarifying expectations, mediating concerns, and helping all parties move forward.
  • Review design work and provide feedback when alignment is needed.
  • Act as a thought partner to Client Strategy on design quality, risks, and opportunities within active accounts.
  • Support contractors’ success
  • Be involved in onboarding new contract designers, providing context, expectations, and guidance so they can contribute effectively from the start.
  • Build relationships with contractors that go beyond logistics. Understand what motivates them, where they’re growing, and what kinds of work excite them.
  • Offer occasional coaching, feedback, or collaboration when requested or when client feedback calls for it.
  • Help create a strong sense of connection to Viget, even for contractors who work with us intermittently.
  • Support sourcing and evaluation
  • Partner closely with our Director of Talent Strategy on contractor sourcing, evaluation, and long-term network planning.
  • Review portfolios and backgrounds; participate in interviews as needed.
  • Help match designers to opportunities based on skills, experience, and client context.
  • Partner with Client Strategy and Business Development
  • Collaborate with Client Strategy to support account health and growth.
  • Advise on design staffing approaches during sales conversations and early engagements.
  • Develop an understanding of client design expectations, maturity, and ways of working to inform guidance and contractor support.
  • Build professional, trusted relationships with client-side design leaders, without owning the account relationship.
  • Collaborate internally
  • Work closely with Client Strategy, Talent Strategy, and design leadership to strengthen how Viget supports, delivers, and evolves contract-based design work.
  • Contribute to improving systems, processes, and best practices in this growing area of the business.
  • Navigate the realities of a distributed role
  • This role is primarily relationship-based with independent contractors rather than full-time Viget staff.
  • You’ll need to be proactive about connection, communication, and visibility to avoid isolation and to build influence without formal authority.

Requirements

  • Has a strong background in digital product design and can confidently assess high-quality work.
  • Has experience mentoring, coaching, or supporting designers (formally or informally).
  • Understands how design quality impacts client trust, outcomes, and long-term relationships.
  • Is pragmatic, clear, and steady, able to step in when needed.
  • Communicates directly and constructively with designers, clients, and internal partners.
  • Values relationships and reputation, and takes pride in supporting people to do their best work.
  • Has experience in a digital agency or working closely with contract designers at a product company.
Benefits
  • Annual base salary: $105,000–$135,000, depending on skills and experience
  • Additional comp available via spot performance bonuses, sales referrals, and new hire referrals
  • 401(k) retirement plan matching up to 4%
  • 100% company-paid health and dental coverage for you and your family
  • Stipends for wellness (apps, gyms, etc.) and connectivity (mobile phone or home internet)
  • 15 days PTO (20 after 2 years), 9 paid holidays, and 2 community service days per year
  • Up to $2,000/year in conference and training (professional development) budget
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
digital product designdesign quality assessmentportfolio reviewcontractor onboardingdesign staffing approachescoachingmentoring
Soft Skills
relationship buildingcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingproactivityconstructive feedbackclarifying expectationssupporting successtrust buildingadaptability