Design Manager

 

Role

We’re seeking a Design Manager with expertise in data visualization, graphic design, and storytelling for the gaming, entertainment, and tech industries.

As a Design Manager, you will be a model of Interpret’s design standards and create high-quality deliverables such as presentation decks, branded marketing materials, infographics, and website content. Designers at Interpret collaborate with our research team to execute customized deliverables for a diverse array of high-profile clients. A successful day in the role includes designing custom research reports and other data visualization deliverables for client delivery and designing marketing materials for our portfolio of Syndicated Products. This is a career role that will allow you to put your well-rounded data visualization and graphic design skills to the test at a leading consumer market research and consulting firm with an emphasis in the gaming, technology, and entertainment industries.

 

At Interpret, we consider ourselves fun scientists with a purpose and we’re searching for someone who holds a common love for the industries we work in, has a curious appetite for designing presentation deliverables that help our clients understand consumers through stunning data visualizations. A fun scientist is someone who thrives in a dynamic environment where your hobbies and personal passion for design, gaming, tech, and entertainment make work feel like, well, not work. 

 

Company
Interpret is a global media, entertainment, and technology insights agency. We work with the biggest brands in entertainment and technology, across video games, movies and television, consumer electronics, social media, and advertising. While headquartered in Los Angeles, our team spans the globe. We have offices in Dallas, San Francisco, London, Munich, Shanghai, and Seoul, and a network of strong local partners around the world. We are specialists in global consumer insight, with the majority of our engagements involving multiple markets and languages. For more information, visit https://interpret.la/.

 

 

Responsibilities

  • Implement design throughout various phases of a research project to increase information comprehension and powerful storytelling
  • Work closely with research analysts to design custom Quantitative and Qualitative research report decks
  • Guide the Interpret brand look and feel through every client touch point (custom reports, video reports, industry white papers, sales collateral, Interpret website, social media and marketing)
  • Oversee and review company-wide usage of design assets, update as needed and ensure consistency
  • Design presentation templates for multiple gaming, tech, and entertainment clients and lead report polishes, working primarily in Microsoft PowerPoint while using Adobe CC product expertise for custom illustrations and graphics
  • Work with Research Exec Director to improve design processes and data visualization capabilities throughout the company
  • Manage and train the team of designers on design processes, data visualization, and collaborations with research team

 

 

Skills

  • Visual thinker and storyteller with the ability to produce well-crafted visualizations from raw data
  • Team player and self-starter with minimal need for supervision
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills while handling multiple ongoing projects
  • Excellent communication skills to work with cross-functional teams of senior project managers, research analysts, and designers
  • Experience working with dashboards a plus (Tableau, Dapresy, Harmoni, Power BI, Crunch.io, etc.)
  • Experience creating infographics, illustrations, and motion graphics a plus
  • Experience with training and mentoring junior designers

 

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of professional design experience
  • B.A. of B.F.A in Design, Visual Communication, or similar field
  • Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
  • Proficient in Illustrator Photoshop, and InDesign (AfterEffects a plus)
  • Proficient in image editing
  • Prior coursework and experience in Graphic Design is necessary. Interpret will provide necessary training in data visualization and information design skills for the Market Research industry. Prior experience in presentation, editorial/layout design, illustration, and animation are a plus.

 

 

Compensation + Benefits

The pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $75,000 and $95,000 per year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. In addition to the base salary, total compensation also includes tiered performance bonus, health/dental/vision, 401(k) with employer matching, generous paid time off each calendar year, physical & mental wellness program, paid parental/family leave, entertainment/video game allowance, and continuing education scholarship program.

 

 

Job Function

Presentation Design, Information Design, Data Visualization, Branding, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Storytelling,