Graphic Design Manager

About the Role & Team

As the Graphic Design Manager, you will provide creative support for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts (East Coast) and related Intellectual Property. You will be responsible for the creative direction, development, delivery, and sustainment of a portfolio of work supporting Walt Disney Parks & Resorts Guests and Cast.

If selected, you will lead a team of 1-2 graphic designers while working seamlessly with the Operations Planning leadership team. This role is responsible for producing and leading visual communications, including guidemaps, booklets, guides, wayfinding tools, temporary signage, presentations, and more for use externally and internally.

You must be highly motivated, partner with peers inside and outside of the creative space and have a proactive approach to work and leadership. You should be highly creative, forward-thinking, positive, and able to handle projects at all levels of complexity. You’ll meet deadlines under pressure while maintaining high quality standards under minimal supervision.

This is a full-time opportunity, reporting to the Manager, Creative Integration supporting Walt Disney World Operations.

Please include your portfolio of graphic design work either as an attachment with your resume or as a link within your resume.

What You Will Do

• Lead a graphic design team through implementation of assigned projects
• Develop variety of creative solutions for project work at all stages from concept design through the preparation of print and delivery
• Ensure that client goals are met by working closely with integration, production and operational teams as needed
• Prepare specific deliverables including print pieces, onsite support tactics, creative for environmental support, and supporting digital graphics
• Have advanced skills in graphic design, illustration, typography, branding, and The Walt Disney Company core leadership principles
• Lead team of graphic designers and other support team members
• Proactively communicate and coordinate with others in the organization, and as part of a larger, multidiscipline project team
• Serve as Graphic Design representative at project team meetings
• May influence department or project team based on specific expertise or previous experience

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Graphic Design practice
• Proven leadership experience of a skilled design team
• Demonstrated thoughtful design and artistic skills in solving design challenges
• Demonstrated ability in Adobe Creative Cloud and digital illustration tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and MS Office Suite
• Knowledge of wayfinding principles and infographics
• Knowledge of all phases of a creative development and implementation

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience within The Walt Disney Company

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program or equivalent work experience in a creative space

Benefits and Perks

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits .

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About Walt Disney World Resort:

Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. , which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort .

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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