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Visual Design Manager

Moxie Tonic Marketing · Colorado Springs, CO, USA · Remote ·

Job type:
Full Time

Job Description Job Description Visual Design Manager

Moxie Tonic Marketing is seeking a full-time Visual Design Manager to lead visual graphic and web direction across our client accounts and internal marketing efforts. This is a leadership role for a rising creative ready to take on greater ownership of creative direction. A strong candidate is someone with strong design instincts, strategic thinking, and the ability to guide both clients and internal teams. This role is responsible for ensuring that everything we produce is not only visually compellingm, but rooted in strategy, consistency, and performance.

You’ll work closely with our Chief Strategist, Account Managers, and Project Manager to bring ideas to life, while leading and developing a team of designers and creative partners.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with account managers to lead visual direction across all client accounts, ensuring brand consistency and high-quality output across every deliverable

Translate marketing strategy into clear visual direction for websites, marketing campaigns, and multi-channel initiatives

Collaborate with copy leadership on the creative development of campaigns, including concepting, visual direction, and execution across platforms (web, social, paid, video, print)

Develop and refine brand systems and visual identities that scale across channels and platforms

Provide clear, constructive feedback to designers—elevating the quality of work without micromanaging

Step into execution when needed—creating wireframes, layouts, web pages, and design direction in Figma, Adobe and/or WordPress

Confidently present and explain creative decisions to clients, grounded in strategy, UX, and performance

Identify gaps in creative output and take initiative to improve systems, workflows, results, and technology

Build and manage a network of freelancers, contractors, and creative partners, including vetting, onboarding, and directing their work

Contribute to and evolve internal creative processes, standards, and best practices

What Makes an Excellent Candidate

You have a strong design eye—but more importantly, you understand why design works

You’re ready to step into a leadership role and own creative direction, not just execute tasks

You can confidently explain your thinking and back it up with strategy, UX principles, and marketing insight

You bring both creative vision and practical execution—you can zoom out and zoom in

You’re comfortable guiding others, giving feedback, and raising the standard of work around you

You care deeply about brand consistency, quality, and user experience

You’re proactive in identifying problems and taking ownership of solutions

You’re adaptable and resourceful—you know how to get great work done whether in-house or through partners

You balance confidence with humility—you can lead, collaborate, and learn

Required Skills & Tools

Strong foundation in visual design, layout, typography, and branding systems

Profeciency and professional experience designing websites with platforms like WordPress (Elementor, Divi, etc.), Webflow, or similar

Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite

Understanding of UX/UI principles and how design impacts user behavior and conversions

Familiarity and desire to improve workflows with AI-driven ideation tools

Ability to translate strategy into wireframes, user flows, and visual systems

Strong communication and presentation skills, including client-facing experience

Experience working across multiple projects and balancing competing priorities

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Bachelors degree in graphic design, Visual Communications, or related field

Experience: 6 to 8+ years of professional design experience, with a heavy emphasis on brand strategy, corporate B2B, consumer-facing (B2C), and Executive Presentation/Pitch Design

Experience in marketing business services, B2B, and medical marketing

Experience contributing to or leading campaign-level creative across multiple channels (social, paid, video, print)

Motion Graphics: Experience with Adobe After Effects or Premiere Pro for event video content.

Familiarity with basic HTML/CSS for web collaboration and troubleshooting

Experience working with or managing internal teams, freelancers and contractors

Understanding of digital marketing fundamentals (SEO, paid ads, conversion strategy)

Location & Schedule

Preference given to candidates located in or willing to relocate to Colorado Springs

Must be available during standard business hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time

Hybrid and remote options available based on experience and proximity

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary based on experience

Paid time off, 10 holidays

Medical benefit stipend

Technology and professional development budget

Opportunity to grow into an Associate Creative Director role

Exposure to a wide range of industries and creative challenges
Company Description About Moxie Tonic Marketing:

Moxie Tonic Marketing is a dynamic digital marketing team that helps companies grow by pairing bold brand messaging with proven online strategies. We bring the expertise, capacity, and people-power it takes to thrive in today’s fast-moving marketplace. Our experienced team supports clients by:

- Owing campaign outcomes

- Pushing creative boundaries to drive results

- Developing and executing effective strategies

- Tracking, optimizing, and reporting campaign performance
Our client promise is simple: Hire a committed creative team and expand your capacity to build powerful marketing.
Our promise to our team is also simple: Creativity thrives when we all work together in our zone of genius. Company Description About Moxie Tonic Marketing:\r\nMoxie Tonic Marketing is a dynamic digital marketing team that helps companies grow by pairing bold brand messaging with proven online strategies. We bring the expertise, capacity, and people-power it takes to thrive in today’s fast-moving marketplace. Our experienced team supports clients by:\r\n- Owing campaign outcomes\r\n- Pushing creative boundaries to drive results\r\n- Developing and executing effective strategies\r\n- Tracking, optimizing, and reporting campaign performance\r\n\r\n\r\nOur client promise is simple: Hire a committed creative team and expand your capacity to build powerful marketing. \r\n\r\nOur promise to our team is also simple: Creativity thrives when we all work together in our zone of genius.