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As a Manager - Design at VDO.AI, your role will involve the following responsibilities: - Manage and mentor a small team of designers, including task planning, reviews, feedback loops, and development plans - Set clear quality standards and ensure timely delivery across multiple workstreams - Build repeatable processes for briefs, timelines, revisions, and stakeholder sign-offs - Maintain and evolve internal brand identity systems such as guidelines, templates, and toolkits - Ensure brand consistency across internal communications, leadership decks, events, and campaigns - Design various marketing assets like one-pagers, brochures, flyers, posters, standees, emailers, and social creatives - Own print-ready outputs by focusing on layout, typography, specs, and vendor coordination - Ensure quality control across different formats, platforms, and production constraints - Lead and design UI/UX projects for internal tools, landing pages, microsites, or product experiences as needed - Translate marketing requirements into clear design outputs and collaborate with developers for execution - Collaborate closely with Marketing, Product, HR/People teams, and Tech to define briefs and convert them into impactful designs Qualifications required for this role include: - 3-4 years of professional design experience in graphic design, brand design, marketing design, or UI/UX mix - Experience in managing or leading designers, with formal or informal leadership being acceptable - A strong portfolio showcasing a variety of work, including brand systems, marketing collateral, and digital/UI design - Proficiency in Figma, working knowledge of Adobe suite, AI (Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign), or equivalent tools - Ability to work efficiently without compromising quality, with strong attention to detail - Clear communication skills and comfort working with cross-functional stakeholders Nice to have skills include: - Experience in building templates and scalable brand systems - Motion/animation skills using tools like After Effects, Principle, etc. - Experience with design ops, including workflow improvements, asset libraries, and documentation - Familiarity with basic web/tech constraints such as responsive design and handoff practices About VDO.AI's parent brand, Z1 Tech: Z1 Tech is a technology-first company focused on innovating digital advertising and marketing to streamline automation for the benefit of humankind. With a mission to build for the future, Z1 Tech believes in staying ahead of technology trends to create successful brands like VDO.AI, Plunic, Receptix, Jnee, and NewsD. The company is Great Place to Work-Certified and operates from offices in the US and India (Gurugram). At VDO.AI, innovation and diversity are encouraged and celebrated. The company values equality in the workplace, seeing it as a driver of progress and holistic growth. With a team that has grown from 5 core members to over 150 individuals, VDO.AI embraces diversity in values, beliefs, experiences, backgrounds, and preferences. The company is committed to fostering a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion across various skill sets, welcoming contributions from individuals of all ages, sexes, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Please note that VDO.AI may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process but final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you require more information about how your data is processed, feel free to reach out to us. As a Manager - Design at VDO.AI, your role will involve the following responsibilities: - Manage and mentor a small team of designers, including task planning, reviews, feedback loops, and development plans - Set clear quality standards and ensure timely delivery across multiple workstreams - Build repeatable processes for briefs, timelines, revisions, and stakeholder sign-offs - Maintain and evolve internal brand identity systems such as guidelines, templates, and toolkits - Ensure brand consistency across internal communications, leadership decks, events, and campaigns - Design various marketing assets like one-pagers, brochures, flyers, posters, standees, emailers, and social creatives - Own print-ready outputs by focusing on layout, typography, specs, and vendor coordination - Ensure quality control across different formats, platforms, and production constraints - Lead and design UI/UX projects for internal tools, landing pages, microsites, or product experiences as needed - Translate marketing requirements into clear design outputs and collaborate with developers for execution - Collaborate closely with Marketing, Product, HR/People teams, and Tech to define briefs and convert them into impactful designs Qualifications required for this role include: - 3-4 years of professional design experience in graphic design, brand design, marketing design, or UI/UX mix - Experience in managing or leading