Creative/Design Services Manager

A creative manager or design manager manages the creative staff, evaluates its work, ensures that projects meet the requirements of the design brief and are completed on time and within budget. A design manager may work in a corporation and manage the hiring of design firms and the use of their design services.

Source: RGD Creative Earners Report 2022/23

Average Median Salary:

$88,820

Creative/Design Services Managers Work On:

• Keeping major projects at ad or design firms on track
• Managing staff and budgets
• Recruiting talent

Past winners of the Applied Arts Awards

  • 2025 Student Awards Jennifer Huegel, Shane Joslin, Adam Connell, Alexandra Ryzhkova, Natalie Bilal
    2025
    Student Awards

    Jennifer Huegel, Shane Joslin, Adam Connell, Alexandra Ryzhkova, Natalie Bilal
  • 2024 Student Awards Isabelle Winarto
    2024
    Student Awards

    Isabelle Winarto
  • 2024 Advertising Awards Kelsey Jaynes (VML Canada)
    2024
    Advertising Awards

    Kelsey Jaynes (VML Canada)
  • 2025 Advertising Awards Noémie Bédard (LG2)
    2025
    Advertising Awards

    Noémie Bédard (LG2)