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

  • 2019 Design Awards Cynthia Spitz (john st.)
    2019
    Design Awards

    Cynthia Spitz (john st.)
  • 2020 Photo/Illustration Awards Samantha Hull (Samantha Hull)
    2020
    Photo/Illustration Awards

    Samantha Hull (Samantha Hull)
  • 2020 Photo/Illustration Awards Sébastien Thibault (Sébastien Thibault)
    2020
    Photo/Illustration Awards

    Sébastien Thibault (Sébastien Thibault)
  • 2019 Student Awards Emily Chok
    2019
    Student Awards

    Emily Chok