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

  • 2024 Design Awards Amira Ali (Pound & Grain Digital Inc.)
    2024
    Design Awards

    Amira Ali (Pound & Grain Digital Inc.)
  • 2025 Advertising Awards Andrea Goodwin (Leo Burnett Toronto)
    2025
    Advertising Awards

    Andrea Goodwin (Leo Burnett Toronto)
  • 2025 Photo/Illustration Awards Dale Roth (Roth and Ramberg Photography Inc.)
    2025
    Photo/Illustration Awards

    Dale Roth (Roth and Ramberg Photography Inc.)
  • 2025 Design Awards Jean-Sébastien Baillat (Baillat Studio)
    2025
    Design Awards

    Jean-Sébastien Baillat (Baillat Studio)