Creative Manager, Visual Design

POSITION OVERVIEW
An industry-leading cloud-based technology company, Alarm.com is seeking a dynamic and versatile Manager, Visual Design (Art Director) to join our Creative Services team. As part of the marketing team, this individual will lead the in-house visual designers (4), and partner with a diverse set of teams from around Alarm.com to support their creative needs.

We are looking for a hands-on people manager and contributor that can lead the in-house design team along with concepting and overseeing design projects from start to finish. 

Responsibilities

• Manages the in-house Visual Design team, providing creative direction, coaching for growth and development opportunities.
• Works with Senior Manager of Creative Services to execute work to be completed for creative projects, trade shows, and special events. Ensures that projects are consistent with brand and strategy.
• Acts as individual contributor on various creative requests as needed that range from social media, print and event materials, signage and more.
• Responsible for ordering and managing projects with print vendors.
• Delegates Jira tickets and projects at team level; setting pace and timelines due to bandwidth analysis and planning.
• Provides guidance and direction to team to ensure that project goals and deliverables are clearly communicated and achieved.
• Builds community as liaison and knowledge base for various teams across the org: keeping them up to date on branding, touching base on projects, getting updates on changes from their side of the business.
• Manages company design assets (PPT templates, logos, graphic resources).
• Helps with recruiting and onboarding of new Creative team members.
• Looks for cost savings opportunities and makes recommendations for the annual operating budget.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Who are you?

You are an inspiring leader with great communication skills. You have a passion for branding, marketing, and consumer behavior, and can translate that into effective designs. You can lead a team to handle multiple projects with competing priorities, to get the work done well, in an efficient manner. You understand the importance of following brand and style guidelines, but are always willing to be flexible and help the company grow in innovative ways. looking for innovative ways to grow the brand. You can support your work with design thinking, have a drive for excellence, and pride in what you do.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Art, Graphic Design or related field
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in graphic design
• Minimum 3-5 years of people management experience (direct reports).
• Portfolio of work demonstrating strong design expertise
• Expertise with InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Proficiency with PowerPoint
• Figma knowledge a plus
• Creativity, problem solving and great communication 
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

WHY WORK FOR ALARM.COM?

• Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
• Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the Alarm.com team!
• Gain well rounded experience: Alarm.com offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.
• Focus on fun: Alarm.com places high value on our team culture. We even have a committee dedicated to hosting a stand-out holiday party, happy hours, and other fun corporate events.
• Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person.  Our employees work from the office 4 days a week.

COMPANY INFO

Alarm.com is the leading cloud-based platform for smart security and the Internet of Things. More than 7.6 million home and business owners depend on our solutions every day to make their properties safer, smarter, and more efficient. And every day, we’re innovating new technologies in rapidly evolving spaces including AI, video analytics, facial recognition, machine learning, energy analytics, and more.  We’re seeking those who are passionate about creating change through technology and who want to make a lasting impact on the world around them. 

For more information, please visit www.alarm.com.

COMPANY BENEFITS

Alarm.com offers competitive pay and benefits inclusive of subsidized medical plan options, an HSA with generous company contribution, a 401(k) with employer match, and paid holidays, wellness time, and vacation increasing with tenure. Paid maternity and bonding leave, company-paid disability and life insurance, FSAs, well-being resources and activities, and a casual dress work environment are also part of our outstanding total rewards package!

Alarm.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer

In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information that we may collect include your name, government-issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information.  We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or future positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies.  By submitting your application, you acknowledge that we may retain some of the personal data that you provide in your application for our internal operations such as managing our recruitment system and ensuring that we comply with labor laws and regulations even after we have made our employment decision.

Notice To Third Party Agencies:
Alarm.com understands the value of professional recruiting services.  However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position. In the event we receive a resume or candidate referral for this position from a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed agreement, we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to you. If you are interested in working with Alarm.com, please email your company information and standard agreement to [email protected].

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