Artful Home is an ecommerce brand built around original, handmade art and design from independent artists and makers. We're looking for a Design Manager to lead our design team and set the creative direction across site, email, and paid social.

As our Design Manager, you'll lead a team of three designers while staying hands-on, serving as the brand's creative filter so that every customer touchpoint looks and feels unmistakably Artful Home. You'll keep a fast-moving promotional calendar on track, direct our AI-generated imagery, and partner with Product on site UX/UI improvements.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop a team of three graphic designers, including workload planning, coaching, and mentorship
• Own digital design across site, email, and paid social, balancing hands-on work with final creative review
• Deliver weekly site promo assets and lead the monthly homepage refresh and seasonal updates, including banners, pop-ups, gift guides, and holiday launches
• Direct AI image art, sourcing, cropping, and QA'ing about 30 images per month for brand and background consistency
• Design paid social creative and lifecycle emails (welcome, re-engagement, and evergreen flows), partnering with Marketing, Retention, and freelance resources
• Partner with Product on UX/UI site improvements, delivering on-brand work on schedule against the product roadmap

• 5+ years of graphic design experience, ideally in ecommerce, retail, or DTC
• Experience managing, mentoring, or leading a team of designers
• A strong portfolio showing digital design across web, email, and paid social
• Proven ability to maintain visual consistency across touchpoints
• Strong project management skills across multiple deadlines and cross-functional partners
• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience directing and quality-checking AI-generated imagery preferred

Benefits

• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off
• Employee discount
• Referral program

Why Guild Brands

We're building an inclusive, equitable company where every voice is heard. We believe everyone has creative expression within them, and we're dedicated to breaking down barriers of access for artists, makers, and designers.

Guild Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.