Also called: Design Operations Manager
Runs the "business side" of a design team: tools, hiring, schedules and processes.
You set up how 60 designers share files, plan which projects each team takes on and run the hiring process for new designers. You fix whatever slows designers down.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 7 years after high school. Bachelor's degree; background in design or project management.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Design, Business Administration.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks related managers.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps with tools and schedules, but running hiring, budgets and culture for design teams stays human.
Classes: Business, Art, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2021.
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