Cirkul · 13 hours ago
Design Manager
Tampa, Florida, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expCirkul is a rapidly growing company on a mission to transform how beverages are developed, distributed, and enjoyed. The Design Manager will lead the design function, ensuring high-quality creative execution and efficient workflows while managing and developing the design team.
Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageWater
No H1B
Responsibilities
Ensure consistency across brand, marketing, eCommerce, and product touchpoints
Set and maintain a high creative quality bar across all design work
Step in with hands-on design support on priority projects when leadership-level execution is needed
Manage and develop designers on the Creative team through clear direction, feedback, and growth support
Own execution quality for assigned projects from concept through delivery
Manage freelance and outsourced creative resources to support business needs
Build, refine, and improve creative processes and workflows
Lead design reviews and make final design decisions within established brand and business direction
Own design intake, prioritization, and resourcing
Assign work and ensure timelines are met in coordination with project managers
Balance speed, quality, and workload across the team
Provide input and recommendations related to hiring and team structure
Support onboarding and team scaling as the business grows
Partner closely with Marketing, eCommerce, Product, and Brand teams
Translate business needs into clear design direction and briefs
Push back when scope, timelines, or priorities are unclear or unrealistic
Create a healthy, collaborative team environment
Provide consistent, actionable feedback and clear expectations
Deliver reliable follow-through and strong communication
Ensure design decisions consistently support brand clarity and customer experience
Drive consistency across all customer-facing touchpoints
Qualification
Required
7+ years of design experience, including people leadership or ownership of major projects
Strong portfolio demonstrating brand systems and multi-channel creative work
Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills
Clear communicator and confident cross-functional partner
Comfortable leading creatively while remaining hands-on
Preferred
Experience in consumer brands or fast-paced environments preferred
Figma and motion experience a plus
Benefits
Generous benefits, 401k match, and PTO (even insurance for your fur babies!)
Employee discounts on Cirkul products
New corporate office space with great amenities
Opportunity to work with a best in class team, in a hyper growth company, taking over the hydration industry
A culture that rewards results
Company
Cirkul
Cirkul is a beverage company that makes drinking water with delicious and nutritious flavors.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$111.57MKey Investors
SC.HoldingsAF Ventures
2022-06-13Series C· $70M
2021-08-12Series B· $30M
2020-09-17Series Unknown· $6.7M
Leadership Team
Garrett Waggoner
CEO/Founder
Andy Gay
Founder/President
Recent News
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