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Are you a Design Leader looking for a chance to make an impact on the sports industry with a brand new tech-forward product? Dapper Labs is looking for a Design Manager to help set the creative vision for our professional athlete clients.
The Design Manager will be responsible for leading projects and defining the short, medium and long-term vision for Athlete Studio with milestones, and short-term actions to get there. You will be responsible for roadmap planning, and being the guardian of the team.
A little about us:
Founded in 2018, Dapper Labs uses blockchain technology to bring new forms of digital engagement to fans around the world. We're at an inflection point in our journey and it might be the perfect time for you to join us. This year we launched NBA Top Shot on the new Flow blockchain and it's already on track to be the fastest-growing marketplace in history. We're now profitable and ready to invest in building out the ecosystem so that everyone can benefit.
What we'll accomplish together:
- Lead and hire a world-class team of creatives.
- Define the next generation of sports collectibles > Set and maintain the bar for our NFL product’s creative vision
- Bringing the vision to reality: Work cross disciplines and create a roadmap planning that will align with the product goals, and work with the creative team to bring the product vision to life roadmap planning and giving input to help bring the product vision to life
What you’ll be responsible for:
- Working with the Athlete Studio team to understand the product goals.
- Planning to make sure the creative vision and planning will support the product vision.
- Managing creative across graphic, motion, campaigns and more.
- Define creative strategies for new campaigns.
- Ensuring the quality of creativity, performance, and timely execution.
- Partner with agencies and freelancers.
- Reviewing agency proposals working with them on key product milestones.
- Managing 3-5+ people.
- Engaging with stakeholders and ensuring all expectations are defined and aligned and to assure the metrics are set up to measure success.
A little about you:
- 5+ years of experience in an environment creating B2B and/or B2C communications.
- 2+ years of demonstrated creative success in leading collaborative and multi-functional teams.
- A stellar portfolio that shows creative range and exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to negotiate on behalf of the creative team.
- Experience managing, educating, and training a team of 5+ creative professionals.
- Zero ego: open and honest with intentions, goals, failings and expectations. Dependable to a fault, leading to deep trust amongst direct reports.
More about Dapper Labs:
Dapper Labs is the world's first blockchain entertainment company. We are the creators of industry-leading experiences including CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot, as well as Dapper Wallet, the simplest way to manage your assets and use the blockchain. We are also the original developers behind Flow, a new decentralized blockchain designed from the ground up for scalability and ease of use.
Our mission at Dapper Labs is to make the world a more open, empowering, and enjoyable place through consumer adoption of decentralized technologies. We have raised over $600M from leading VCs including Fred Wilson (USV) and Chris Dixon as well as Venrock, Samsung, Google Ventures, Coatue, NBA players, and global artists, among others. Dapper Labs partners include the NBA and NBPA, the NFL-PA, Ubisoft, Warner Music, Turner, Dr. Seuss, Genies, and the UFC, as well as 100+ others.
Visit our website to learn even more about Dapper Labs, including information about benefits and perks.
Questions & answers for this position
- What is the type of contract for this position?The contract for this position is a Full-time contract
- Is telecommuting possible for this position?Yes, telecommuting is possible for this position
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