Design Manager

Cirkul, Inc • Tampa, FL

9d

About The Position

Cirkul is a rapidly growing company on a mission to transform how beverages are developed, distributed, and enjoyed. It’s a new way to hydrate—so much so that 96% of customers say they drink more water with Cirkul! With over 150 flavor options available without sugar or calories, Cirkul provides customers with a fully customizable, reusable water bottle and cartridge system. Since 2018, millions have dropped sugary soda and energy drinks, and turned up their plain boring water with Cirkul! A full range of products is available at DrinkCirkul.com, and Cirkul is also sold by Amazon, Costco, Walmart, Kroger, and grocery stores nationwide.
Based on a survey conducted with 3,258 Cirkul Customers
Owns the Design function by leading people, process, and creative execution to deliver high-quality, consistent work at speed. This hands on role sets the creative quality bar, drives efficient workflows, and ensures the design team operates as a strong, collaborative partner to the business.

Requirements

• 7+ years of design experience, including people leadership or ownership of major projects.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating brand systems and multi-channel creative work.
• Clear communicator and confident cross-functional partner.
• Comfortable leading creatively while remaining hands-on.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in consumer brands or fast-paced environments preferred.
• Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills; Figma and motion experience a plus.

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.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and market
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed