Graphic Design Team Manager - Real Estate Agent Marketing

Full-timeCompensation: USD 84,000 - USD 94,000 - yearlyJob Description Job Summary: The Creative Team Manager - Agent Marketing is a key leadership and project management role within Northrop Realty, responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and prioritizing all agent marketing support services. This position serves as the central intake and workflow management point for agent marketing requests, ensuring all projects are properly scoped, assigned, tracked, and delivered in a timely, efficient, and high-quality manner. As the Creative Team Manager, your role complements the Northrop Realty brand marketing team.Strong project management skills are essential, including the ability to manage competing priorities, maintain structured workflows, and ensure consistent turnaround times in a fast-paced, agent-driven environment. The Creative Team Manager is responsible for balancing team capacity, optimizing workflow efficiency, and ensuring equitable distribution of work while maintaining high service levels. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to anticipate needs, resolve bottlenecks, and keep multiple projects moving simultaneously in a structured and efficient manner.Essential FunctionsServe as the primary marketing liaison for Northrop Realty agentsIntake, prioritize, and manage agent marketing requests across multiple service linesProvide strategic marketing guidance to agents to support listings, branding, and business developmentEnsure a high-touch, responsive, and service-oriented experience for all agent marketing needsBuild strong relationships with agents to understand their business goals and marketing needsManage and prioritize all incoming agent marketing projects from intake through completionCoordinate deadlines, timelines, and deliverables across multiple concurrent projectsEnsure efficient workflow distribution among creative designers and support staffIdentify bottlenecks and implement process improvements to enhance turnaround time and qualitySupervise and support a team of creative designers responsible for agent and brokerage marketing materialsAssign and review design work to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to brand standardsProvide feedback, coaching, and quality control to ensure high-level creative outputSupport professional development and performance management of creative staffOversee production of agent marketing materials including listing presentations, flyers, social media assets, print collateral, and digital contentEnsure all marketing materials align with Northrop Realty brand standards and agent-specific customization requestsMaintain a high standard of accuracy, professionalism, and visual quality across all deliverablesContinuously evaluate and improve agent marketing workflows and systemsCollaborate with leadership to streamline intake, approval, and production processesSupport adoption of tools and best practices that improve efficiency and scalabilitySupervisory ResponsibilitiesCreative Design Team.Qualifications Required Skills/AbilitiesExcellent leadership and management skills.Excellent people skills and interpersonal savvy.Excellent ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.Excellent time and project management skills; proven ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and delegate.Highly creative.Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Strong initiative.Strong problem-solving abilities.Ability to function well in a high-paced environment.Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop; ability and willingness to quickly adapt to new technologies.Strong knowledge of project management software such as Asana.Proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.Strong knowledge of a wide range of media, including photography and computer-aided design.Strong knowledge of design elements, such as color and composition.Strong knowledge of how to effectively present ideas, both verbally and visually.Ability to manage competing priorities with accuracy and professionalism.Education and Experience High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in marketing or a related field preferred.Prior supervisory or team lead experience strongly preferred.3+ years of experience in project management.5+ years of experience with Microsoft Project, Asana, Trello, as well as Adobe Creative Suite (including InDesign,…