Mgr Creative Design

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Job Profile Title:

Mgr Creative Design

Job Code:

19459

Business_Title

Mgr Creative Studio

Profile Title:

19459 Mgr Creative Design

Grade / Band:

L1

FLSA Status:

Exempt

The Creative Studio Manager leads a shared resource of Senior Designers, Designers, and Production Artists who support both the Creative Strategy and Creative Studio teams across MGM Resorts. The role is accountable for daily workload management, capacity planning, quality control and review of operational creative output, team development, and direct hands-on creative contribution as needed to ensure consistent, on-brand, on-time delivery of creative and assignment of the Design group.

Hire, onboard, and ramp new designers and production artists, defining role expectations, training plans, and craft benchmarks; build a healthy mix of senior, mid-level, and production talent that matches portfolio demand.

Lead day-to-day quality control across operational creative output, reviewing design and production artist work for accuracy, brand consistency, technical correctness, and adherence to MGM creative standards before files leave the studio.

Lead, coach, and develop a team of 10 or more designers and production artists, conducting regular feedback conversations, performance reviews, and career development planning, and fostering a culture of craft, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Manage the daily workload of the shared design pool intake creative requests from the Creative Strategy and Creative Studio teams.

Assign work to the appropriate designer or production artist based on skill, capacity, and priority, and balance competing demands across both teams to ensure on-time delivery.

Contribute hands-on as a senior designer when capacity, complexity, or escalation requires it, operating as a player-coach who can step into design, layout, finishing, and production work alongside the team.

Partner with the Senior Creative Directors of Creative Strategy and Creative Studio, project managers, and producers to forecast capacity, surface bottlenecks, and align the design pool to shifting business priorities; recommend freelance or agency support when in-house capacity is exceeded.

Establish and maintain studio operating standards including file organization, version control, naming conventions, asset libraries, brand guideline adherence, and AI-assisted production workflows that improve speed and quality.

Performs other job-related duties as requested

Proof of eligibility to work in the United States

Bachelor's Degree

Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Fine Arts, or a related field.

Required

2+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience

Direct people management with experience leading designers and/or production artists, including hiring, performance management, and career development.

Required

7+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience

Progressive graphic design and production experience in an in house creative team, agency, or studio environment.

Required

Demonstrated experience managing creative workflow, intake, and capacity for a high-volume team supporting multiple internal clients or business units.

Required

Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise across graphic design, layout, typography, brand systems, and print and digital production.

Required

Working knowledge of AI-assisted design and production tools and how to integrate them into studio workflows for productivity and quality gains.

Required

Expert-level capability in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) and proficiency with Figma.

Required

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to give clear, constructive feedback to designers at every level.

Required

Fluency with AI platforms for generative content creation, productivity workflows, and general business use applications, with the discernment to apply them appropriately to creative and brand work.

Required

Experience working in or supporting hospitality, entertainment, gaming, luxury, or lifestyle brands.

Preferred

Experience with multi-property or multi-business-unit creative environments where designers support several internal clients in parallel.

Preferred

Familiarity with creative operations platforms, project management tools (e.g., Workfront, Asana, Monday, Smartsheet), and digital asset management systems.

Preferred

Background in print production, prepress, and large-format output for hospitality or retail environments.

Preferred

Experience implementing or scaling AI-assisted design and content workflows within a creative team.

Preferred

Prior experience as a Senior Designer or Art Director with a proven track record of mentoring junior talent.

Preferred

Familiarity with motion graphics, simple animation, and video production workflows is a plus.

Preferred

Expert-level capability in graphic design fundamentals, including typography, layout, color theory, composition, and brand systems.

Advanced understanding of print and digital production, including prepress, file preparation, color management, and output specifications across media.

Advanced knowledge of AI-assisted creative tools and the discernment to apply them where they add value without compromising craft or brand.

Strong workflow, capacity, and resourcing capability; able to keep many projects moving in parallel without losing visibility or quality.

Strong people leadership skills with a coaching mindset; able to develop designers across experience levels and hold a high quality bar.

Ability to switch fluidly between management and hands-on production work as needs and capacity demand.

Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and discipline around file management, naming conventions, and brand asset hygiene.

Effective collaboration and communication across multiple stakeholders, with the diplomatic skill to balance competing demands from two parallel leadership tracks.

Foundational fluency with creative operations and project management tools.

Sound judgment around when to escalate, when to redirect, and when to absorb work personally to protect deadlines and quality.

Balancing

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Bending

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Carrying 10 pounds

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Clear speech - simple

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Clear speech - complex

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Climbing

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Distant vision

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Driving

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Flexibility - upper body

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Flexibility - lower body

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Hearing/Listening

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Lifting 10 pounds

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Typing

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Walking

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Communication - verbal

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Communication - written

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Confined area

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Contacts - works alone

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Contacts - works around others

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Contacts - works with others

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Exposure to dust / dirt

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Exposure to fumes / odors

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Extreme cold

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Hazardous conditions - chemicals

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Hazardous conditions - high structures

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Hazardous conditions - high voltage

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Indoors

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Noise levels - low to moderate

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Noise levels - high

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Analytical

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Clerical

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Crisis incidents

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Customer service

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Decision making

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High pressure

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Judgment

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Long hours

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Math skills - advance

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Math skills - basic

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Organization

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Reading - simple

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Reading - complex

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Repetition

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Tight deadlines

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Writing - simple

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Writing - complex

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