Sr. Manager of Graphic Design

About the Brand

SCOUT is a Washington, DC-based brand known for stylish, functional and affordable tote bags. The brand has found a niche in the market with a competitive advantage called “Pretty Utility”. The authenticity of the brand is best measured by the team of bright, talented, creative individuals who embody the perfectly imperfect lifestyle and share a genuine passion for the products. SCOUT has become the go-to resource by providing the products women need to contain, organize, and uplift all the stuff she needs to successfully navigate her busy life. Over the next three to five years, SCOUT aspires to be a national lifestyle brand which will be driven by thoughtful direct-to-consumer growth and strategic wholesale distribution expansion to meet the customer where she is in the marketplace.

About the Position

The Senior Manager of Graphic Design plays a key role in bringing SCOUT's brand vision to life across digital, print, direct-to-consumer (DTC), and wholesale channels. This role translates seasonal campaigns, product stories, photography, and brand direction into compelling, cohesive creative assets that support marketing and business objectives.

Working closely with Marketing, Ecommerce, and Creative Production, this position ensures creative is delivered on time, on brand, and aligned with business priorities. Through strong design leadership and execution, the role helps elevate SCOUT's visual identity, create consistent customer experience, and strengthen the brand's presence across all channels. This role reports to the Sr. Director of Marketing & Ecommerce.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll contribute to and influence how SCOUT looks across email, web, social, paid, and wholesale.

Campaigns & Channels

• Lead design execution across digital, print, DTC, and wholesale marketing channels from first concept to final asset.
• Design emails, website banners, landing pages, paid advertisements, and promotional assets that bring customers to SCOUT and turn visits into sales.
• Develop visual creative for seasonal launches, product storytelling, and marketing campaigns.
• Create organic social graphics and adapt creative assets for each platform and placement.

Brand & Wholesale

• Design wholesale marketing materials, catalogs, and sales collateral that help retail partners sell SCOUT.
• Keep the SCOUT look consistent across every touchpoint: typography, layouts, color palette, and graphic elements.

Speed & Collaboration

• Build reusable design templates and creative variations to support testing, efficiency, and speed to market.
• Partner with Creative Production, Brand Marketing, and cross-functional teams to manage deadlines, feedback, and final deliverables.
• Coordinate and manage freelance designers, including project assignments, timelines, and design deliverables.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of professional graphic design experience across digital and print.
• Demonstrated success taking campaigns from concept to launch across email, ecommerce, paid media, organic social, and print, with a portfolio that shows digital and print design, campaign development, strong typography and a consistent brand look.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience building design templates and systems that help a small team move faster.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines and stakeholders without losing attention to detail.
• Experience providing creative direction and feedback to freelance designers or other creative partners.

Nice-to Have

• Experience at a consumer, retail, lifestyle, or ecommerce brand, especially accessories or fashion.
• Familiarity with Figma or similar collaborative design tools.
• Experience designing catalogs or wholesale sales materials.

Work Location & Travel

• This position is fully remote.
• Employees are expected to work Eastern Time business hours (approximately 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET).
• Occasional travel to SCOUT Bags headquarters (approximately four times per year) is expected for planning and team collaboration.

What You’ll Get from Us

• Salary range: $85,000–$115,000 per year, as part of a competitive compensation package
• An incentive-based bonus plan.
• Half day Fridays year-round!
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage.
• Company matching 401K Program.
• A seasonal credit toward SCOUT merchandise (plus a killer employee discount).
• A casual, bright and happy physical and virtual work environment.

Core Values

We’re looking for someone who embodies the values that define us:
Kind, Authentic, Adaptable, Giving, Committed, and Creative

How to Apply

Please include a link to your online portfolio with your application, with examples of campaign work across digital and print. Applications without a portfolio link won’t be considered.

SCOUT is committed to maintaining a work environment in which all its employees are treated fairly. SCOUT prohibits discrimination on the basis actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation or political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.