Senior Manager Creative Design

The Senior Manager, Creative Design leads the visual identity and design system for Goodyear’s brand portfolio. This role turns strategy into scalable design platforms and toolkits that work across markets, channels, and partners. You’ll manage Art Directors and Designers to deliver high-quality creative work on time, on brand, and on budget.

• Define and maintain Goodyear’s brand look and feel across all channels.
• Apply consistent standards for typography, color, motion, photography, and layout.
• Manage Art Directors and Designers to deliver high-quality creative work.
• Work with regional content managers and creative operations to meet goals.
• Direct photo and video shoots, create style guides, and manage external partners.
• Sign off on final designs and lead weekly critiques to improve quality.

• Bachelor’s in Communications/Graphic/Visual Design or related field (or portfolio equivalency).
• 8+ years in brand/agency creative leading integrated design for global campaigns and systems.
• Portfolio demonstrates system level thinking and high craft execution across film/digital/retail.
• Proven on set/post leadership (art direction, retouch/color graphic oversight, color/motion direction).
• People leadership: mentoring Art Directors/Designers; running critiques; vendor selection and direction.
• Fluency in Adobe and Figma software; working knowledge of motion (After Effects) and 3D/CG workflows a plus.
• Experience collaborating across regions/time zones and with brand governance and legal/claims.

• Master’s degree or advanced training in brand/interaction/motion design.
• World class visual taste; systems thinking (platform → template).
• Decisive creative judgment; communicates options and tradeoffs clearly to executives.
• Operational awareness (schedules, resourcing, budgets) and partnership mindset with Operations.
• Data aware: uses reuse/cycle time/QA metrics to improve outcomes without sacrificing craft.
• Time zone flexibility; travel for key shoots and reviews as needed.

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 51 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state‑of‑the‑art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry.

Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.