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Company Overview:

Momentous is a dynamic, fast-growing human performance company offering the highest quality supplements designed to enhance physical and cognitive well-being. At Momentous, we believe that people at their best will produce a positive impact in their personal lives, communities, and, ultimately, the world. No matter our customer's goal or what they want to achieve, we are on a relentless quest to help them get there. We work with some of the greatest minds in science and athletic performance who tap into the latest research and real-world experience to create a portfolio of products designed with one common goal-to help our customers be their best.

What we're proud of:

• Best in the field. We have built an advanced network of world-renowned experts in the field of human performance.
• Trusted and used by the best. We are honored to work with more than 150 teams in professional and NCAA sports, including Stanley Cup Champions, Tour de France winners, and all NFL Teams.
• Push what's possible. We were named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest-growing companies in the US for the past three straight years (2023, 2024, 2025).

Position Summary:

Momentous is seeking a Senior Design Manager to lead and develop our in-house design team while driving the visual quality of everything we produce. This role sits at the intersection of creative excellence and team leadership-you are as comfortable giving sharp creative direction on a campaign as you are building the systems and culture that help three designers do their best work. You bring a strong design point of view, a bias for action, and the organizational instincts to keep complex, fast-moving projects on track.

This role is responsible for:

• Project leadership across the full design lifecycle
• Direct management and development of 3 designers
• Defining and evolving design strategy and workflows
• Ensuring visual consistency and brand integrity across all outputs
• Cross-functional alignment between design, marketing, and brand teams

If successful, this role becomes the operational and creative backbone of our design function-the reason our team produces great work, consistently and at speed.

Responsibilities:

Project Leadership

• Lead design projects from concept through execution, personally contributing high-quality design work on priority initiatives while ensuring team output meets brand and craft standards
• Translate creative briefs and campaign strategies into clear design direction, balancing hands-on design work with oversight of timelines, priorities, and deliverables
• Partner with the Creative Director and cross-functional stakeholders to align on scope, objectives, and creative approach at the outset of every project
• Serve as the internal quality bar for design output-both through personal execution and through review and direction of team work
• Step in as a hands-on designer during key moments, high-priority campaigns, or bandwidth constraints to maintain speed and quality
• Anticipate production bottlenecks and proactively problem-solve to keep work moving without sacrificing craft

Team Management

• Directly manage and motivate a team of designers, providing clear expectations, regular feedback, and genuine investment in their growth
• Mentor designers by modeling high-quality design work and strong creative thinking, not just providing direction
• Foster a collaborative, high-accountability creative culture where great ideas are welcomed and great execution is the expectation
• Conduct regular 1:1s and performance conversations that are honest, specific, and forward-looking
• Source and manage freelance design talent as needed to scale capacity during peak periods

Strategic Planning

• Define and evolve the design team's strategy, ensuring creative output aligns with company goals, brand positioning, and customer expectations
• Develop and refine workflows, templates, and processes that improve consistency, efficiency, and quality
• Build and maintain design systems and brand guidelines that scale visual consistency
• Partner with Growth and Ecommerce teams to ensure design output performs as well as it looks, balancing brand integrity with conversion goals
• Contribute to broader creative strategy and campaign concepting, bringing both a leadership perspective and a maker's perspective to the work

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Brand Consistency

• Ensure visual consistency across all brand touchpoints-from campaign assets and packaging to digital, social, and retail
• Collaborate with brand, marketing, ecommerce, and product teams to ensure design work ladders up to campaign and business objectives
• Act as a design advocate across the organization, reinforcing the role of strong creative in building brand equity
• Manage relationships with external vendors, production partners, and agencies to ensure work meets Momentous' creative standards and timelines. 

Qualifications:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in graphic design or art direction, with demonstrated progression into creative leadership
• Proven experience directly managing designers, with a track record of developing talent and building team culture
• Strong portfolio demonstrating range across brand, campaign, digital, and marketing design
• Background in CPG, health & wellness, or lifestyle brands strongly preferred
• Agency or in-house brand experience required

Skills & Competencies

• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); working knowledge of Figma
• Deep understanding of design principles, typography, layout, color theory, and brand systems
• Strong project management skills with the ability to oversee multiple workstreams simultaneously without losing attention to detail
• Proven ability to develop and maintain design systems, style guides, and templates that scale across a growing organization
• Clear, confident communicator who can present creative rationale and earn trust across functions
• Comfortable operating at both the strategic level (defining systems and direction) and the execution level (opening the file and doing the work yourself)

Attributes

• Genuinely passionate about human performance, wellness, and what Momentous stands for
• High craft standards and low ego
• Thrives in a fast-moving environment where quality and speed must coexist
• Detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger creative picture
• Values relationships and considers fostering them an integral part of the job

Benefits:

• Our fast-paced, high growth environment creates a strong opportunity for professional development born from evolving experiences
• Competitive cash compensation plus employee stock options
• Health/Vision/Dental
• 401k Match
• Unlimited PTO 
• Finish Line Fridays - finish at 3:00 every Friday
• Generous set of observed holidays (18 days of office closure in 2026)
• $1,000 annual perks program to support a high-performance lifestyle
• Access to Momentous products and merchandise 

Location:

This is a hybrid role based out of our Park City headquarters.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Momentous provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are committed to bringing together individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives and providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment where everyone can thrive. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.