<!-- Introduction --><div class="feature-text"><h2>About the job</h2><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;"><span style="font-size:15px;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(65,65,65);background:rgb(255,255,255);">Design Manager – 12 month fixed term contract – cardfactory, Wakefield</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;"><span style="font-size:15px;line-height:107%;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(65,65,65);background:rgb(255,255,255);">Hours: Full time and Part time options considered</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(65,65,65);">Hybrid working: 2 days onsite 3 at home + free parking</span></strong></p><p style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;margin:0cm;background:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(65,65,65);font-weight:normal;">In this exciting role, you’ll take the lead in managing the end-to-end creative project process — from concept to launch. You’ll oversee timelines, resources, and deliverables to ensure every collection lands on brief, on time, and with impact.</span></strong></p><p style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;margin:0cm;background:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(65,65,65);background:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;">You’ll also lead and nurture a team of up to six designers and assistant design managers, supporting their professional development, setting clear objectives, and providing pastoral guidance. Your focus will be on helping each team member grow and perform at their best, while fostering a collaborative, creative, and high-performing culture.</span></strong></p><p style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;margin:0cm;background:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(65,65,65);background:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;">You’ll be the central point of coordination between design, supporting studio functions, buying and wider commercial teams, ensuring communication flows seamlessly and everyone stays aligned on goals and deadlines. You’ll bring structure to creativity — balancing bold ideas with practical planning, and translating market, competitor, and trend insights into commercially relevant product ranges. By combining creative direction with strong project management, you’ll help deliver collections that not only inspire but perform — keeping our brand ahead of the curve and our customers coming back for more.</span></strong></p><p style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;margin:0cm;background:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:rgb(65,65,65);background:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;">Please note: &nbsp;Greetings Cards experience is essential</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">#priorityindeednr</p></div><!-- Apply Button --><a href="https://careers.cfjobs.co.uk/members/?j=30041&amp;lang=en&amp;" class="btn btn-apply apply_bottom">Apply<i class="fas fa-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>