Creative Design Manager

As Creative Design Manager, you will be responsible for developing cohesive and impactful design solutions that enhances the customer experience and creatively strengthen Qatar Airways brand image. These shall cover areas such as cabin interiors, uniforms look and feel, lounges, onboard dining and amenities, user interfaces. Your role shall encompass the requirement to personally create design briefs, product and execute design solutions, whilst also collaborate with internal and external design agencies/suppliers and partners.

You shall demonstrate multidisciplinary skillset that covers both packaging, branding, interiors, têxtiles and product/industrial design.

You will work with cross-functional teams, key stakeholders within the airline and suppliers to understand the requirements and convert these to effective design solutions.

Other key responsibilities are:

- Creating cohesive and impactful design aesthetic designs required as per project requirements based on departmental and HOD directives.
- Understand and evaluate critical operational impacts and functionality of the product to develop product specification and design brief documents.
- Use cultural insights, operational data and stakeholder feedback to develop viable design solutions
- Assess budgetary allocations on projects handled
- Manage dedicated design project developments from conception to completion with mandatory product testing phases with the user departments prior to implementation. This includes but is not limited to; Cabin interiors, uniforms look and feel, lounges, onboard dining and amenities, user interfaces, etc.
- Manage special project plans and create best practice design processes to ensure cohesive and sound work practices that drives creativity whilst minimising development and production cost including responsibility for the final quality of creative work, seeking approvals from relevant departments prior to roll-out of the developed product.
- Work with assigned designer allocated by Line Manager on project basis
- Ensure positive collaboration to smooth out production hurdles by staying in close contact with internal clients’ teams.
- Develop product specifications for special projects to verify that the development during pre-production is at as per defined quality.
- Support and the design team as needed in the evaluation and testing of products in order to assess product feasibility and practicality.
- Support in tender document preparation by reviewing, verifying and updating the specifications and other relevant documents
- Conducts necessary cost analysis and / or business case based on design proposals as needed
- Conduct all the necessary quality check on final artwork before release to suppliers
- Able to do design / other relevant work task as needed to support operations
- Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the Head of the Department

Be part of an extraordinary story

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

Together, everything is possible.

**Qualifications**:
About You

We are looking for a passionate and experienced professional to join the Product Development and Design Team.

Essential
- Minimum qualification of bachelor’s degree or equivalent is essential.
- 7+ years of design of Product Development or similar field with emphasis on Customer Services within Product or Service development.
- Advanced ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects

Preferred - Airline / cabin interior design experience

About Qatar Airways Group

Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.

So whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

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