Design & Digital Fabrication Manager

Job Title: Design & Digital Fabrication Manager 

Position Location: Nashville 

Type: Salary

Schedule: Monday- Friday 9am -5pm 

Salary: $75k- $85k

About Majestic Photobooth

Majestic Photobooth is a leading provider of creative photo experiences and custom photobooths for brands, venues, and events nationwide. Since 2006, we have been trusted by some of the world's best-known brands to make their events and spaces unforgettable.

Our mission is simple yet powerful: To bring people together & amplify brands, venues, and events through unforgettable photobooth experiences.

Our core values guide everything we do:

• Smiles Are Contagious. Every photo taken in a Majestic booth is an opportunity to spark joy and create a memory worth keeping.
   
• Better Every Day. We’re always learning, innovating, and refining — from our technology and user experience to our partnerships and people.
   
• Make it Majestic. We set a high bar for ourselves, our products, and our teams because our clients and their guests deserve nothing less than an exceptional experience.
   

If you’re inspired by creativity, connection, contagious smiles, and you want to help build something unforgettable, we’d love to meet you!

Role Overview:

We’re growing fast — and as we scale our national footprint, we’re hiring a Digital Production Manager to lead the workflow between Design, Print, and CNC.

This person will manage an 8-person team (5 Designers, 2 Print Specialists, and 1 CNC Specialist) and ensure projects move smoothly from concept to completion. You’ll balance people, process, and production — driving quality, efficiency, and throughput across our creative and fabrication departments.

This is a hands-on management role where you’ll be deeply involved in scheduling, workflow, and process improvement, ensuring that every print and fabrication project meets Majestic’s standards for timing, accuracy, and design integrity.

Key Responsibilities:

Process & Production Management (35%)

• Learn and perform hands-on tasks in Design, Print, and CNC to understand processes end-to-end.
   
• Manage daily and weekly workloads, project assignments, and deadlines across all three departments.
   
• Monitor project flow from design approval through print and CNC, ensuring deadlines are consistently met.
   
• Identify and resolve production bottlenecks, escalating issues when necessary.
   
• Track and report key metrics including throughput speed, designs per day, time studies, and on-time delivery rates.
   

Team Leadership & Collaboration (25%)

• Collaborate closely with department leads (Design Lead, Print Lead) to balance workloads and align priorities.
   
• Support and coach team leads to improve communication, accountability, and overall team performance.
   
• Report progress, risks, and performance metrics directly to the Production Manager.
   

Process Development & Continuous Improvement (25%)

• Create, maintain, and improve Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all digital fabrication workflows.
   
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, efficiency, and cross-department collaboration.
   
• Analyze workflow data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for system or process upgrades.
   

Technical Proficiency & Quality Oversight (10%)

• Maintain working knowledge of design, large-format print, and CNC systems to provide hands-on support when needed.
   
• Ensure output quality meets Majestic standards for design, print, and fabrication consistency.
   
• Track and analyze material costs and total cost per project to ensure budget accuracy, identify cost-saving opportunities, and maintain profitability across production builds.
   

Other Duties (5%)

• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned to support the Production Manager and company initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Strong background in design, print production, and/or CNC operation, with the ability to learn each role quickly.
   
• 3–5 years of experience managing creative or production teams in a fast-paced environment.
   
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills with an eye for process improvement.
   
• Ability to balance hands-on technical work with people and workflow management.
   
• Strong communication and leadership skills — able to support leads while holding teams accountable.
   
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop required).
   
• Familiarity with large-format print workflows, materials, and finishing processes; CNC experience a plus.
   
• Analytical mindset with comfort tracking metrics and budgets.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Fabrication or related
• field preferred.
• Equivalent experience in design, print production, or CNC
• management may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Technical certifications in print production, CNC operation, or
• Lean/Process Improvement a plus.

Why Join the Majestic Team? (Standard for full-time)

• Competitive pay
• Paid time off
• 401(k) - 3% Employer Contribution
• Short-term & Long Term Disability 
• Health insurance stipend
• Paid Parental Leave
• Unlimited photos
• Join a collaborative team that values craftsmanship, innovation, and growth