Design Manager

Design Manager Hospitality Interiors New York NY (Hybrid) $125000 - $145000

Most design leadership roles make you choose. You either run the team and stop designing or you keep designing and never get the seat at the table. This one doesnt make you pick.

Im working with one of New Yorks most respected hospitality and experiential interiors studios on a Design Manager hire. Theyve built an award-winning name designing restaurants bars hotels and branded spaces that people actually talk about and a new run of projects this year means they need another senior design lead to steer it.

Why its worth a conversation

This studio is known for concept-led story-driven work. The ideas come first and the team is trusted to push them. Youll work alongside strategists and experience designers as well as interior designers and architects so the thinking goes well beyond finishes and floor plans.

The client list mixes major hospitality brands with ambitious independent operators so the pipeline is steady and the budgets are serious. And they invest in their people. Youll mentor and grow junior designers sit in on hiring and have a real say in how the team works.

What youll be doing

Youll lead hospitality and F&B interior projects from first sketch to opening night keeping creative ambition scope and budget lined up. Youll own client relationships across several projects at once and run presentations work sessions and internal reviews. Youll give your team clear direction so they understand the reasoning behind design decisions review and redline drawing sets before they go out and work with project managers on schedule and resourcing. Youll also bring in vendors consultants and contractors catch problems early and help grow client accounts through additional scopes.

What youll bring

• 10 years in an architecture or interior design studio with a degree in interior design or architecture
• A track record leading complex projects and managing clients and stakeholders directly
• Strong presentation skills and a genuine interest in developing people
• Revit and AutoCAD Bluebeam for redlines and InDesign and Photoshop
• Hospitality restaurant or hotel experience is a big advantage. 3ds Max or Rhino is a bonus

The details

$115000 to $145000 plus benefits depending on experience. Hybrid with regular in-studio time in Manhattan. Youll need to be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship and a portfolio is essential.

Id especially love to hear from women and designers from underrepresented backgrounds who are ready for their next leadership step.

Next step

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