Design Program Manager, Workplace Design + Brand

Job Description

Job Description

Design Program Manager, Workplace Design Brand

Our client is seeking a Design Program Manager of Workplace Design Brand, with interior architecture and branding design experience based out of the Los Angeles campus.. The ideal candidate will have the ability to lead a creative process from its strategic start to its executional finish. With a strong understanding of storytelling through interior architecture & brand, this candidate is responsible for the design of tenant improvement projects, which means updating, revising and evolving the design of a physical space involving various aspects of a project (as examples, an improvement to environmental graphics, new finishes, or new furniture). This candidate will have a proven track-record of creative problem-solving, excellent organizational skills, strong communication skills, as well as a rigorous attention to detail. noted below.

The successful candidate is an experienced, enthusiastic, and engaging professional who can communicate clearly at all levels, and gains trust with peers through proven track record. This role works in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, and will be working on multiple projects, most of which have very tight delivery timelines.

Responsibilities :

• Drive creative consistency in our environments that foster creativity, innovation which enable people to do their best work.
• Manages and maintains multiple, simultaneous projects through all phases (including brand design) with a high level of accuracy, timeliness and follow-up with consistent and concise communication with project managers & cross functional teams, local & regional (internal) teams
• Provide support through guidance, feedback, and help realize a design vision (both architecture & brand). This vision will be provided in creative briefs for external design architects, consultants or artistic / brand agencies.
• Review and markup construction & architectural design details, brand-related drawings, FFE & lighting specifications to ensure proper coordination of design intent.
• Maintain a strong working partnership with program managers to ensure that the project scope meets budget. Collaborate and lead value engineering exercises if needed to stay within budget and schedule.
• Participating in calls with project teams across multiple time zones may be required
• Ensure designs are cohesive to the overall project intent and represent the company culture and brand values.
• Remains current with design knowledge, processes and philosophies, specifically around Inclusive Design and Sustainability Design
• If required, specify finishes, and production methods for architectural, print and branded design efforts
• Partner with planning & occupancy leads to incorporate programming needs into physical space. Assist with workplace assessments (with the support of a space programmer) for the Portfolio and Transaction teams to enable site renewal and / or new selection
• Manage programming and design changes throughout the design process.
• Coordinate the completion and presentation of design phase milestones from our design partner firm to enable visibly to design progress.

Qualifications

Compensation : $70.00 - $86.00 per hour

ID# : 1614

Salary : $70 - $86