Design Manager (Competitive Salary)

Key Responsibilities
Design Leadership:
• Develop innovative design concepts that are practical, aesthetically appealing, and meet functional goals within the project budget; provide design direction.
• Oversee project teams in the conceptual design stage, providing guidance from vision through design implementation; ensure design intent is graphically presented to clients in a clear and compelling way.
• Keep abreast of design trends as well as new products and technology; be considered a thought leader in design by continually educating yourself and others.
• Foster an ongoing dialogue within the Interiors team on design including philosophy, approach, and processes.
• Lead and inspire design teams to create and deliver "A Level" design on projects and continually improve the caliber of design.
Project Management
• Manage the interior design component of concurrent projects, both stand-alone and integrated.
• Provide leadership and take responsibility for all aspects of project delivery including coordination of design, production, quality, and aesthetics of the project.
• Partner with clients through the strategic planning, client programming, and needs analysis phases of projects.
• Perform quality control for all project presentation outputs and documentation.
• Successfully manage client relationships: use well-developed interpersonal skills to communicate with clients on complex topics.