Brand Design Manager

Gensler

New York, NY

Full Time

Director

130k-150k

5 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Gensler's brand design team changes how people experience their world. We're fun, talented, passionate, and good at helping our clients enhance their brand and business performance. As a design firm, Gensler is committed to being client-first, diverse, exploratory and sustainable-minded. Come join our Experiential Design Practice as a Design Manager and client relationship leader working with varied clients to deliver experiential design solutions from master plans to buildings, spaces, exhibits, and products.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate great experiential, strategic, and design results by cultivating and maintaining positive client and team relationships.
Overall project responsibility for client management and development, client satisfaction, quality control, and financial performance of projects.
Lead relationships with clients, partners, and vendors.
Manage multidisciplinary project team workload for multiple projects.
Create and manage project scopes, budgets, and work-plans.
Manage project financial performance and regularly update internal reporting.
Assist in the development of proposals and collaborate in the strategic development of new business.
Interact with internal/external team members, including designers & project managers from other practice areas, representatives from accounting and external vendors.
Manage coordination between studios.
Manage project staffing/hours.

Requirements

15+ years' experience in a design consultancy, architecture/interiors or related field, with 10+ years leading creative teams and overseeing project work.
Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant discipline.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Totally client- and team-oriented, knows how to balance demands for time and resources.
Strong leadership, organization, communication and relationship management skills.
Experience in organizing, writing and delivering proposals for project work.
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Word and Excel.
Knowledge of project management tools and methods.
Organized and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
Comfortable in internal and external client facing situations.
Ability to read architectural drawings.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant discipline.

Benefits & Perks

Base salary estimated between $130-150k plus bonuses and benefits.
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off.
401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities.
Reimbursement for professional licenses, exam fees, and tuition for eligible programs.
Professional development programs as strategic investments in future growth.

Working at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. Our offices reflect our people's diverse interests through curated art exhibits, internal design competitions, and 'Well-being Week.' We encourage leading a healthy and balanced life. Our work challenges conventional ideas about architecture and the built environment, reimagining cities and places that make a difference in people's lives. Founded in 1965, Gensler has built a team of 6,000 professionals partnering with clients in over 100 countries each year. Everything we do is guided by our mission: to create a better world through the power of design.

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