Senior Designer and Project Manager - IC Extended

<p>We are looking for a senior designer &amp; project manager to support our client, a luxury beauty brand. The senior designer and project manager is a senior-level, dual-expertise role working with the store design team,&nbsp;uniquely positioned at the intersection of&nbsp;design&nbsp;execution&nbsp;and rigorous projects&nbsp;management.

Working with leaders of the store design function, you will bring&nbsp;8 to 10&nbsp;years of experience,&nbsp;driving end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-stream&nbsp;creative and&nbsp;design programs in fast-paced, high-stakes&nbsp;environments.&nbsp;</p><p>This role is built for a rare profile: a design-fluent&nbsp;team member,&nbsp;who can simultaneously shape creative output and command full operational control over scope, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.&nbsp;&nbsp;It operates in a hybrid capacity with 3 days per week onsite at our client in mid-town Manhattan.</p><p>You will&nbsp;collaborate with&nbsp;and align cross-functional teams,&nbsp;including designers, brand managers, vendors,&nbsp;retailers&nbsp;and senior stakeholders,&nbsp;across simultaneous initiatives, acting as the connective tissue between creative vision and execution reality.

Your design sensibility is central to how you communicate with design leads, evaluate creative&nbsp;and solution driven&nbsp;output, and ensure that brand intent is preserved throughout every phase of delivery.&nbsp;</p><p>Beyond day-to-day project&nbsp;management, you will bring a proven&nbsp;track record&nbsp;of&nbsp;optimizing&nbsp;workflows, orchestrating brand rollouts, and managing vendor ecosystems, while fostering a collaborative environment that consistently drives exceptional&nbsp;design outcomes.&nbsp;</p><p>

Responsibilities: </p><ul><li>Own end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-stream store design projects across multiple brands, managing scope, timelines, milestones, and quality from brief to completion&nbsp;</li><li>Translate strategic business&nbsp;objectives&nbsp;into structured, actionable project roadmaps;&nbsp;anticipate&nbsp;risks and drive proactive mitigation&nbsp;</li><li>Maintain a&nbsp;consolidated, always-current view of the design portfolio&nbsp;for specific brands to be shared with various leaders and stakeholders</li><li>Lead cross-functional alignment across design teams, brand managers, vendors, and senior stakeholders across simultaneous large-scale initiatives&nbsp;and be a point of contact for cross-functional partners including brand teams, finance, vendors, and&nbsp;retailers&nbsp;</li><li>Support the creation and delivery of high-impact presentation materials, program recaps, and executive status updates&nbsp;</li><li>Apply deep design&nbsp;expertise,&nbsp;including retail design principles, brand rollout&nbsp;methodology, and&nbsp;prototyping&nbsp;,&nbsp;to evaluate and guide creative output across programs&nbsp;</li><li>Partner with design leads to ensure creative intent is preserved throughout every project lifecycle, from concept through in-store execution&nbsp;</li><li>Bridge the gap between design ambition and operational feasibility, ensuring detail-oriented creative output&nbsp;remains&nbsp;aligned with strategic goals&nbsp;</li><li>Leverage&nbsp;proficiency&nbsp;in Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, and AutoCAD to engage meaningfully with design deliverables and vendor documentation&nbsp;</li><li>Oversee vendor relationships across the&nbsp;different projects&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor's degree&nbsp;required; Architecture, Interior Design, or a related creative field strongly preferred&nbsp;</li><li>8 to 10&nbsp;years of experience in&nbsp;design&nbsp;and&nbsp;project management, with a focus on complex, multi-stream design programs in fast-paced environments&nbsp;</li><li>Demonstrated design&nbsp;expertise: strong command of retail design principles, brand rollout, and prototyping; ability to evaluate and guide creative output&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Proven&nbsp;track record&nbsp;managing large-scale design programs for high-profile clients; experience in the Beauty or Luxury industry a strong plus&nbsp;</li><li>Strong ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;partner with&nbsp;and align cross-functional teams across simultaneous initiatives&nbsp;and projects&nbsp;</li><li>Proficiency&nbsp;in Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, and AutoCAD; strong&nbsp;knowledge&nbsp;of Microsoft Office&nbsp;</li><li>Very strong&nbsp;communication and interpersonal skills&nbsp;</li><li>Highly organized, solutions-oriented, and adaptable, with&nbsp;demonstrated&nbsp;ability to manage competing priorities and adjust to pressing timelines in dynamic environments&nbsp;</li><li>Experience in a US retail or luxury brand environment strongly preferred&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>The anticipated salary range for this role is $105,000 - $120,000 annually.

Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience, and skills relative to the defined job requirements.</p><p>This role operates in a hybrid capacity with several days per week onsite at our client in midtown Manhattan.</p><p>We offer a competitive benefits package including major medical, dental and vision insurance, FSA, HSA, commuter benefits.</p><p>Industrial Color is a division of CoCreativ, a family of integrated creative production companies that includes Globaledit, and Smashbox Studios.

We partner with top brands, agencies, and creative professionals providing a full range of essential production services. For over 30 years, we've led the industry through a culture of innovation, bringing state-of-the-art production, post-production and creative technology solutions to our clients.</p><p>Our headquarters is based in Tribeca, NY, with offices in Los Angeles and studios in Brooklyn and Los Angeles.

Our clients include: Amazon, Apple, Christie’s, Disney, L'Oreal, LVMH, Mercedes, Michael Kors, Nike, Puma, Rivian, Tiffany &amp; Co, Tumi, Rivian, Warner Brothers Discovery....</p><p></p>