Design Manager – Creative Producer
- locations
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- time type
- Full time
- posted on
- Posted 30 Days Ago
- job requisition id
- R-14494
Your 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 Creative Producer & Design Manager and client relationship leader working with varied clients to deliver experiential design solutions from master plans to buildings, spaces, exhibits, and shows. Your role is to be a design facilitator who works with varied teams to hear what the client needs and achieve creative excellence with tangible results.
What You Will Do
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.
Perform as main point of contact and leader on projects for clients, vendors, and teams
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
Do whatever it takes to be excellent…
Your Qualifications
8+ years’ experience in an design consultancy, development organization, creative production, architecture/interiors or related field, with 5+ years leading creative teams and overseeing project work
Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant discipline.
Candidate will be expected to provide and review work samples which speak to your experience and impact.
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.
Nice extras: Familiarity with CAD and Revit, ability to read architectural construction documents and shop drawings.
Candidates will be expected to provide and review work samples which speak to your experience and impact as a thinker and a doer. Send us an introduction of yourself that tells the story of how your efforts as a manager have delivered great results for your company, colleagues and clients.
**Compensation is based upon experience and estimated range is $120,000 – $138,000 annually + bonuses + benefits
Life at Gensler
At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.
As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.
About Us
At Gensler, the value of our work stems from its positive impact on the human experience. We are a dynamic and collaborative design firm uniting creativity, research, and innovation to solve complex problems for our clients. Our work challenges conventional ideas about architecture and the built environment. We aren’t just designing buildings—we are reimagining cities and places that make a difference in people’s lives.
Founded in 1965, Gensler has built a team of 6,000 professionals who partner 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.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS
Gensler celebrates diversity and our commitment to creating an inclusive environment for our colleagues. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer of choice. All aspects of employment decisions will be based on merit, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
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