Design Manager – Experiential Graphic Design

What You Will Do • Facilitate great design results by cultivating and maintaining positive client and internal team relationships • Manage all phases of brand experience design projects, including project immersion, ideation, specification, design, development, and delivery • Experience managing multidisciplinary project teams to evolve creative concepts into a clear set of deliverables; being agile to manage multiple projects, project types and range of project team sizes; direct teams typically comprise of environmental graphic designers, signage designers, graphic designers, as well as work closely with larger internal/external teams that may comprise of project architects, interior designers, job captains, etc • Perform as main point of contact on projects for clients, vendors, and teams • Create and communicate clear and attainable project objectives, requirements, work plans, timelines, budgets, and reporting metrics • Manage day-to-day scheduling, progress budgets and internal finance reporting • Coordinate with contractors, vendors, and consultants as needed, per project • Support business development in preparation of project proposals; ensure projects conform to proposals and contracts • Overall project responsibility for client management and development, client satisfaction, quality control, and financial performance of projects. • Create and manage project scopes, budgets, work-plans and project financial performance • Assist in the development of proposals and collaborate in the strategic development of new business • Interact with internal team members, project managers from other areas, representatives from accounting and external vendors • Experience creating and managing key project plans and documentation including scope, schedule, and estimates. • Experience with the entire project lifecycle from concept to delivery • Experience leading, managing and mentoring multiple project teams • Experience crafting and maintaining work plans and budgets • Proven fiscal accountability and responsibility on projects • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Word and Excel. At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.