CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)

Program Manager

• Curate and manage the Thursday Gathering, attracting 150-200 people per week.
• Design thoughtful, high-quality experiences for attendees.
• Collaborate with other community organizations to offer high-quality content based on monthly themes.
• Manage and grow the pipeline of community organisations and partners.
• Drive forward programming that reaches underserved communities.
• Build and manage a volunteer team for daily operations.
• Track metrics and submit monthly reports to the Venture Café Director.
• Be an advocate and spokesperson for Manchester’s innovation and entrepreneurship communities.
• Balance work between office tasks and engaging with the local community.

Programme Manager

Product Designer

• Absorb and contribute to CIC’s culture and execute designs that demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the larger design aesthetics across expansion sites
• Simultaneously lead multiple projects of varying levels with different timelines and in different locations across the globe, and offer support and consultation for other design team members' projects
• Perform site analysis, including surveying existing conditions and obtaining field measurements
• Meet with external parties to gather their objectives and vision for a new project and execute a design that balances those project-specific interests with CIC’s proven best practices.
• Produce plans, elevations, details, reflected ceiling plans, millwork design, furniture layouts, finish plans, color plans, and schedules (Architect of record documents and details will be by outside firms)
• Provide color/finish/material research and use selection boards and other presentation materials to sell design vision to multiple stakeholders
• Manipulate advanced design elements such as proportion, color, light, texture, and scale
• Coordinate with consultants to ensure material and furniture selections comply with local code requirements
• Provide project coordination for the finished plans, specifications, and material selections required for construction
• Provide construction administration services for projects, including answering and reviewing RFIs, review of submittals, finish samples, and shop drawings
• Research and participate in FF+E selection, creation of specifications, and procurement while being sensitive to the confines of project budget
• Act as design liaison between internal teams such as construction, finance, operations, and sales, as well as external teams such as local architects, engineers, and partner companies for specific projects
• Coordinate with consultants related to HVAC, electrical, low voltage, plumbing, fire protection and safety

Programme Manager

Design Lead