Senior Designer, Project Manager

Industrial Color

Senior Designer & Project Manager for luxury beauty brand, overseeing store design projects and cross-functional teams. Ensuring creative output aligns with business objectives in a dynamic environment.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $105,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
Translate strategic business objectives into structured, actionable project roadmaps; anticipate risks and drive proactive mitigation
Maintain a consolidated, always-current view of the design portfolio for specific brands to be shared with various leaders and stakeholders
Lead cross-functional alignment across design teams, brand managers, vendors, and senior stakeholders across simultaneous large-scale initiatives and be a point of contact for cross-functional partners including brand teams, finance, vendors, and retailers
Support the creation and delivery of high-impact presentation materials, program recaps, and executive status updates
Apply deep design expertise, including retail design principles, brand rollout methodology, and prototyping , to evaluate and guide creative output across programs
Partner with design leads to ensure creative intent is preserved throughout every project lifecycle, from concept through in-store execution
Bridge the gap between design ambition and operational feasibility, ensuring detail-oriented creative output remains aligned with strategic goals
Leverage proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, and AutoCAD to engage meaningfully with design deliverables and vendor documentation
Oversee vendor relationships across the different projects

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required; Architecture, Interior Design, or a related creative field strongly preferred
8 to 10 years of experience in design and project management, with a focus on complex, multi-stream design programs in fast-paced environments
Demonstrated design expertise: strong command of retail design principles, brand rollout, and prototyping; ability to evaluate and guide creative output
Proven track record managing large-scale design programs for high-profile clients; experience in the Beauty or Luxury industry a strong plus
Strong ability to partner with and align cross-functional teams across simultaneous initiatives and projects
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, and AutoCAD; strong knowledge of Microsoft Office
Very strong communication and interpersonal skills
Highly organized, solutions-oriented, and adaptable, with demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and adjust to pressing timelines in dynamic environments
Experience in a US retail or luxury brand environment strongly preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Major medical, dental and vision insurance
FSA
HSA
Commuter benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementretail design principlesbrand rollout methodologyprototypingdesign evaluationcreative output guidance

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillssolutions-orientedadaptabilityability to manage competing priorities

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in ArchitectureBachelor's degree in Interior DesignBachelor's degree in a related creative field