Designer, Project Manager

Industrial Color

Designer and Project Manager supporting a luxury beauty brand's store design initiatives. Managing retail design projects, ensuring quality and cross-functional collaboration throughout delivery.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end delivery of multi-stream projects across multiple brands, managing project timelines, milestones, and quality from design to completion.
Maintain a consolidated, always-current view of the store design portfolio across brands to present to store design leadership and varied 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 documents, program recaps, and executive status updates
Lead the technical phase of retail design projects from design development to final execution, ensuring all design and construction milestones are met. Produce and update detailed technical sets using AutoCAD. This includes creating comprehensive fixture drawings, electrical/power plans, and floor/wall tiling layouts that comply with both brand and landlord requirements.
Expertly review and annotate millwork shop drawings. Ensure precision in structural details, material specifications, and technical integration to maintain the integrity of the design concept.
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
Developing vendor relationships across the different projects
Be solution-oriented and pro-active.
Be detail oriented.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree required; Architecture, Interior Design, or a related creative field strongly preferred
5+ years of experience in design and project management, with a focus on 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
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 principlesdesign developmenttechnical integrationfixture drawingselectrical plansfloor/wall tiling layoutsdesign expertisebrand rolloutprototyping

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillsdetail-orientedsolutions-orientedhighly organizedadaptableability to manage competing prioritiescross-functional alignmentproactivecreative output evaluation

Certifications

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