ALA Studio is looking for an intermediate project manager/designer to join its team in New York, USA.
ALA Studio is a full service architecture and interior design firm that emphasizes deep listening and hands-on collaboration with clients throughout the design process. Founded in 2017 by Alda Ly, our NYC based studio serves clients worldwide who are looking to rethink traditional hospitality, health and wellness, workplace, and retail spaces, whether they are established organizations or startups and entrepreneurs. Our past clients include Red Bull, Christian Louboutin, Bloomberg, Talea, Tia and Rent the Runway. We’ve been consistently listed in AN’s annual top 50 list, and are proudly a certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) in NYC and NY state.
Our team is small but mighty, and built around a collective desire to create thoughtful, innovative designs for projects we care about. We specialize in workplace, hospitality, retail, health and wellness spaces of all scales – often with clients who have unique visions and are doing things that have never been done before.
We’ve got a number of exciting projects on tap, and are looking for the next key player in our integrated design team: a full-time intermediate project manager/designer for our commercial interiors projects. Our ideal candidate is kind, resourceful, organized, an incredible communicator, has a sophisticated design sensibility, and someone who is comfortable managing and leading small to medium projects and executing a cohesive design vision. This person should have solid experience working in Revit with Enscape and have completed projects through all design, permitting and construction phases. They should be someone who is looking to have ownership and responsibility from day one and is interested in becoming an integral part of a growing team.
If this is you, please reach out and consider bringing your talents to our studio!
Responsibilities:
• independently managing one to two small projects, or one medium project at a time (with support from a director or principal)
• managing and coordinating project subconsultants such as MEP, structural, AV/IT, and lighting designers
• tracking project budget and schedule
• day-to-day communication and interfacing with clients
• development of design concept, user-experience journeys, diagraming, and mood boards
• developing project presentations and presenting work to clients
• producing and executing project deliverables including project work plan, SD/DD/CD drawing sets, project schedules, and specifications.
• producing Permit sets and coordinating the Landlord review and DOB application process when required
• reviewing shop drawings, drafting RFI responses, and providing clarification sketches as needed during Construction Administration
• selecting, procuring, and managing orders and installation for furniture and decorative lighting
• helping drive unique, creative solutions to unique design problems
Qualifications:
• three to eight post-degree years of relevant experience at an architecture or design office, including experience on DD/CD/CA phases for interior architecture projects
• comfort with multi-tasking and collaboration within a context of fast-paced projects
• organized, detail-oriented, self-motivated, and willing to take on a variety of tasks
• excellent English language communication and client-facing skills
• work examples that demonstrate, in addition to technical detail, a sophisticated design sensibility
• MUST have experience and strong proficiency in Revit and Enscape. Extensive experience with both construction documents and family creation in Revit will be expected for this position. If you do not have a strong skill set in these areas, please do not apply.
• Adobe Creative Suite, Google Suite, Excel knowledge is also required
• experience with FF&E sourcing and specification
• familiarity with NYC building codes and DOB permitting process
• located in NYC area and available start ASAP
• hybrid work schedule. Our office is in the Financial District. We are in office about three days on average, individually set around project and team needs.
• legally eligible to work in the United States, without need for employer sponsorship
Benefits for full time employees:
• subsidized health/dental/vision insurance
• matching 401k
• HSA/FSA/commuter benefits options
• life insurance
• PTO package with vacation, personal days and winter break
• contributions to professional development costs
Please submit a cover letter with your salary requirements, resume, and work samples in a single PDF to
[email protected]. Clearly state your specific role in all projects and work shown, and credit all work done as part of a professional office or group project. Include “Intermediate project designer applicant (Dezeen)” in the subject title.
We look forward to hearing from you!
www.alastudio.com