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Full-time
Design Operations Manager
Something Special Studios · New York, NY · Hybrid
Pay
$90K–$120K / yr
About the role
Something Special Studios seeks a Design Operations Manager to oversee day-to-day operations of its Spatial Design and Visual Design teams. This role partners with department heads, Creative Directors, Design Directors, Client Services, Production, Finance, and Resourcing to ensure effective designer allocation, appropriate project planning, and smooth studio operations. The Design Operations Manager serves as the operational backbone of the design department, balancing workload, improving processes, supporting project delivery, and enabling teams to produce exceptional creative work.
What you'll do
- •Own day-to-day resourcing across Spatial and Graphic Design teams, balancing workloads and allocating designers
- •Manage operational workflows across both design disciplines and maintain visibility across active design work
- •Ensure project information, timelines, and deliverables are clearly communicated and identify delivery risks early
- •Partner with Client Services, Production, and Creative leadership to translate project scopes into resource plans
- •Monitor team utilization and operational performance to improve studio operations
- •Support onboarding, training, and knowledge sharing across the design team
What they're looking for
- •5–8+ years of experience in design operations, creative operations, project management or studio management
- •Experience working within a creative agency, design consultancy, architecture practice or experiential agency
- •Strong understanding of both graphic and spatial design workflows
- •Excellent resource planning and scheduling skills
- •Exceptional organizational and communication abilities
- •Proficiency with project management and resource planning tools (Harvest, Smartsheet, Float or similar)
Skills
Design OperationsResource Planning and SchedulingProject ManagementGraphic Design WorkflowsSpatial Design WorkflowsCross-Functional CollaborationStudio ManagementProblem-Solving
Found on jobminglr.com. Link checked Nov 9. Marquee links to the company's own application. We are not the employer.