Design Director jobs in Austin, TX

Design Director directs and oversees CAE technical and team capability to support product, component, or structure design. Provides expertise and technical leadershipfor benchmarking, concept design, prototype development, simulation, testing protocols, and optimization utilizing CAE design and analysis techniques and tools. Being a Design Director develops and optimizes CAE methodology, including guidelines and standards, to increase design process efficiency. Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering. Additionally, Design Director typically reports to senior management. The Design Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be a Design Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Director of Interior Design | Studio
  • STG Design
  • Austin, TX FULL_TIME
  • Position: Director of Interior Design – Studio


    Accountable to: Director of Interiors - Firmwide


    Responsible for: Directing and providing studio leadership for activities including, but not limited to firm culture, people, business development, design, and delivery.


    Requirements: Interior design degree and experience in leadership and as well as design project roles. Minimum 15 years experience in commercial interior design. Registered Interior Designer. Business Development experience with client relationships and a strong network.


    Responsibilities: Enhance practice development strategies with growth plans, performance/developmental evaluations, practice area structure, and targets.

    Nurture, mentor, and motivate design staff through experience, guidance, and professional development.
    Business and financial management of the design studio practice with oversight of proposals, project management, design, and delivery.

    Implement and participate in business development strategies to build a strong portfolio, long-term client relationships, increase external firm image, and create teams that best represent the firm for our clients.


    FIRM CULTURE: Foster a “One Firm” culture and act as an integrator between disciplines and markets within a geographic location.
    • Be an inspiration through internally sharing, debating, and promoting our best work. Know our peers and competitors’ achievements.
    • Nurture an atmosphere that captures and creates knowledge. Implement tools and processes that facilitate access to knowledge.
    • Provide recognition internally and externally, unstructured, and formally, immediate, and long-term for each employee.
    • Champion our culture of Design Excellence by living STG Design’s Values.

    PEOPLE: Provide Leadership, and act as a Coach and Mentor.

    Practice Development
    • Work to implement the strategic growth plan and achieve buy-in from employees as directed by firmwide leadership.
    • Work closely with practice leadership regarding performance evaluations, developmental reviews, employee work performance, learning, and professional development. Assist Firmwide Director with respect to strategic hiring decisions, bonus reviews, and other recommendations.
    • Promptly address employee issues and act as necessary, involve Human Resources and Firmwide Director as appropriate.
    • Work with other studios and leadership to develop Subject Matter Experts (SME) by market sectors for thought leadership.


    Leadership
    • Demonstrate leadership skills by motivating employees to enable them to reach their individual potential. Take action to maintain a positive team environment, (lead by example).
    • Provide staff members with an “open door policy” to allow individuals to feel free to communicate with you and other members of the leadership team.
    • Assist directors with the professional development planning program; ensure employee goals are monitored throughout the year and linked to firmwide goals.
    • Provide a creative, innovative, and collaborative environment — in part, by developing an effective coaching/mentoring program.
    • Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
    • Schedule time with each studio member to enforce the studio role and have a meaningful and productive time with each one.

    Management
    • Monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of practice areas, with respect to leadership, business metrics, and project performance.
    • Ensure that key experienced practice area members are made available and contribute to projects within other studios and offices as appropriate.


    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Focus business development efforts on thought leadership, market understanding, and creating connections to firmwide leadership.

    • Help build a portfolio of strong, long-term client relationships.
    • Market and develop new business on a consistent basis. Place strong emphasis on marketing for STG Design to win new projects and increase STG’s visibility.
    • Ensure prompt and timely responses from appropriate parties to all proposal requests.
    • Work closely with Marketing to maximize the effectiveness of lead generation efforts, collateral material, project marketing, and proposals.
    • Help build and improve the external firm image by active participation in appropriate organizations and maintaining significant contacts with current and potential clients locally.
    • Know the portfolio of practice areas and the firmwide portfolio of market sectors.
    • Lead proposal preparation in terms of scope, fee, and schedule.

    DESIGN AND DELIVERY: Maintain positive client relationships. Attend client meetings, lead, and participate in strategy, review conceptual development, and provide inspiration and motivation to the design team to ensure design excellence and high-quality documentation is produced.

    Design
    • Create a culture of design excellence that focuses on inspiration, openness, collaboration, knowledge, and recognition.
    • Seek and keep talent that can develop work that is informed, purposeful, and compelling.
    • Be responsible for overall design quality in the practice areas and work to empower and encourage employees to be a resource for others in the studio.
    • Work with design leadership to encourage design charrettes and reviews throughout project phases.

    Management/Financial
    • Assure that projects are well-managed by focusing on the project process, service/delivery, work environment, and project documentation, as well as adherence to scope and fee.
    • Build client’s trust and loyalty in STG Design; use as a springboard to develop additional business.
    • Monitor key practice area metrics such as Held time, Productivity, and Accounts Receivable, act as necessary and appropriate.
    • Oversee billing and fee management operations and ensure all financial activities follow STG Design policies and procedures.

    Delivery
    • Maintain the practice of quality review on all projects, including conformance to mandated QA reviews.
    • Champion new technologies in which our firm is invested, including the BIM platform.
    • Maintain a solid core of technical staff in the studio with appropriate experience to deliver quality documents at each phase of a project.
    • Participate in Project Leadership/Manager meetings weekly.

    GENERAL
    • Demonstrate dignity, respect, and a professional attitude on and off the job.
    • Participate in office meetings — including firm Leadership, and staff as necessary.

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Director Business Development | Firmwide
  • STG Design
  • Austin, TX FULL_TIME
  • Position: Director of Business Development | Firmwide Accountable to: Chief Executive Office Responsible for: Responsible for approach, implementation, oversight, and management of STG Design’s busine...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Design Director
  • Bakery Agency
  • Austin, TX FULL_TIME
  • Bakery Agency is searching for an experienced designer to lead a talented group of artists through hands-on craft and example. Our designers help define and execute product prototyping, brand identiti...
  • 1 Day Ago

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UX Director, Design Systems
  • PayPal
  • Austin, TX FULL_TIME
  • At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of...
  • 1 Day Ago

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Director of Product Design and Research
  • Everly Health
  • Austin, TX FULL_TIME
  • Everly Health's mission is to transform lives with modern, diagnostics-driven care, and we believe that the future of healthcare is meeting people where they are. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Everl...
  • 12 Days Ago

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Director of Store Design
  • Kendra Scott
  • Austin, TX FULL_TIME
  • About Kendra Scott We are a fashion-lifestyle brand of big dreams, colorful confidence, and inspired design. Founded on Family, Fashion and Philanthropy, we believe that our employees and customers ar...
  • 15 Days Ago

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MDS Coordinator
  • Skilled Nursing Professionals
  • Austin, TX
  • To conduct and coordinate the development and completion of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), that is, the Minim...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director, Inventory Management & Planning
  • Veseris
  • Austin, TX
  • Job Type Full-time Description The Director of Inventory Management & Planning is responsible for overseeing, planning, ...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Facilities Engineering Director - Semiconductors
  • Hays Recruitment
  • Austin, TX
  • Hays Investor Work for Hays About Us Find Us US EN For Job Seekers For Organizations Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Ca...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Product Manager
  • Auctane Careers
  • Austin, TX
  • About us At Auctane, we are united by a passion to help sellers - wherever they are, however they operate - fulfill the ...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Human Resources Director
  • Farm Credit Bank of Texas
  • Austin, TX
  • Job Description Who we are: Are you looking to make an impact and have a direct, hands-on effect on re-shaping how HR is...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Mechanical/ Packaging Designer
  • Bakery Agency
  • Austin, TX
  • We are looking for skilled, experienced, and innovative Packaging Designers. You will work within a talented team of tec...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior UI/UX Designer
  • GOLF+
  • Austin, TX
  • Opportunity At GOLF+, we're obsessed with bringing the joy of golf to as many people as possible, using immersive techno...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Compensation
  • Southwest Key Programs
  • Austin, TX
  • Reporting to the VP of Human Resources, the National Director of Compensation will oversee the Compensation Department. ...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the 4th-most populous city in Texas. It is also the fastest growing large city in the United States, the second most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, and the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2017 estimate, Austin had a population of 950,715 up from 790,491 at the 2010 census. The city is the cultural and economic center ...
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Austin, Texas area prices
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