Studio Director

Sinopack Search; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sinopack Search is assisting a Dubai-based design studio in hiring a Studio Director to join the senior management team. The role involves shaping day-to-day operations, design delivery, and team structure for high-end residential projects.

The ideal candidate will come from an Interior Design or Architecture background, with experience in project planning, resourcing and strong client coordination. A significant salary is on offer for the right person.

Qualifications

• Experience in Interior Design or Architecture with delivery responsibility.
• Ability to manage projects, deadlines and client expectations.
• Experience leading creative teams and studio operations.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day studio operations and workflow
• Supporting project planning, resourcing and team allocation
• Working closely with discipline leads across live projects
• Monitoring delivery, priorities and internal coordination
• Supporting team performance and helping resolve operational issues
• Maintaining strong communication across clients, consultants and internal teams
• Improving internal processes as the studio grows
• Helping create the structure needed to support future expansion

Skills

Design delivery

Studio operations

People management

Client communication

Resource planning

Job description

I’m working with a highly regarded design studio in Dubai that is continuing to grow on the back of a strong pipeline of high-end residential work.

The studio has developed a very distinctive design identity and is winning projects that sit at the top end of the market.

As the business grows, they are now looking to add a Studio Director who can sit alongside the existing discipline leads as part of the management team and take greater ownership of how the studio operates day to day.

This is not purely an administrative operations role. They are looking for someone from an Interior Design or Architecture background who understands design delivery, project pressures, client expectations and how creative teams need to be structured and supported.

The role will include:

• Overseeing day-to-day studio operations and workflow
• Supporting project planning, resourcing and team allocation
• Working closely with the discipline leads across live projects
• Monitoring delivery, priorities and internal coordination
• Supporting team performance and helping resolve operational issues
• Maintaining strong communication across clients, consultants and internal teams
• Improving internal processes as the studio continues to grow
• Helping create the structure needed to support future expansion

The ideal person will be an experienced Interior Designer or Architect who has naturally taken on more responsibility around people, projects and studio operations and now wants to move into a broader management role.

You’ll need to be commercially aware, highly organised and confident operating at senior level, while still understanding the creative and technical realities of running a design studio.

A significant salary is on offer for the right person.