DESIGN PROJECT MANAGER

KSI RETAIL; Paris; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ksi Retail seeks a Design Project Manager for Exhibitions & Special Projects to develop and deliver design solutions for exhibitions and bespoke installations, ensuring brand standards.

You will translate briefs into spatial concepts, coordinate with external partners, and manage timelines and budgets while staying ahead with innovations in scenography.

Qualifications

• Degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Exhibition Design, Scenography, or related discipline.
• Experience in design development and project delivery, ideally within luxury, culture, or high-end events.
• Proficiency in design and visual software.
• Strong aesthetic sense, spatial awareness, and attention to detail.
• Ability to blend creative thinking with technical understanding and practical problem solving.
• Excellent organization, autonomy, and ability to manage multiple projects and external partners.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate briefs and creative visions into spatial concepts, layouts, scenography, and visual presentations.
• Design execution: independent development on design proposals, mood boards, layouts, material and finish selections.
• Technical design development: translate creative concepts into feasible solutions with drawings, mock-ups, materials, and production requirements.
• External partner coordination: brief and collaborate with architects, designers, agencies, and production partners.
• Project management: coordinate design deliverables, timelines, budgets, and stakeholders from concept through installation.
• Innovation and research: monitor developments in exhibition design and scenography to identify new approaches.

Skills

Creative thinking

Attention to detail

Spatial awareness

Communication

Presentation skills

Autonomy

Project coordination

Education

Interior Design degree

Architecture degree

Exhibition Design degree

Tools

Design software

Job description

Design project Manager – Exhibitions & Special Projects (F/H)

Within the Events dept, in the Special project and exhibitions team, the Design project Manager – will be responsible for developing and delivering design solutions for exhibitions, cultural initiatives, scenography installations, and bespoke special projects, ensuring standards of creativity and consistency with the brand.

Key responsibilities should be :

• Creative and design development: Translate briefs and creative visions into compelling spatial concepts, layouts, scenography, and visual presentations.
• Design execution: independent development on design proposals, mood boards, layouts, material and finish selections,
• Technical design development: Translate creative concepts into feasible solutions, coordinating technical drawings, mock-ups, materials, and production requirements.
• External partner coordination: Brief and collaborate with architects, designers, creative agencies, and production partners, guiding the design process and ensuring alignment with the Maison’s aesthetic.
• Project management: Coordinate design deliverables, timelines, budgets, and stakeholders from the initial concept through production, installation, and final delivery.
• Innovation and research: Monitor developments in exhibition design, architecture, materials, and scenography to identify new creative approaches and opportunities.

PROFIL :

• Degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Exhibition Design, Scenography, or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in design development and project delivery, ideally within the luxury, culture, or high-end events sectors. Previous jobs in a creative production agency would be a plus.
• Excellent design skills, with proficiency in relevant design and visual software.
• Aesthetic sensibility, spatial awareness, and attention to detail are essential.
• Ability to combine creative thinking with technical understanding and practical problem-solving.
• Strong organization skills and autonomy, ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, experience in managing external partners and coordinating transversal teams.
• Great Communication and presentation skills to be considered by default.