Architect, Facades & Special Projects

LVMH; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

LVMH's Tiffany & Co. unit in New York seeks an Architectural Designer for façade design and special projects. You will move concepts from creative direction through development, coordinating with architects, vendors, and consultants to ensure brand integrity and timely delivery.

The role requires strong visualization, technical detail, and project management skills, with travel to project sites as needed. A professional architecture degree is preferred and experience in luxury branding is highly

Qualifikationen

• 3-5 years of experience in luxury/fashion & jewelry retail, branding or design industries/architectural firms.
• Professional degree in Architecture preferred.
• Willingness to travel for mock-ups, testing and site inspections.

Aufgaben

• Develop elevated design concepts aligning with Tiffany & Company standards.
• Refine design concepts for retail facades and store interiors.
• Collaborate with Architects, consultants and vendors from concept to construction development.
• Create mood boards and material studies; lead presentations.
• Oversee design schedules and project reporting; manage RFIs and submittals.

Kenntnisse

Creative thinking

Teamwork

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Project management

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Ausbildung

Architecture degree

Tools

Rhino 3D

Cinema 4D

3ds Max

V-Ray

AutoCAD

Adobe Creative Suite

Premiere Pro

Jobbeschreibung

The Architectural Designer - Façade Design & Special Projects is responsible for executing multiple projects (bespoke and institutional facades, as well as special architecture projects) and is responsible for conceptual design through a creative approach, design development, project reviews, project communications, quality and design control, scheduling, and project reporting. This individual must be creative, technical and with a project management attitude, detailed oriented and have the ability to develop design concepts within the Tiffany and Company standards.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and refine elevated design concepts based on the creative direction from Senior Management.
• Build strategic and elevated design for the retail environment that upholds and maintains the essence of the brand while ensuring its image consistency worldwide and continue fostering the brand’s recognizability.
• Develop creative strategies and design directions/briefs to execute facades and new concepts for store interiors that build upon Tiffany’s core values and strengthen its culture / brand image.
• Responsible for researching trends, competitors, innovative materials that can be applied to projects through mood boards, target analysis, competition research.
• Participate in design conversation with Architects firms, consultants, and vendors, from the concept phase to the construction development.
• Material research and sample boards.
• Participate to conversation with all external consultants, including Architect Firms, GCs, vendors, and Local Architects.
• Follow up with consultants, answering Requests for Information (RFIs).
• Ability to handle project management phase
• Organize work completion meetings, report, and list any punch list and follow up actions.
• Set up agendas for meetings and assist with ad hoc projects.
• Contribute to a positive and collaborative culture.
• Promote innovation and out of the box thinking.

Required Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in luxury/fashion & jewelry retail / branding and design industries/ architectural firms.
• Professional degree in Architecture preferred.
• Experience in understanding shop drawings, structural drawings, and project schedules as to understand architectural intent.
• Availability to travel to attend mock-up, testing and job site inspections, including project reports for all the parties involved.
• Strong believer in teamwork and multidisciplinary approach, able to create excellent interpersonal relations.
• Passion for building brands and challenging status quo, with a cultural awareness that advises key concepts and emerging trends.
• Outstanding creative skills with a forward-thinking and innovative approach
• Work proactively to review and correct submittals to maintain project schedule.
• Creative strategy and Project development experience, including operational plans and compelling presentations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Modeling with 3D program (Rhino, Cinema4D, 3D Studio Max) and use of software for rendering (Vray)
• AutoCAD
• Expertise on Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator)
• High proficient using Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Nice to have: Experience and expertise in Videomaking for Creative Concept, Creative Strategy, CVM – Premiere Pro, Cinema4D, 3D Studio Max, After Effects as an optional.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a corporate environment

The hiring range for this position ranges from $84,745-114,655. The rate of pay offered will be dependent upon candidates’ relevant skills and experience.