Lead Store Design & Development Manager

The Walt Disney Company; Kissimmee (FL); On-site; USD 91,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Savings benefits

Educational opportunities

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Florida seeks a Store Design Manager to lead the end-to-end design and development of new and rehabbed store locations, coordinating with external architectural firms and internal partners to meet Disney quality standards. You will drive concept development, fixture specs, and cost optimization while maintaining brand consistency across experiences.

You will report to the Director, Store Design & Development and oversee cross-functional collaboration with Site

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Retail Store Design leadership experience.
• Experience in the architecture of retail stores and store build-out processes from inception to closeout.
• Excellent project management skills including the ability to lead multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Knowledge of store design, branding, and presentation strategies/concepts; understanding of how each affects the customer experience.
• Experience developing building plans, preliminary layouts, fixture plans, construction documents, and specifications.
• Solid understanding of retail store design and its guiding principles/theories/values.
• Ability to convey ideas graphically including reading and understanding AutoCAD and vendor shop drawings.
• Knowledge of retail trends and environments.
• Proven industry experience designing and developing fixtures/furnishings.
• Understanding of Visual Merchandising / Merchandising
• Ability to present conceptual designs to Disney executive leadership

Responsibilities

• Manage the store design process from development through execution for multiple store design projects, including concept, management of external architectural firms, and providing finish and fixture specifications.
• Supports strategic planning and business development. Acts as the liaison between merchandise, operations, Facility Asset Management, and Walt Disney Imagineering.
• Responsible for ensuring the layout/design of a retail store meets prescribed requirements. Review and modify vendor shop drawings to ensure compliance with design intent and Disney quality standards.
• Develop and recommend cost optimization and savings opportunities.
• Support positive vendor relationships, contracts, and accountability with multiple external consultants and vendors.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of brand guidelines for core footprint – fixture specs and colors, decor elements, floor plan, and layouts – to ensure assets are appropriately updated.

Skills

Store design leadership

Retail store architecture

Project management

Branding and presentation

Building plans and specifications

Visual Merchandising

Concept presentation to executives

AutoCAD

Vendor shop drawings

Store design trends

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

The Walt Disney Company in Florida seeks a Store Design Manager to lead the end-to-end design and development of new and rehabbed store locations, coordinating with external architectural firms and internal partners to meet Disney quality standards. You will drive concept development, fixture specs, and cost optimization while maintaining brand consistency across experiences.

You will report to the Director, Store Design & Development and oversee cross-functional collaboration with Site