Retail & Experiential Brand Lead

Critical Playground LLC; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Mythology in New York is seeking a Brand and Business Development Manager to oversee retail and experiential accounts from concept through construction. You will serve as the senior day-to-day contact for clients, fostering partnerships and ensuring project success.

You’ll own scopes, schedules, and budgets, draft SOWs, and coordinate with fabricators, GCs, and clients to deliver built work on time and within budget. The role is based at Mythology’s New York studio.

Qualifications

• Experience leading client relationships for retail/experiential accounts.
• Ability to manage scopes, schedules, and budgets, including SOWs and build-out timelines.
• Strong vendor coordination with fabricators, GCs, and client AORs during builds.

Responsibilities

• own client relationships. Be the senior day-to-day contact for retail and experiential accounts – building trust with client stakeholders, anticipating needs, navigating hard conversations, and turning good projects into long-term partnerships
• own scopes, schedules, and budgets. Author and manage SOWs, drive build-out schedules from design development through install and punch list, and keep budgets honest – flagging risk early and protecting both the client’s budget and the work
• run the build. Steer vendors, fabricators, GCs, and client AORs – sourcing the right partners, negotiating well, and orchestrating them as one team so what opens matches what we designed
• lead and mentor. Work closely with the internal creative team, setting the standard for how Mythology shows up in the room and on the job site

Skills

Client relationship mgmt

Budget management

SOW development

Vendor coordination

Job description

Mythology in New York is seeking a Brand and Business Development Manager to oversee retail and experiential accounts from concept through construction. You will serve as the senior day-to-day contact for clients, fostering partnerships and ensuring project success.

You’ll own scopes, schedules, and budgets, draft SOWs, and coordinate with fabricators, GCs, and clients to deliver built work on time and within budget. The role is based at Mythology’s New York studio.