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Our door is open to exceptionally talented people who are eager to grow and contribute to an evolving field that encompasses museums, science centers, zoos, aquariums, and international expositions.

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Available Positions

If you are interested in joining our team, please send your resume and portfolio (and/or website link) to nycdesignfirmjobs@gmail.com. Please indicate which position you are applying for in the email subject. No phone calls, please. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

BIM Manager

The successful candidate will have a strong interest in working as a key team member on world-class exhibition projects at varying scales with strong, culturally-based interpretive and experiential qualities. Experience in all phases of the physical design process, a penchant for working within collaborative team settings, and an interest in thinking and working out-of-the-box are essential.

Major Responsibilities

Manage and coordinate BIM standards development, implementation, and enforcement on all related BIM projects, files and models.
Support each project team by managing and creating content library files and templates, creating and enforcing standards, and evaluating project models.
Help teams develop strategies for effective delivery of quality documents and ensure that each project is set up correctly.
Creation and maintenance of the template files to assure standards.
Coordinate with Leadership team on selection of BIM software products, including but not limited to licensing compliance, incorporating new version releases, maintaining legacy software and customizing software for specific firm needs.
Manage the implementation of supporting software and plug-ins for BIM and evaluate new BIM related software and technologies, specifically software products and their interaction with Revit.
Stay informed on best practices for use of Revit, AutoCAD, and Rhino.
Identify potential automated routines in BIM to support standards and productivity.
Provide quality control for completeness and adherence to company standards of all design control drawings produced.
Troubleshoot problems.
Encourage fellow designers’ growth and autonomy.

Qualifications

Must have a minimum of 10 years of experience as an architectural or exhibition designer.
Must have a mastery-level skillset in AutoCad and Revit.
Must have a strong skillset in Rhino and complex form-making.
Must have proven capabilities to help develop creative, innovative, and aesthetically sophisticated solutions to complex design problems.
Must be creative, energetic, inquisitive collaborator.
Must be capable of directing the work of others, maintaining tight timeframes, and working constructively with complex client and partner groups.

Notes

If you are not an American citizen, please indicate your visa status.
No phone calls or drop-in visits, please.
Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Senior Exhibition Designer

The successful candidate for our Senior Exhibition Designer position will have a strong interest in working as a key team member on world-class exhibition projects at varying scales with strong, culturally-based interpretive and experiential qualities. Experience in all phases of the exhibition design process, a penchant for working within collaborative team settings, and an interest in thinking and working out-of-the-box are essential.

Major Responsibilities

Act as Project Director for one or more projects simultaneously, oversee global project development and design.
On specified projects, act as primary creative and conceptual form-giver, and key creative representative with client team
Lead creative design development and form-giving, under supervision of Design Director
Direct subordinate designers' project work while encouraging their growth and autonomy
Integrate the contributions of content and digital teams
Provide weekly input to Studio Manager on personnel needs on a project-by-project basis

Qualifications

A minimum of 10 years of experience as exhibition designer or as designer in exhibition-related field.
Proven capabilities to develop creative, innovative, and aesthetically sophisticated solutions to complex design problems.
Must be creative, energetic, inquisitive designer with good sketching skills and 3D spatial awareness
Experience in CAD-based design solutions and mixed physical-digital environmental design.
Curiosity toward different subject matter and toward the way the public understands the material is essential.
Background in exhibition, architecture, theatrical design, or industrial design.
Must be capable of leading a multidisciplinary team, directing the work of others, maintaining tight timeframes, and working constructively with complex client and stakeholder groups.
Must have experience in every stage of design for complex projects, from conception through construction to opening.

Notes

If you are not an American citizen, please indicate your visa status.
No phone calls or drop-in visits, please.
Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
All design candidates must submit a resume and digital portfolio to be considered.

Project Manager

The successful candidate for our Project Manager position will have a keen interest in working as a pivotal team member on world-class exhibition projects at varying scales that have strong interpretive and experiential aspects and are often associated with and tightly coordinated with significant building projects. Experience in all phases of the design process and a penchant for working within collaborative team settings are essential.

Major Responsibilities

In collaboration with Lead Designer, develop and maintain strategies for project development and execution
Act as primary client liaison for one or more projects
Work with a diverse project team to oversee work flow and internal project resources, drawing production, architectural coordination, project sub-consultants, client contacts, schedule, meetings, travel, etc.
Direct and manage production of drawings and other project documentation
Direct and effectively utilize Project Administrator(s) to manage and maintain project records, minutes, schedules, travel, etc.
Act as mentor to and guide to less experienced team members
In collaboration with Production Director, develop and ensure conformance with QC documentation and design standards
Act as primary representative during CA phase, making shop visits, reviewing shop drawings, responding to RFIs, and making site visits as appropriate.

Qualifications

Professional degree in architecture (BArch/MArch)
Minimum 10 years of architectural or complex exhibition design experience.
Production and technical experience through all phases of project design, documentation and construction administration, with a minimum of 3 years of proven organizational and project management experience.
Experience estimating project resource needs for proposals and resourcing
Demonstrated ability to direct, motivate and manage a diverse project team.
High degree of capability in CAD, Revit, 3D environment (specifically Rhino and Grasshopper).
Experience in digital fabrication techniques
Experience on international projects is a plus

Notes

If you are not an American citizen, please indicate your visa status.
No phone calls or drop-in visits, please.
Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Exhibition Designer

The successful candidate for our Exhibition Designer position will have a keen interest in working as a key team member on world-class exhibition projects at varying scales with strong, culturally-based interpretive and experiential qualities. Experience in all phases of the design process, a penchant for working within collaborative team settings, and an interest in thinking and working out-of-the-box are essential.

Curator, Experience & Interpretation

The successful candidate will have a strong interest in working as a key team member on world-class exhibition projects at varying scales with strong, culturally-based interpretive and experiential qualities. Experience in all phases of the exhibition development process, a penchant for working within collaborative team settings, and an interest in thinking and working out-of-the-box are essential.

Major Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross functional teams consisting of designers as well as curatorial, exhibitions, evaluation, and other areas to develop special exhibition and permanent collection interpretive plans
Lead teams in planning visitor experiences for exhibitions; lead the development of major themes and experiences; work closely with designers and other team members in the development of visitor experiences
Work creatively with the design team to conceive and develop exhibitions
Produce interpretive materials, including research and writing, creative treatments, walkthroughs, experience diagrams and other outputs that characterize and give life to prospective visitor experiences
Work closely with constituent communities, gathering first-hand information, running workshops, and processing findings into usable exhibition ideas and material
Work closely with user assessment colleagues, leading workshops, participating in studies of visitor attitudes, perspectives, and behaviors, and integrating user data into the content development process
Manage development of content and experience for interpretive media, in collaboration with colleagues with curatorial, publication, and digital media expertise
Research content and recommend strategies for object and exhibition interpretation
Manage workflow and schedule of content research, and writing; manage internal personnel allocations; supervise junior colleagues in content development; oversee project deliverables
Maintain personal currency in storytelling, interpretation, user assessment, exhibition, multimedia, and scientific and social trends relevant to the firm’s work
Mentor subordinates and contribute to their professional development

Qualifications

A minimum of 5 years recent exhibition or museum experience involved in planning, development and evaluation of interpretation
Ability to demonstrate understanding and practical application of critical issues in museum interpretation, visitor experience development and the ways in which people of all ages learn
Ability to develop imaginative and creative interpretive strategies and media that stimulate interest and engage people of all ages
Experience working with User Assessment and integrating the results with the interpretive planning process, including hands-on experience in on-site interviews, workshops, etc.
Excellent oral communication skills and the capacity to write in an engaging manner for various audiences
Intellectual curiosity about science and humanities and their interdisciplinary connections
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Strong communication and critical thinking skills
Exceptional organizational and conceptual skills
Ability to work independently, with peers, and in cross-functional teams
Master’s Degree in museum studies, humanities fields, education, or related discipline

Notes

If you are not an American citizen, please indicate your visa status.
No phone calls or drop-in visits, please.
Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Project Administrator

The successful candidate for our Project Administrator position will have a keen interest in working as a pivotal team member on world-class exhibition projects at varying scales that have strong interpretive and experiential aspects and are often associated with and tightly coordinated with significant building projects.