Design Manager – Freelance

🔥 14 hours ago

🌐 Singapore, Australia – Remote

🇸🇬 Singapore – Remote 🇦🇺 Australia – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🎨 Product Designer (UI/UX)

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Charcoalblue

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2004

💼 Consulting

🏗️ Construction

Consulting • Construction

Charcoalblue is a specialist design and consultancy firm that creates performance and cultural spaces where stories are told and experiences are shared. Their work centers on theatre and venue design, acoustics and audience experience, and they undertake heritage and landmark projects internationally (supporting the industry since 2004). The site references projects such as the Schwarzman Centre for Humanities and notes operations in the UK and Australia; contact details list a London phone and email.

📋 Description

• Provide subject matter expertise and design guidance for events and experience spaces • Ensure architectural designs for event, collaboration, and executive briefing venues, activations, and support spaces are optimized for guest and user experience • Develop client requirements documentation and architectural design briefs, including architectural requirements, operational considerations, and program constraints • Develop, document, analyze, and present user journey studies and strategic visioning studies • Deliver and maintain progress reports and presentations for key stakeholders and partners • Use written and drawn documentation to communicate stakeholder requirements, project aims, and design intent • Act as a key contact for client stakeholder teams, project managers, and design teams • Support accurate communication among clients, project managers, design teams, and external partners • Collaborate with clients and external partners while balancing diverse team priorities • Participate in design team and other project meetings, providing subject matter expertise and considering schedule and cost implications • Understand client vision and translate it into actionable briefs • Support project delivery and ensure client briefs are delivered

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in event management and operations, or design and construction of spaces related to performing arts, events, executive briefing centers, experiential design, or hospitality and leisure • Ability to read construction drawings and specifications • Professional interest in construction projects • Minimum three (3) years of relevant experience in design management or client representation relating to events or experiential spaces, or formal qualification/degree in architecture, interior design, venue design, or related field • Skilled in visual, written, and verbal communication of design issues • Practical understanding of RIBA and AIA design stages and typical information required at each stage • Ability to synthesize complex information and high-level concepts into clear, concise, and visually compelling presentations • Experience in experiential design, executive briefing programs, theatre, performing arts, or event space buildings • Proven vision, leadership, and strategic skills to prioritize evolving initiatives • Understanding of construction terminology, building systems, and overall project sequence/timing • Ability to help steer decision making and processing • Ability to work collaboratively and at a fast pace with self-motivation and initiative • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with little direct supervision • Detail-oriented, informed design sensibility, and ability to work calmly under pressure • Flexibility and adaptability to changing business needs • Ability to build relationships with colleagues, clients, vendors, stakeholders, and management • Availability for daily meetings during standard business hours in the GMT+8 time zone • Cover letter required, including responses to the application prompts and links to relevant work

🏖️ Benefits

• Freelance engagement of approximately 16 hours per week • Initial fixed term through December 2026, with potential extension depending on project requirements and opportunities • Fully remote engagement within the APAC region • Remote interviews via Microsoft Teams • Inclusive work environment and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion • Application support and accommodations available for accessibility or personal circumstances