Senior Production Designer

The Senior Production Designer will serve the design team within the KCD Creative Group, managing and actively assisting with the ideation, design, and implementation of multiple concurrent projects overseen by the Director of Design and the VP of the Creative Group.

• Uphold and promote Agency brand ideals with clients, vendors, and freelancers within the industry, cultivating strong external communications and relationships with those clients, vendors, and freelancers.

• Serve as an Agency ambassador to grow the client base and expand Agency reach.

• Demonstrate extensive and high-level strategic ability to work with clients, provide solutions, interpret/create vision for

projects, and implement flawless execution.

• Research and maintain expertise in environmental design, architecture, technology, technical design, experiential

industry standards, creative vendors, talent, music, pop culture, etc.

• Maintain a keen understanding of a wide range of brands across fashion and lifestyle.

• Support the Director of Design & design team, offering up creative, design and management expertise, mentoring and

overseeing junior members of the design team.

• Lead & support on the conceptualization, presentation, and creative realization of partner & client briefs

• Attend key design & creative reviews for both internal and client projects and serve as decision-maker in internal

reviews in cooperation with other department directors.

• Navigate design projects from ideation through construction with minimal support from design management

• Thoroughly understand the design, production and build processes, as well as fabrication methods that allows for

collaborative workshops/conversations/negotiations with our vendors

• Provide art direction to other designers or outside vendors

• Passionately and articulately present design to clients to reflect an understanding of client goals/desires

• Communicate designs creatively when traditional modes of representation aren’t appropriate for the situation at hand

(i.e. sketches, collages, requesting a client workshop etc.)

• Execute event venue research, establish set design (from concept to drafting, visualization, development, and

management) and manage technical production drawings (drafting, rendering, development, and management)

• Manage & oversee the install of creative & design infrastructures and elements onsite, working openly and comfortably

with technical, fabrication, and set design partners and vendors to properly execute the project.

• Lead the environmental design aspects on assigned projects of various scales including creative conception

(moodboards), floorplans, renderings, environmental graphics, and construction/technical documentation according to

the project needs

• Provide support to Partners, Vice President, Director of Design, and Creative/Fashion Services staff members

• Support the Director of Design in creating and maintaining all design-related templates and resources

• Regularly collaborate with Producers and Designers in other KCD Offices, promoting seamless communication

• Continually update & maintain the Design & Creative vendor list, project case studies and any materials needed to

inspire or showcase KCD’s teams & work.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Strong knowledge of the fashion industry is a MUST, with a keen understanding of luxury aesthetics

• Insightful, comprehensive, and exceptional verbal and written communication skills

• Proactive mindset and thrives in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a discerning eye for detail

• Team player who can collaborate with coworkers and clients at all levels

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

REQUIREMENTS:

• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, and the Adobe Creative Suite

• Strong experience in 3D modeling and renders creation and editing

• Working knowledge and/or proficiency in CAD/Vectorworks and/or other technical design softwares

• 7+ years relevant experience in design and events

• 3+ years of international work experience and knowledge of key regional vendors in Europe and Asia

• Desire to push oneself to continually learn, expand skill base and industry knowledge

ABOUT KCD: KCD is a global leader in brand experience with offices in New York, Paris, Los Angeles and London. For more

than 40 years, the agency has developed and applied its unparalleled fashion expertise while also servicing culture driven industries across popular, luxury and community pillars. KCD’s teams work with brands that span emerging to

established, amplifying new buzz and maintaining legacy power alike. With customized creative strategies,

comprehensive public relations campaigns and world-class event solutions, KCD’s precision-focused execution

makes an impact across today’s most relevant channels. Always at the frontier of innovation, KCD is dedicated to a

continuum of experience: Catalyzing it, creating it, and ensuring that it lasts.

Salary $90-$110K

This position requires onsite presence and is based in NYC.

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