Design Studio Manager

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, etc. Also remove application instructions (none present). Keep all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Content: - Intro: "We are Splice. We believe that people with a purpose need a place to be their best. From Seattle-area skyscrapers to the Pacific Northwest’s premier Universities and medical facilities, we design and create insightful spaces with the latest technology, providing our clients an environment that embodies their image and encourages success. Workspace Development is the professional services division of One Workplace, providing FF&E project integration, post-occupancy, and MAC management for some of the most well-known companies in the Seattle area. Splice is committed to the development of empathetic leaders, diversification of talent, and increased representation at every level of our business. We believe in cultivating a culture of inclusion and are dedicated to building and retaining teams by removing unnecessary barriers to employment and providing opportunities for career growth." That's about the company, could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is typical heading for role description. But we have a "Position Summary" later. The posting includes "Position Summary Seattle, WA". Then "Essential Functions". Then bullet-like paragraphs describing responsibilities. We need to decide sections: maybe "About the role" (position summary), "Responsibilities" (essential functions), "Requirements" (skills and abilities), "Qualifications" (education/experience), "Skills" (maybe separate), "Benefits", "Pay". Also maybe "Physical Demands & Work Environment" could be part of Requirements? But we can include as a separate section if needed, but heading list only includes those given; we could still include but not required. The instruction: Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says e.g., meaning those are examples; we can use others if needed? Probably better to stick to those. But we can also include other headings if needed, but they said use those for section headings (e.g.) meaning those are typical; we can use them as appropriate. We'll include sections that have content. Let's extract: - About the role / Position Summary: "Position Summary Seattle, WA Essential Functions The Design Manager is a people manager who oversees the day-to-day function of the Splice Design team, providing design services for sites across North America. This position reports to the Design Program Director and is responsible for maintaining a high level of consistency and accuracy, client workplace guidelines, and Code and ADA compliance in all designs that are completed for our client’s portfolio." That's a paragraph. - Responsibilities: The bullet list after "Leadership", "Quality Control & Consistency", "Working Relationships". We'll combine into responsibilities. List items: Leadership: - Oversee a team of individual contributors and acts as point of escalation for the individuals, manages escalation as appropriate and mentors’ designers. - Keep senior leadership informed as circumstances require. - Strong customer-facing skills with the confidence to present directly to clients and lead high-quality design discussions that prioritize service excellence and clear communication. - Prioritize knowledge & skills development for members of the design team. - Acts as a mentor and provides regular feedback for everyone through both formal and informal channels on performance and competency development. - Evaluates unusual or difficult requests to determine which track of work process they should follow. - Identify bottlenecks and escalate in a timely manner to ensure projects are not delayed unnecessarily. - Coach designers on effective analysis of roadblocks and communication strategy to yield accurate and timely responses. - Ensure designers are providing effective regular communication with all parties regarding project status, including internal team, clients, vendors, and other partners to ensure project SLAs while maintaining exceptional customer service. - Works with Program Manager and Production Leads to set agenda for bi-weekly team meetings for topics requiring detailed team review or training - Owns design best practices and standards within the program to ensure projects are executed with the highest level of accuracy. - Works closely with Program manager to ensure these standards are documented. - Works with Program Director and Program Manager to evaluate any changes to the team’s Scope of Work and determine feasibility of the scope addition. - Works to help define and develop processes for new scope. - Works with current team workload and identifies project needs and staff accordingly. - Manage execution of approved budget, prioritizing timely hiring and early identification of attrition to ensure profitability. - Ensures timely entry to CORE for all team members, with mindfulness to month end closeout. Quality Control & Consistency: - Identify opportunities for improvement of existing processes and propose to Program Manager to update or create tools. - Program Manager will be responsible for roll out communication, training, and implementation plan for any change in process. - Identify inconsistent or unclear practices requiring cross functional resolution and engage Program Manager to develop resolution. - Program Manager will be responsible for all external and internal cross-functional communication and work that is not related to existing processes and scope Working Relationships: - Designers, Supervisors, Program Manager, Design Program Director, FF&E Planners, Project Managers, Client Representatives, Client Vendors. We'll turn each bullet into

. - Requirements / Qualifications: Education and experience: "Skills And Abilities B.A. Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architectural Studies, or relevant degree . 6+ years’ experience in interior design, architecture, and/or systems furniture design field or equivalent Solid understanding of AutoCAD, Revit/BIM modeling, drawing document standards, building code Direct experience leading project communication and scope development with external partners and/or client Experience developing client drawing deliverables and/or other technical project documents Experience managing workflow to meet project schedules Ability to lead and mentor individuals effectively; provides guidance and direction to achieve quality and service within project deadlines Preferred Experience : direct supervision of individual performance, systems furniture design & specification Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products: Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, CET, Spec, Smartsheet." We could split into Requirements (education/experience) and Skills (specific tools). But we can combine. - Competencies: list of decision quality, optimizes work processes, builds effective teams, communicates effectively. Could be under Skills or Requirements. - Benefits: list: "Employee Benefits: 15 days of PTO 9 Paid holidays Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Profit Sharing 401k + Employer Match Paid Parental Leave Wellness App with reimbursement of up to $500 per year" - Pay: "Compensation range: $95,000 - $105,000 annually The base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. Actual total compensation will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, and qualifications." - Schedule: Not mentioned. So we should not include Schedule section. - Physical Demands & Work Environment: Could be a section but not in the list; we could omit or include as "Working Conditions". Since not in examples, maybe omit to keep to allowed sections. But we could still include as

Physical Demands & Work Environment

but instruction says use those for section headings (e.g.) meaning we can use others but better to stick to given. I'd omit. Now produce HTML:

About the role

Position Summary Seattle, WA The Design Manager is a people manager who oversees the day-to-day function of the Splice Design team, providing design services for sites across North America. This position reports to the Design Program Director and is responsible for maintaining a high level of consistency and accuracy, client workplace guidelines, and Code and ADA compliance in all designs that are completed for our client’s portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a team of individual contributors and acts as point of escalation for the individuals, manages escalation as appropriate and mentors’ designers.
• Keep senior leadership informed as circumstances require.
• Strong customer-facing skills with the confidence to present directly to clients and lead high-quality design discussions that prioritize service excellence and clear communication.
• Prioritize knowledge & skills development for members of the design team.
• Acts as a mentor and provides regular feedback for everyone through both formal and informal channels on performance and competency development.
• Evaluates unusual or difficult requests to determine which track of work process they should follow.
• Identify bottlenecks and escalate in a timely manner to ensure projects are not delayed unnecessarily.
• Coach designers on effective analysis of roadblocks and communication strategy to yield accurate and timely responses.
• Ensure designers are providing effective regular communication with all parties regarding project status, including internal team, clients, vendors, and other partners to ensure project SLAs while maintaining exceptional customer service.
• Works with Program Manager and Production Leads to set agenda for bi-weekly team meetings for topics requiring detailed team review or training
• Owns design best practices and standards within the program to ensure projects are executed with the highest level of accuracy.
• Works closely with Program manager to ensure these standards are documented.
• Works with Program Director and Program Manager to evaluate any changes to the team’s Scope of Work and determine feasibility of the scope addition.
• Works to help define and develop processes for new scope.
• Works with current team workload and identifies project needs and staff accordingly.
• Manage execution of approved budget, prioritizing timely hiring and early identification of attrition to ensure profitability.
• Ensures timely entry to CORE for all team members, with mindfulness to month end closeout.
• Identify opportunities for improvement of existing processes and propose to Program Manager to update or create tools.
• Identify inconsistent or unclear practices requiring cross functional resolution and engage Program Manager to develop resolution.
• Designers, Supervisors, Program Manager, Design Program Director, FF&E Planners, Project Managers, Client Representatives, Client Vendors.

Note: Some items about Program Manager responsibilities maybe not needed but we kept. Now Requirements/Qualifications: We could have

Requirements

with education and experience.

B.A. Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architectural Studies, or relevant degree. 6+ years’ experience in interior design, architecture, and/or systems furniture design field or equivalent.

Then Skills:

Skills

• Solid understanding of AutoCAD, Revit/BIM modeling, drawing document standards, building code
• Direct experience leading project communication and scope development with external partners and/or client
• Experience developing client drawing deliverables and/or other technical project documents
• Experience managing workflow to meet project schedules
• Ability to lead and mentor individuals effectively; provides guidance and direction to achieve quality and service within project deadlines
• Preferred experience: direct supervision of individual performance, systems furniture design & specification
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products: Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, CET, Spec, Smartsheet
• Decision quality – makes good and timely decisions that keep project schedules moving forward; skillfully separates opinions from facts; respected for good judgement
• Optimizes work processes – knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement; separates and combines tasks into efficient and simple workflows
• Builds effective teams – builds strong‑identity teams that apply diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals; defines success in terms of the whole team
• Communicates effectively – develops and delivers multi‑mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences; articulates messages in a broadly understandable way; models and encourages expression of diverse ideas and opinions; actively listens and checks for understanding; not afraid to have the conversations needed