Project Manager, Design

At David Zwirner, we look to be an industry leader in our field, with our artists at the center of what we do. Our global exhibition program expands beyond our locations in New York, London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Paris, representing seventy artists and estates. Home to innovative, singular, and pioneering exhibitions across a variety of media and genres.

Active in both the primary and secondary markets, David Zwirner has helped foster the careers of some of the most influential artists today.

Who will work well with us:

• The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate and interested in the arts/larger creative arena or is eager to learn.
• We welcome all individuals entering the workforce, those moving into a new stage of their career or vocation, making a change, returning to work, and those wanting to learn and grow within the industry, to apply.

About the Opportunity

Project Manager, Design | $65k - 80k, commensurate with experience

David Zwirner is currently seeking a project manager who will be an integral member of the design team, helping to create elegant, innovative, and compelling work across various mediums, including print, digital, motion, and spatial. A key partner to Operations and Digital teams, the role is a critical part of our in-house Marketing Team - a team responsible for the visual and design direction of the gallery's many brand touch points including our digital communications, exhibitions, and galleries.

The Project Manager works independently under the supervision of the Design Director and collaborates with graphic designers, exhibition leads, organizational leads, gallery directors, and project managers globally to ensure high-quality and on-time delivery of collateral for exhibitions and gallery initiatives.

This position is part of the design team within the marketing department, which produces all graphics and collateral for exhibitions and other marketing initiatives-from out-of-home billboards to private events, digital campaigns, and exhibition signage- including assets for all galleries globally, as well as David Zwirner Books.

The Project Manager acts as a central point between the Design team, other departments, and external partners, ensuring projects are completed successfully, accurately, within budget, and on time. This role works closely with the Design Director, proactively scheduling timelines, coordinating and production, managing briefs, overseeing final asset delivery, organizing approvals with key stakeholders, managing vendors, and maintaining the design archive.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should thrive in collaborative environments, have strong communication skills, excellent written and presentation abilities, and deep knowledge of print and digital design workflows are essential.

What you'll do:

• Maintain and update design team tasks and deadlines, track project progress, and communicate status, while maintaining timelines for delivery.
• Manage process for all gallery and exhibition marketing production needs (digital advertising, print advertising, social media, posters, vinyl, stationery, showcards, zines, brochures, stickers, bookmarks, product: caps, t-shirts, etc) which includes the proofing process to ensure all stakeholders approve proofs prior to production.
• Manage process and oversee all exhibition production needs (global signage, wall signage, vitrine copy, annotated checklists, front desk signage, etc).
• Manage budgets adhering to scope, timing, and approved budgets-inclusive of building estimates/projections, vendor payments & invoice processing, as well as budget tracking in tandem with the Marketing Assistant for master Marketing docs.
• Lead daily design team meetings, assessing progress on ongoing, upcoming, and completed projects.
• Lead weekly Marketing and Design meetings to align with wider Marketing leads and coordinators on ongoing, upcoming, and completed projects.
• Build strong relationships across teams gallery-wide.
• Liaison with key team leads and coordinators to ensure clarity of briefs, timelines, and deliverables.
• Support team…