Coffeehouse concepts design manager - Art & Storytelling

Interest applicants must include a portfolio or sample of work along with a resume

From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition, but that also brought a feeling of connection. We are known for developing extraordinary leaders who share this passion and are guided by their service to others.

As a coffeehouse concepts design manager on the Art & Storytelling team, you will support and evolve the Starbucks brand with creative strategy, visual expression, narrative ability and great interpersonal skills. You will co-lead the global Starbucks Art Program with your peers and generate brand-relevant art via original artist commissions for coffeehouses, facilities, and special projects. You will collaborate with both internal and external partners across a wide variety of expertise and skillsets, owning and managing projects to completion.

• Co-lead the art strategy, development, and execution for coffeehouse uplift and reinvestment initiatives, from concept through implementation and portfolio-wide rollout.
• Create scalable, customer- and partner-focused art solutions that balance brand experience, operational needs, and business objectives.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Design, Construction, Store Development, Format Development, and external artists and fabricators to deliver high-impact programs.
• Develop art concepts, prototypes, and pilot programs informed by consumer insights, industry trends, and Starbucks brand standards.
• Curate and co-manage art and environmental design programs, including artist partnerships, commissioned works, installations, and occasionally, digital experiences.
• Oversee program operations, including budgets, contracts, asset management, documentation, and continuous process improvement.
• Lead complex stakeholder relationships, negotiations, and project execution to ensure quality, consistency, schedule, safety, and risk management objectives are achieved.
• Champion creativity, sustainability, inclusion, and innovation while advancing enterprise-wide strategic initiatives.

• 5+ years of professional level experience in art curation and presentation (including detailed framing knowledge), environmental (physical space) design that includes both 2D and 3D applications, at an in-house creative department, retail company, creative agency, museum, or similar.
• 5+ years of experience with production and logistics: retouching, fabrication, prototyping, specifying, sourcing, contracting, invoicing, on-site installations and activations
• 5+ years commissioning and directing artwork, illustration, and/or photography
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Revit, Sketch Up, and other design visualization tools.
• Demonstrated experience applying strategic insights and cultural trends to drive creative work.
• Strong project management, communication, presentation, and stakeholder influence skills.
• Working knowledge of design principles, materials, space planning, accessibility standards, and construction processes.

As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits. Partners have access to short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation from date of hire*, sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked), eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year.

Starbucks also offers eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match,…