@Anonymous
4 hours ago
Industry Talk
Need advice from Design Managers, especially retail field
Hi all
So happy to have found this board. Hope someone out there can advise me
Just got offered a good role as Design Mngr for a retail company. All is good except I feel the job is quite different to what I have been doing (fitout, retail Design etc, managing small 3d team).
What can I expect in terms of the responsibilities, work flow, pressure?
I know I can do it but just wanted to get some advice from other's out there
Thanks!
@ahmed.S
3 hours ago
Congrats! I made a similar move, retail fitout to retail design management a while back. Biggest shift is you go from hands on design to overseeing the bigger picture, timelines, budgets,brand consistency across stores. your fitout experience actually sets you up well for this.
Good luck !
@PeterM
2 hours ago
Haha welcome to the other side. moving from fitout into design mgmt means less time in the details and more time managing people, priorities, and stakeholders. store openings don't move so pressure is real, but running a small 3d team already means you know how to keep a team moving under deadlines. you'll be fine tbh