Regional Design Director - East Region
Cannon DesignLocation not specified
Full Time
Posted December 11, 2025
$204k - $255k
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Job Description
The Regional Design Director leads creative excellence and design quality across multiple offices within a specific geographic region, overseeing design innovation, team development, and regional growth strategies to enhance the firm's impact and reputation.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and ensure design excellence and quality across the regional portfolio.
- Lead regional efforts to achieve recognition through awards, publications, and media.
- Represent the firm externally at regional events, conferences, and speaking engagements.
- Partner with marketing and communications to build narratives and communicate regional impact.
- Lead client engagements, develop innovative design concepts, and communicate design value.
- Nurture and manage a community of regional designers, promoting collaboration and growth.
- Recruit, retain, and mentor senior design leaders and build high-performance teams.
- Align regional design initiatives with the firm’s organizational goals and growth strategies.
- Contribute to regional and firm-wide strategic planning and business development.
- Demonstrate and maintain a strong design portfolio with recognized work and awards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in architecture required; Bachelor's or master's degree in architecture from an accredited program preferred.
- Generally, at least 20 years of related experience in design leadership roles or equivalent is required.
- A minimum of 3 years experience leading others in a design studio or design practice segment required.
- Current US Architectural Registration preferred.
- Design portfolio of significant built and unbuilt work demonstrating design ability.
- Third party recognition of your work as a lead or supporting design role by local, regional, or national design awards programs and recognized design publications or digital platforms is preferred.
- Strong oral presentation and storytelling skills required.
- Must be able to understand and execute business strategy.
- Travel required for the role.
- Ability to manage a diverse team of creatives in architecture and other disciplines spread across multiple offices, including hiring, design management, resource allocation, and mentorship.
- Demonstrable design talent evidenced through a portfolio of significant work, with recognition from design awards or publications.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas, both business and design, in a compelling manner and lead firm-wide meetings and events.
- Professional acumen and maturity to communicate authentically and respectfully.
- Ability to develop and implement regional growth strategies aligned with firm business goals.
- Ability to participate in strategic regional growth planning and contribute to business development initiatives.
- Ability to lead and inspire a community of designers, fostering collaboration, experimentation, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
- Understanding of regional and firm business metrics, including financial targets and growth objectives, with the ability to translate strategic frameworks into regional goals.
- Ability to support design-led growth initiatives across regions.
- Demonstrate innovative thinking and aptitude for developing high-potential, differentiated design solutions addressing societal, environmental, and client needs.
- Support a culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust within the organization.
- Support recruitment, retention, and growth of mid-career design talent to senior leadership roles.
- Possess a passion for understanding the business of design and clients, with a focus on continuous improvement and supporting the firm’s financial success.
- Ability to contribute to defining the firm’s design brand through excellence in regional work.
- Complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes as a condition of employment.
- Adhere to internal policies and the firm's Code of Conduct.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of $204,240 to $255,300 annually
Discretionary bonuses
Full benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible spending account options
Voluntary insurances
Paid time off
Flex-time schedules
Remote work options
401k plan
Employee perk programs
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