Borealis Lighting Studio is looking for a Studio Design Manager in our Boston office who is ready to help shape where this studio goes next - someone who wants to build new relationships and push the practice in new directions, not simply step into a seat that's already been defined. This is a design-leadership role: you'll run projects from concept through construction administration, carry the creative voice in the room, and bring genuine design conviction - a point of view, the ability to defend it, and the judgment to know when to evolve it.
We sit at the convergence of lighting design and engineering - working side by side with our BR+A engineering team - and we believe that intersection produces the most meaningful work in our field. We practice human-centric design - light that makes people feel comfortable, safe, and inspired in the spaces they inhabit. We design for sustainability, for responsibility to the Earth, and for the people who will occupy these spaces long after we've moved on to the next project.
Much of our work calls for balancing advanced technical systems with real design vision - healthcare, laboratory, and specialized environments like proton and cancer therapy centers, where clinical performance and human comfort must work together. We're not limited to BR+A's core markets, though: this studio has the autonomy to pursue landscape, exterior, corporate, hospitality, and museum and art installation lighting work, driven by where our team's own interests take us.
We're hiring for our Boston office. We work together in the office four days a week and remote one day, because proximity sharpens the work and strengthens the team you'd be joining.
What you bring:
• 8+ years designing architectural lighting, including leading projects and client relationships
• A distinctive, confident design sensibility - originate a concept from first principles, carry it through every project phase, and sell it persuasively to architects and clients
• Mentor and direct junior designers, and run your own projects with full autonomy
• A degree from an accredited program specializing in lighting design, or a degree in a related field (architecture or interior design) backed by strong experience and a compelling body of work
• Fluency in Revit, AutoCAD, AGI32, Photoshop, and InDesign
• LC or CLD certification required
To apply:
Submit a portfolio and resume. Show us the design process behind the results - concept sketches, iterations, mockups - not just final project photography, and tell us your specific role on each project team.
BR+A is a place to learn, to grow, to work hard for clients that matter - and to be part of something bigger. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance coverage, a 401K plan match, generous paid time-off, and much more, to all our full-time employees.
Visit www.brplusa.com for more information about our award-winning projects and our incredible team.
Salary range: $110,000 -$145,000
