Are you a studio or design manager within a high-end interior design practice, or a senior designer ready to step into a studio leadership role?
Dunbar Road Design is seeking an exceptional Design Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of our Dallas studio.
This is a pivotal role within the business—acting as the right hand to the Principal and ensuring the studio runs seamlessly across multiple high-end residential projects.
You will oversee project flow, support and guide the design team, and maintain momentum across all stages of delivery. With the Principal often working across locations, you will be responsible for holding the studio together operationally—ensuring clarity, accountability, and consistency across every project.
This role requires a thoughtful balance of design sensibility, operational rigour, and confident, steady leadership.
Software & Tools
Proficient in Studio Designer
Working knowledge of design documentation and processes (CAD understanding beneficial)
Salary & Benefits
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Opportunity to work on high-end, design-led projects
• Collaborative and supportive studio environment
Please do get in touch if you are keen to hear more about this role
- Act as the central point of coordination for the Dallas studio
- Support, guide, and hold accountability across senior, mid-level designers, and assistants
- Monitor team workload, priorities, and deadlines across all projects
- Check in regularly with team members to ensure progress, clarity, and support
- Step in to troubleshoot challenges and unblock issues quickly
- Maintain a calm, structured, and solutions-focused studio environment
- Act as a trusted extension of the Principal in her absence, ensuring continuity across all projects and studio operations
- Maintain the smooth running of the studio, ensuring decisions are implemented clearly and effectively
- Identify and escalate key moments requiring the Principal’s input, with clarity and foresight
- Translate the Principal’s design direction into actionable guidance for the team
- Work closely with the Principal’s Executive Assistant to manage her time as a critical project resource—anticipating when her input is required and ensuring availability for key design decisions, client meetings, and project milestones
- Oversee communication across all projects, ensuring clarity, consistency, and momentum at every stage
- Guide and support designers in their coordination with clients, contractors, and consultants
- Maintain visibility across all project correspondence, stepping in where needed to provide direction or resolve issues
- Ensure information flows effectively—confirming the team has what they need, when they need it
- Hold accountability across the team, following up to ensure key actions, decisions, and communications are progressed in a timely manner
- Oversee the structure and integrity of all project documentation across the studio
Dunbar Road Design is a luxury residential interior design firm founded in 2016 by Carla Fonts in Dallas, Texas. With a deep passion for timeless interiors and a refined yet livable aesthetic, Carla built the firm on the belief that every home should tell a story that is deeply personal and effortlessly beautiful. As the company flourished, Dunbar Road expanded its reach, now bringing its signature blend of European tradition and modern elegance to clients across the U.S., U.K., and beyond.
