VP of Space and Design $200,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
Description
Some environments just feel right. You can’t help but figure out why. If you're the kind of designer who sees both the details and the system, who thrives in real spaces more than on mood boards, and who believes beautiful, functional environments can and should scale, this is the role that puts your instincts to work.
We’re building a national network of 2 Hour Learning campuses. These are places where kids compress a full school day into two hours of focused academics, then spend the rest of the day exploring passions, building life skills, and moving their bodies. Your job is to make those places unforgettable. As the execution owner of interior environments across our network, you’ll define modular standards for layout, FF&E, playspaces, and wayfinding. You’ll ensure they’re executed with precision at every site. You’ll walk campuses, spot gaps others miss, scope upgrades, and see them through from budget to install.
Unlike typical design roles, this one isn’t siloed from the action. You won’t hand off drawings and hope for the best. You’ll be there, fixing the install, training the vendor, and capturing the feedback that improves the next rollout. If you’re ready to turn your design craft into national impact, this is it.
What you will be doing
- Create modular, self-serve design systems for layout, FF&E, materials, and playspaces that scale across diverse campuses
- Conduct on-site audits using structured tools to benchmark against brand standards and surface high-impact improvements
- Develop scoped, visual, budgeted proposals for space upgrades aligned to pedagogy, brand, and parent experience
- Oversee vendor execution in person, ensuring fidelity to standards, budgets, and timelines with real-time QA
- Close the loop post-install by documenting what worked, what didn’t, and updating playbooks accordingly
What you will NOT be doing
- Designing one-off, artisanal spaces that can’t be scaled or replicated.
- Handing off specs and walking away. You’re the owner from audit to install.
- Waiting for perfect inputs. This role rewards initiative, fast iteration, and judgment in ambiguity.
- Creating unbounded design from scratch. The work is deeply brand-aligned and operationally grounded.
- Working from behind a screen. You’ll be on the ground 50-75% of the time.
Key responsibilities
Ensure every campus delivers a premium, brand-aligned, and pedagogically supportive physical experience by creating and executing modular design systems that scale with quality.
Candidate requirements
- 5+ years of experience designing and delivering multi-site environments in education, retail, hospitality, or co-working
- Portfolio of real-world work that balances aesthetic quality with operational practicality
- Demonstrated experience creating repeatable, standards-based design systems, not just bespoke spaces
- Direct oversight of vendor execution, including install quality and timeline management
- Strong documentation and cross-functional communication skills, especially with non-design stakeholders
- Willing and able to travel frequently, 50-75% of the time, across the U.S.
- Based in the U.S. and eligible to work without visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Experience designing high-end environments with exacting standards, such as boutique hospitality, luxury retail, or private client spaces
- Fluency with tools like AutoCAD, Revit, Figma, or equivalents used for spatial documentation
- A sixth sense for what makes a space feel premium, even on a tight budget
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