Planning Leader, Cultural + Performing Arts

Location: Hybrid role based in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, or another hirify.global office; four days per week in the office with flexibility to work elsewhere on Fridays.

Salary: $120,000–$150,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global is an employee-owned integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

What you will do

• Lead and grow the regional and national planning and urban design practice for cultural and performing arts projects.
• Develop client networks, identify opportunities, and support business development across arts, entertainment, museums, municipalities, organizations, and institutions.
• Lead planning and urban design project teams, technical development, pursuits, interviews, presentations, and client meetings.
• Write narratives and develop recommendations for capital planning involving facilities, open space, and infrastructure.
• Contribute conceptual design and planning expertise to complex sites across varied social, environmental, and geographic contexts.
• Promote equity, coordinate interdisciplinary teams, and align deliverables with QA/QC, practice standards, and firm protocols.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture or a related construction-industry field.
• 10+ years of professional experience in planning and/or urban design.
• Experience leading arts- and entertainment-related planning projects, client communications, and community engagement.
• Excellent written, verbal, and graphic communication skills.
• Ability to manage complex tasks and competing priorities.
• Ability to work within the specified hybrid office model in the United States.

Nice to have

• Professional licensure, AICP, LEED AP, or another sustainability-related certification.
• Graduate degree in urban planning and/or urban design.

Culture & Benefits

• Interdisciplinary collaboration across architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, technology, and business operations.
• Employee ownership with shared risk and reward, open information sharing, and value-based decision-making.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness, flexible spending, paid holidays, and paid time off.
• 401(k), employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities.
• Commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability initiatives including the 2030 Challenge, ME2040, and SE2050.