Project Director

Holm Studios Employer Los Angeles, CA, USLocation:

Thu, Jul 23 '26Posted On $95,000 - $120,000 annually Pay:

We craft environments as extraordinary as the lives they hold. At Holm Studios, every project begins with listening — to the way someone moves through a space, to the rhythms of a life lived with intention, to the legacy being built for the people who matter most. Then we shape that understanding into something our clients couldn't have imagined alone.

We are a Los Angeles–based architectural design practice specializing in high-end residential estates, private compounds, and the rare projects that demand both technical rigor and genuine design conviction. Our work has been recognized in Wallpaper * — not because we chase publication, but because when a space is crafted with absolute conviction, the world takes notice.

We offer a complete design package: architecture, interiors, landscape, and the integrated systems that make a life of scale and complexity feel effortless. Our clients don't come to us for a product. They come for a process — one that honors their vision at every stage and delivers something that will outlast the moment.

Who We Are Looking For We are building a studio that reflects our values as honestly as our work does. We are looking for people who lead with curiosity over ego, who speak the truth especially when it's uncomfortable, and who understand that stewardship — of a client's vision, of a colleague's growth, of a project's integrity — is not a posture. It is the work itself.

Our core values shape how we work together every day:

Raw Elegance — Authentic, unpretentious, effortlessly sophisticated. We don't oversell and we don't perform. The best work speaks for itself.

Hi-Lo — We blend the aspirational with the accessible. Great design doesn't require pretense. A space should be both extraordinary and genuinely livable.

Unguarded Service — We trade ego for honesty, jargon for clarity, and comfort for truth. Every client, every project, every conversation is an opportunity to show up without agenda. This applies inside our studio walls as much as it does with our clients.

The Unreasonable Standard — Excellence is our standard, not the exception. We push beyond the brief to find the surprising detail, the unexpected joy, the moment that turns a beautiful space into an irreplaceable one.

A Privilege, The Process is the Point — The creative process should feel like a privilege, not an ordeal. We prioritize collaboration, levity, and a work culture that makes people want to come in.

Dreamwork — We dream of worlds and spaces that excite us. We bring that energy to the studio and let it show in the work. This ultimately drives the entire team.

If this sounds like the environment you want to grow in, keep reading.

The work we do Our clients are culturally curious and financially confident. They build lives of intention — across estates, across continents, across every dimension of a life worth protecting. They think in terms of legacy, not transactions. They want a design partner who will be honest with them, challenge them when necessary, and steward their vision from the first conversation to the final punchlist.

Every person who joins Holm Studios becomes part of that relationship. Whether you are producing drawings, managing a project, or developing client relationships — you are a steward of something meaningful.

Project Director You lead a project — not just the drawings, but the client, the budget, the schedule, the consultants, the permits, the contractor. You are the person who knows what is happening on every project you touch, and who the client calls when they have a question. You represent Holm Studios with confidence and care in equal measure.

What You Will Do

• Lead all project phases, Pre-Design through Construction Administration
• Act as primary client contact: all correspondence, presentations, and sign-offs
• Own and communicate project budget and schedule every phase
• Manage consultant scope, RFPs, contracts, and coordination
• Lead client presentations with Senior Project Director oversight
• Manage agency submissions, permit process, and bid administration
• Coordinate the design team; assign and track deliverables
• Identify and mitigate project risks before they become problems
• Establish and run the CA protocol: GC relationship, site meetings, submittals, RFIs

What We Are Looking For

• Accredited professional degree in architecture with 6–8 years of experience in high-end residential design and project management
• Highly proficient in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite; in-depth knowledge of documentation, codes, materials, and construction technologies
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously — timelines, budgets, deliverables
• Confident, empathetic communicator with strong client relationship instincts
• A genuine leader — people grow under your direction
• You hold yourself and others to a high standard without making the process feel heavy

How We Work Holm Studios is a small studio. Everyone touches the work. There is no layer between your effort and the outcome, and that is by design.

We believe the process should feel like a privilege. Our weekly rhythms are intentional. Our reflection meetings are real. We celebrate the work honestly — including the parts that didn't go as planned, because those are where the learning lives.

We are based in Los Angeles at 170 S La Brea Avenue, Suite 102. We work in person. After an onboarding period, structured remote flexibility is available to staff who have earned it.

Start a conversation If one of these roles sounds like you — or like who you are becoming — we want to hear from you. Send a note to careers@holmstudios.com with your portfolio and a brief introduction. There is no standard application. There is no pitch.

Every Holm Studios relationship starts with a conversation. There's no pressure — just an honest exchange about what you're building and whether we're the right place to build it.