Higher Education Strategist

Overview

Lead higher‑education strategy, research, programming, and design planning for client projects.

Key Responsibilities

• design research
• data analysis
• programming
• presentation design
• strategy planning
• client engagement

Tasks

-Initiate design and marketing ideas relative to the strategy team -Support design strategy awareness and inclusion in proposals and pursuits -Assist with guiding and on-boarding of other internal staff -Lead in all aspects of design research, research execution, and analysis (data gathering and research, engaging diverse stakeholders, and assembling multiple stakeholder perspectives.) -Work with project teams to implement strategy through planning and design concepts -Support and partner with strategy team and others to create thought leadership -Structure, analyze, and synthesize primary and secondary research and data (quantitative and qualitative) to generate actionable materials -Support and develop strategy marketing materials and proposal graphics -Produce high-quality deliverables such as client presentations, strategic design briefs and collateral materials -Develop design strategy briefs through writing, analysis, and graphic content development -Lead programming efforts (observations, data gathering, interviews and workshops), development of program and space requirement reports -Work collaboratively with other team members to integrate specialized technology and equipment requirements -Strengthen and grow team expertise -Plan and lead early phase client strategy engagements (programming, master planning, feasibility study and/or concept design). -Assist in establishing a strong network of SmithGroup strategists across offices

Requirements

• power bi
• excel
• autocad
• revit
• bachelor's
• higher education

What You Bring

-Entrepreneurial mindset -Demonstrable thought leadership through written publications and conference presentations -Familiarity with data analytics tools, e.g. Power BI, Tableau is a plus but not required -Articulate hypotheses, insights, and points of view to facilitate the development of design solutions and organizational recommendations -Proficient in programming, planning and benchmarking -Proficient in MS Office (advanced skill in Excel), Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD and/or Revit (preferred but not required) -Confidence in facilitating strategic conversations -Bachelor’s degree in relevant field minimum -15+ years professional experience, with a minimum of 5 years of direct experience in Higher Education programming, planning, design, and strategy -Strong graphic skills, including data visualization, process and adjacency diagrams, and plan visualization -Strong communication and presentation skills -Analytical, creative thinker -Flexible and adaptable to work with multiple teams and initiatives -Specialized expertise in the programming, planning and design of a wide spectrum of learning environments including classrooms and instructional labs for STEM, health education and professional schools as well as informal collaboration spaces

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About Smithgroup

-The firm has evolved through names and design legacy over the years. -It operates across 21 offices in the U.S. and China, blending architecture, engineering, landscape and planning. -The firm is known for its financial strength, regularly earning national awards as a top U.S. architecture and engineering firm. -The firm is also known for its unusual fact: it's the longest continuously operating U.S. firm in its field not as a subsidiary.

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