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Design Coordinator jobs are open across interior design firms, retail brands, marketing agencies, and in-house creative departments, at every level from junior to senior, with specializations in production coordination, visual merchandising, and creative project management. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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This position is located in Norfolk, VA with onsite requirements. Work From Home / Remote Work is not available with this position.
Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the Project Coordinator ensures compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards while coordinating with other key stakeholders to meet overall milestones.
Key Responsibilities
Safety Leadership
- Take personal responsibility for your own safety through hazard identification and mitigation.
- Communicate safety concerns and model safe behaviors.
- Ensure workplace conditions are compliant with company safety standards, and actively participate in Safety Action Team (SAT) to help lead initiatives.
Project Execution & Continuous Improvement:
- Scheduling of Ship Checks for the Norfolk, Mayport and Rota offices.
- Interview coordination for prospective new hires.
- Pre-employment onboarding.
- New hire onboarding.
- Common Access Card processing.
- Domestic and international shipping coordination.
- Initial and continuous facilities access for office personnel.
- Domestic and international visitor access request processing.
- Electronic equipment and asset management.
- Local personnel database management.
- Auditing and maintaining employee assets and equipment.
- Generating data and EVMS projections/actuals.
- Office supply inventory and purchasing.
Team Collaboration and Communication:
- Working with other remote teams and divisions including engineering, program office, and industrial security.
- Initiating and tracking employee training requirements in BIW’s Learning Management System, JIRA, and new employee environments.
- Attending local and remote meetings with team members and stakeholders.
- Processing change forms, scheduling local field work, and communicating needs with -local and senior leadership.
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Associate’s Degree or minimum of 2 years related business, planning, or engineering experience required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of scheduling and budgeting processes preferred.
- Shipbuilding knowledge or DoD industry experience preferred.
Required/Preferred Experience:
- Ability to work in a dynamic, rapid response environment required.
- Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and Access required.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
- Strong computer skills required.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a Team environment required.
- Familiarity with BIW CM and DM business systems and processes preferred
- You must be a US Citizen for consideration and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire. For more information regarding the security clearance process, please visit Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil)
This position is located in Norfolk, VA with onsite requirements. Work From Home / Remote Work is not available with this position.
Operating under the BIW Business Operating System (BOS), the Project Coordinator ensures compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards while coordinating with other key stakeholders to meet overall milestones.
Key Responsibilities
Safety Leadership
- Take personal responsibility for your own safety through hazard identification and mitigation.
- Communicate safety concerns and model safe behaviors.
- Ensure workplace conditions are compliant with company safety standards, and actively participate in Safety Action Team (SAT) to help lead initiatives.
Project Execution & Continuous Improvement:
- Scheduling of Ship Checks for the Norfolk, Mayport and Rota offices.
- Interview coordination for prospective new hires.
- Pre-employment onboarding.
- New hire onboarding.
- Common Access Card processing.
- Domestic and international shipping coordination.
- Initial and continuous facilities access for office personnel.
- Domestic and international visitor access request processing.
- Electronic equipment and asset management.
- Local personnel database management.
- Auditing and maintaining employee assets and equipment.
- Generating data and EVMS projections/actuals.
- Office supply inventory and purchasing.
Team Collaboration and Communication:
- Working with other remote teams and divisions including engineering, program office, and industrial security.
- Initiating and tracking employee training requirements in BIW’s Learning Management System, JIRA, and new employee environments.
- Attending local and remote meetings with team members and stakeholders.
- Processing change forms, scheduling local field work, and communicating needs with -local and senior leadership.
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Associate’s Degree or minimum of 2 years related business, planning, or engineering experience required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of scheduling and budgeting processes preferred.
- Shipbuilding knowledge or DoD industry experience preferred.
Required/Preferred Experience:
- Ability to work in a dynamic, rapid response environment required.
- Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, and Access required.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
- Strong computer skills required.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a Team environment required.
- Familiarity with BIW CM and DM business systems and processes preferred
- You must be a US Citizen for consideration and you must be able to obtain an interim security clearance within the first 45 days of hire. For more information regarding the security clearance process, please visit Investigations & Clearance Process (dcsa.mil)
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in design coordinator jobs.
- 1-3 years of experience in a design coordination, production, or creative operations role
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
- Experience managing project timelines and deliverables using project management tools
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional team collaboration
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, or a related field
- Familiarity with print production processes, vendor coordination, or asset management systems
Tips for Your Design Coordinator Job Search
Tailor your resume to production workflows
Design coordinators are expected to manage timelines, vendor communication, and asset handoffs, so your resume should call out specific tools you've used to track those workflows rather than listing generic design software alone.
Show cross-functional collaboration in your portfolio
Hiring managers want to see that you've worked between creative and non-creative teams. Add a brief note to each project explaining who you coordinated with, what approvals you managed, and how you kept deliverables on schedule.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists design coordinator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter postings by deliverable type, not just title
Design coordinator roles vary widely between print production, digital assets, and physical environments. Search for the specific deliverable type you have experience with so you're applying to openings where your background directly maps to the work.
Prepare a walk-through of a project you coordinated end to end
Interviewers for coordinator roles almost always ask you to describe a project from brief to delivery. Prepare a two-minute answer covering scope, stakeholders, a decision you had to make under pressure, and the final outcome.
Negotiate on title and scope, not just compensation
Design coordinator offers often have flexibility in reporting structure and project ownership even when the base offer is fixed. Ask specifically what projects you'd own in the first six months and use that conversation to push for the title that reflects that scope.
Design Coordinator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most design coordinators?
The companies hiring the most design coordinators right now include RH, Gresham Smith, and calico, with the largest share of openings in California, Florida, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Retail brands, design studios, and in-house creative teams at large consumer companies tend to post the highest volume of these roles.
How many design coordinator jobs are remote?
About 41% of design coordinator openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though availability varies significantly by specialization. Digital asset coordination and marketing production roles tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions tied to physical environments like retail visual merchandising or interior design projects usually require on-site presence at least part of the time.
How do you become a design coordinator?
Most design coordinators start with a degree in graphic design, visual communications, or a related field, then build experience as a design assistant or production assistant. From there, developing proficiency in project management alongside your design tool skills is what moves you into a coordinator title. Building a portfolio that documents your coordination process, not just finished visuals, is what distinguishes you in the hiring process.
Can you get a design coordinator job with little or no experience?
Yes, entry-level design coordinator roles exist, but you'll need to show some evidence of managing a project, even from an internship, freelance work, or a student capstone. Employers care less about years of experience and more about whether you can demonstrate that you kept a project on track, communicated with stakeholders, and delivered files on time. Highlighting any production or coordination work in your portfolio, even if small, makes a real difference.
What does the design coordinator interview process look like?
Most design coordinator interviews include an initial screening call focused on your background and tools, followed by a panel or hiring manager interview where you'll walk through a project end to end. Some employers add a short skills exercise, such as reviewing a mock brief or prioritizing a list of competing deliverables. Final-round conversations often include someone from outside the design team to assess how well you communicate across departments.
Where can I find and apply to design coordinator jobs?
You can find and apply to design coordinator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your background, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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