Senior Creative Retail Design Manager

Parfums de Marly; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Parfums de Marly seeks a Senior Creative Retail Design Manager to drive ephemeral animations across the brand. You will design, sketch and develop window displays, POS games, and installations, ensuring alignment with the marketing plan and brand universe.

The role requires close collaboration with the founder and marketing to deliver market-ready concepts. You will lead technical development, translate concepts into actionable specs, and ensure feasibility across markets with a 360° deployment

Qualifications

• Degree in design, art or a creative field.
• 8–10 years in retail animations or ephemeral concepts, ideally in major perfumery brands.
• Agency experience is a plus, alongside in‑house brand experience.
• Proven experience deploying creative concepts across markets with local relevance.
• French-speaking profile required with strong cultural sensitivity.
• Strong technical skills to bridge creativity and feasibility.
• Willingness for regular international travel.
• Proficiency in design/rendering tools (Adobe Creative Suite, 3D drawing/rendering).
• Solid understanding of production/deployment constraints for temporary animation devices.
• Translate creative concepts into technical specs for markets/vendors.

Responsibilities

• Design, sketch and create all ephemeral animation concepts (windows, POS, events).
• Develop concepts aligned with the trade plan to ensure commercial relevance and impact.
• Collaborate with marketing to integrate plan objectives from the start of design.
• Coordinate with the founder to stay aligned with the brand vision.
• Incorporate market needs and operational constraints for a 360° approach.
• Lead the technical development from sketch to production feasibility.
• Maintain a creative watch and propose fresh ideas to stay relevant.
• Help define the creative animation strategy with the Head of Visual Merchandising & Design.

Skills

Creative design

Brand animation

Adobe Creative Suite

3D rendering

International travel

Education

Degree in design or related field

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Cinema 4D

3D Studio Max

Job description

JOB TITLE Senior Creative Retail Design Manager

Location: Dubai, UAE

ABOUT THE ROLE

Within the Visual Merchandising & Design team and reporting directly to the Head of Visual Merchandising & Design, the Senior Creative Retail Design Manager designs, sketches and develops all of Parfums de Marly's ephemeral animation concepts. He/she works in close collaboration with the marketing team, owner of the marketing plan and trade plan, as well as with the brand's founder, turning strategic direction into strong, coherent creative concepts that can be deployed across all markets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, sketch and create all of the brand's ephemeral animation concepts (window displays, point-of-sale animations, event and temporary installations).
• Develop creative animation concepts directly aligned with the trade plan defined by the marketing team, ensuring both commercial relevance and visual impact.
• Work closely with the marketing team to integrate marketing plan and trade plan objectives from the earliest design stage.
• Liaise directly with the brand's founder to ensure concepts remain aligned with the house's creative vision and universe.
• Build genuine market-deployment thinking into every concept, ensuring creations meet real market needs and operational constraints, for a truly 360° approach.
• Lead the technical development of concepts, from initial sketch through to production and deployment feasibility.
• Maintain creative watch and proactively propose new ideas to keep the brand's animations fresh and relevant.
• Contribute to defining the creative animation strategy alongside the Head of Visual Merchandising & Design

PROFILE & COMPETENCIES

• Degree in design, art or a creative field, with a strong creative profile.
• Minimum 8 to 10 years of experience creating retail animations or ephemeral concepts, ideally gained within major perfumery brands.
• Agency experience is a plus, in addition to in-house brand experience.
• Proven experience deploying creative concepts across markets, with a solid understanding of local needs and constraints.
• French-speaking profile required, with a strong sensitivity to the house's culture and aesthetic codes.
• Strong technical skills, able to bridge creativity and operational feasibility.
• Availability for regular international travel.
• Proficiency in design and creative rendering tools (Adobe Creative Suite, 3D drawing/rendering tools).
• Solid understanding of production and deployment constraints for temporary animation devices.
• Ability to translate a creative concept into technical specifications usable by markets and vendors.