Midweight 3D Designer / 2D Artworker — Retail & Experiential

Air Recruitment; London Borough of Wandsworth; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Unlimited holiday

Hybrid/remote working flexibility

Personal development allowance

Hardware and software choice

Close collaboration with lean creative

Job summary

Air Recruitment is seeking a versatile Midweight Designer who blends spatial/3D design with production-ready 2D artwork. Based in Battersea with hybrid work, you will create environments for major brands and translate briefs into buildable graphics for signage, displays and activations.

You will develop concepts, 3D visuals and client presentations while ensuring artwork is print-ready and scalable across formats. Strong Adobe suite skills and collaboration with fabricators are essential.

Qualifications

• Around three or more years of relevant experience in retail, experiential, exhibition or brand-environment design.
• A portfolio showing strong spatial or 3D design alongside polished 2D graphics and finished artwork.
• Confidence using relevant 3D design and visualisation software.
• Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
• Practical experience preparing artwork for print and physical production.
• An understanding of scale, materials, finishes and how designs translate into built environments.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and communication.
• A collaborative approach and confidence managing your own workload.
• Experience working with fabricators, print suppliers and installation teams would be valuable.

Responsibilities

• Developing concepts and spatial designs for retail, pop-ups, exhibitions and experiential projects.
• Creating 3D visuals, layouts, material boards and client presentations.
• Designing graphics that work coherently within physical environments.
• Preparing production-ready artwork for large-format graphics, signage, retail POS and branded installations.
• Adapting designs across formats, dimensions and supplied templates.
• Checking artwork for accuracy, consistency, resolution, bleed and relevant supplier specifications.
• Working with production teams and suppliers to resolve design and artwork requirements.
• Maintaining clear file organisation and version control across multiple projects.
• Balancing creative quality with budgets, deadlines and practical production constraints.

Skills

Spatial design

3D design

2D artwork

Attention to detail

Organization

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

3D design software

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Midweight 3D Designer / 2D Artworker — Retail & Experiential

Battersea / Hybrid — Circa £45,000 + Benefits

We’re looking for a versatile Midweight Designer who can combine spatial and 3D design with accurate, production-ready 2D artwork.

You’ll join an independent design and production studio creating retail environments, pop-ups, exhibitions and brand activations for major global brands across the UK and internationally.

This role would suit someone who enjoys developing creative ideas for physical spaces and taking the graphic elements through to finished artwork. Your portfolio should demonstrate both design thinking and the attention to detail needed to prepare work for production.

The Role

Working closely with Directors, Producers and Production Managers, you’ll help turn briefs into considered, buildable brand environments. Alongside concept development and 3D visualisation, you’ll create and adapt graphics for signage, displays and other physical applications.

• Developing concepts and spatial designs for retail, pop-ups, exhibitions and experiential projects.
• Creating 3D visuals, layouts, material boards and client presentations.
• Designing graphics that work coherently within physical environments.
• Preparing production-ready artwork for large-format graphics, signage, retail POS and branded installations.
• Adapting designs across formats, dimensions and supplied templates.
• Checking artwork for accuracy, consistency, resolution, bleed and relevant supplier specifications.
• Working with production teams and suppliers to resolve design and artwork requirements.
• Maintaining clear file organisation and version control across multiple projects.
• Balancing creative quality with budgets, deadlines and practical production constraints.

What we're looking for:

• Around three or more years’ relevant experience in retail, experiential, exhibition or brand-environment design.
• A portfolio showing strong spatial or 3D design alongside polished 2D graphics and finished artwork.
• Confidence using relevant 3D design and visualisation software.
• Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
• Practical experience preparing artwork for print and physical production.
• An understanding of scale, materials, finishes and how designs translate into built environments.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and communication.
• A collaborative approach and confidence managing your own workload.
• Experience working with fabricators, print suppliers and installation teams would be valuable. Please make your personal contribution to portfolio projects clear.

What's on offer:

• Salary circa £45,000, with flexibility depending on experience.
• Discretionary bonus.
• Unlimited holiday.
• Flexible working between the Battersea studio and remote.
• Personal development allowance.
• Choice of hardware and software.
• The opportunity to work closely with a lean creative and production team on ambitious brand experiences.

If you enjoy moving between creative design, 3D environments and detailed artwork, we’d love to hear from you.