Retail Designer

Creative Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Recruitment in London is seeking a Retail Designer for a concept-led role, with hybrid work (2–3 days in the office). You will shape brand worlds and customer journeys across premium travel retail environments worldwide, focusing on conceptual development rather than mere execution.

The ideal candidate has a strong portfolio, 3+ years in retail design, and the ability to translate brand strategy into engaging environments. Agency experience would be a big plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' Retail Design experience required.
• A strong portfolio showing retail environments and brand-led thinking.
• Experience creating consumer-facing physical experiences.
• Ability to develop concepts, not just execute briefs.
• Strong understanding of spatial design and retail storytelling.
• Agency experience would be a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Create retail concepts and brand worlds for premium consumer brands.
• Develop customer journeys and physical brand experiences.
• Translate brand strategy into engaging retail environments.
• Work across global travel retail programmes.
• Collaborate with creative, marketing and retail stakeholders.
• Take ideas from concept through to execution.
• Present creative thinking internally and to clients.

Skills

Retail design experience

Portfolio

Consumer experiences

Concept development

Spatial design

Agency experience

Job description

A great Retail Design opportunity has landed with a leading creative agency working with premium global brands across travel retail.

And this is worth a look if you're a Retail Designer who wants to do more than roll out existing store formats.

This is a concept-led role.

You'll be helping shape brand worlds, customer journeys and physical experiences across airports and travel retail environments around the world.

Think less production-heavy rollout.

More:

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Creating retail concepts and brand worlds for premium consumer brands
• Developing customer journeys and physical brand experiences
• Translating brand strategy into engaging retail environments
• Working across global travel retail programmes
• Collaborating with creative, marketing and retail stakeholders
• Taking ideas from concept through to execution
• Presenting creative thinking internally and to clients

WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR

• 3+ years' Retail Design experience min
• A strong portfolio showing retail environments and brand-led thinking
• Experience creating consumer-facing physical experiences
• Someone who can develop concepts, not just execute briefs
• Strong understanding of spatial design and retail storytelling
• Agency experience would be a big plus

PARTICULARLY INTERESTING

• Brand worlds

LOCATION

London

Hybrid, 2–3 days in the office

SALARY

6 months FTC.

For the right designer, this is a chance to work on globally recognised premium brands and have genuine creative influence from the early concept stage.

If your portfolio combines strong retail design with brand thinking and customer experience, I'd love to hear from you.