Lead, Brand Creative Retail Store Design SEA&I

Nike; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global sportswear company seeks a Designer based in Singapore to innovate retail store design strategies. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 years of design experience, focusing on creating consumer-centric environments. Responsibilities include executing design tasks, collaborating with various teams, and maintaining alignment with brand objectives. Expertise in design software like AutoCad and an understanding of retail impact are crucial. This role may require travel within Southeast Asia and India.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in design, preferably in retail.
• Extensive knowledge of design processes and computer systems.
• Proven ability to present complex information to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Execute design tasks and collaborate with peers on projects.
• Apply design direction ensuring brand alignment and sustainability.
• Deliver high-quality architectural and spatial design documentation.

Skills

Innovative design thinking

Collaborative leadership

Strong communication skills

Ability to manage contractors

Experience with AutoCad

Knowledge of retail design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in architecture or related field

Tools

AutoCad

Adobe Creative Suite

SketchUp

Enscape

Job description

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike seeks a Designer who is based in Singapore for Retail Store Design: An innovator, who will support and develop consumer led retail concepts and the evolution of the Nike retail business. A strategic, collaborative and creative team leader, who will develop impactful / scalable design solutions for immersive retail environments and experiences.

Always looking to expand the possibilities of immersive environments to create design solutions that reflect Nike’s design ethos and improve the consumer retail experience. You have a track record of innovative use of emerging technology to build impactful spaces, consumer engagement and interaction.

You can work across several design subject areas such as Architecture, Fixtures, Materials and Digital with ease. You can ideate creative concepts, illustrate your ideas and be hands on as you lead projects to completion across Asia Pacific and Latin America (APLA)

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Execute assigned design tasks and workstreams as part of larger projects. Collaborate with peers, design counterparts, partners and leadership to ensure alignment on work.

• Apply global store design direction to assigned work, ensuring consistency across environments, alignment with brand priorities, Nike Direct goals, and sustainability objectives. Leverage design processes and practices to ensure design results, timelines and budgets are met.

• Deliver high-quality design work and documentation across architecture, fixtures, materials, and spatial planning.

• Detail-oriented, ensuring outputs are polished and on brand

• Contribute ideas, prototype solutions, and adopt new tools and systems into project workflows. Evolve retail concepts and stores, support enhanced product presentation and service engagement, aligning with global concepts creative direction

• Bring fresh ideas, external inspiration and design insights into projects, share insights with peers and partners to further strengthen store concepts and design.

• Communicate and present work in creative reviews to team / Senior Store Design Manager/ Design Director / Senior Creative Director and build presentation materials that effectively communicate design intent. Apply feedback to strengthen outcomes. Ability to effectively elevate concerns to Sr Store Design Manager in a timely and accurate manner.

• You may travel 20% of the time within Southeast Asia & India (including Japan & Korea)

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Under the direction of APLA Sr Store Design Manager based in our Philip H. Knight Campus (PHK), you will develop and realize innovative, original retail environments and programs that reflect Nike’s design ethos and improve consumer retail experience. You will collaborate with the design team based in PHK, designers based in other territories, multi-disciplinary across Nike and external design teams to complete multiple projects by using design processes and practices to ensure the creative intent, design results, timelines and budgets are met.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in design. International experience is beneficial.

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, interior design, environmental design or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Extensive knowledge of design processes and computer systems (AutoCad, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, Enscape). Ability to sketch design ideas and visually communicate concept development thoughts ideation.

• Retail industry experience preferred, retail environments, concepts and programs. Knowledge of store environments and their consumer impact.

• Strong oral and written communications skills include meeting facilitation and presentations. Proven ability to effectively communicate complex and/or sensitive topics and concepts to senior leadership team.

• Ability to source, screen and manage contractors/external vendors including design and production studios/agencies across multiple territories.

• Proven ability to develop influential and collaborative relationships across teams, functions, territories and global.

• Self-starter, ability to take initiative, can work without supervision and advance projects independently on brand and achieving concept goals.