Experiential & Environmental Designer (A.Sports)

Allied Sports; Town of Greenburgh (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking agency as an Experiential Designer, where creativity meets strategy. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate with a talented team to design immersive experiences for various events, pushing the boundaries of design while enhancing user interactions. Your expertise in environmental design and mastery of tools like Adobe Creative Suite and 3D modeling software will be crucial in crafting spaces that resonate with authenticity and tell compelling stories. This innovative agency offers a hybrid work schedule, allowing you to thrive both in-office and remotely, while being part of a recognized leader in the marketing industry.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in environmental or experiential design.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite and 3D modeling software.
• Ability to create stunning visuals with simulated materials.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the creative ideation and design of branded spaces.
• Craft immersive environments that evoke emotions.
• Elevate branding and storytelling through design.

Skills

Environmental Design

Experiential Design

Spatial Design

Adobe Creative Suite

3D Modeling Software

Brand Identity Standards

Team Collaboration

Design Trends

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design

Master's Degree in Design

Tools

SketchUp

Rhino

Rendering Software

Job description

Allied Global Marketing is a leading full-service entertainment, culture, and lifestyle-marketing agency. We build strategic campaigns for a diverse range of clients that connect audiences with experiences they love. Our team of experts captures the unique energy of each project with customized strategies that deliver on-target messaging and drive bottom-line results. An integrated approach is supported by our on-the-ground network of 24 offices and over 500 colleagues across the globe, providing resources and relationships that our partners and clients know and trust.

The Company

Allied Sports launched in 2019 with a singular mission - to lead modern marketers in the undeniable shift from Sponsor to Storyteller. Today, we are an independent, full-service agency operating from the Allied Global Marketing network. Led by industry veterans with a rookie spirit, our award-winning team helps buyers and sellers in sports find, negotiate, and activate high-performing partnerships.

FAVOUR, an Allied Sports company, is the agency's fast-growing in-house activation team producing immersive experiences across all forms of culture for brands and rightsholders. Backed by Allied's full suite of partnership marketing solutions, FAVOUR is led by trusted experience architects who have been delivering best-in-class brand activations at sports, music, and lifestyle events for over two decades.

Sports Business Journal named Allied Sports one of the Best Places to Work in Sports in 2023 and 2024, and Front Office Sports named the agency among the Best Employers in Sports for 2024.

Opportunity

The agency is recruiting an Experiential Designer to join our growing Experience team, working across both Allied Sports and FAVOUR clients. Reporting to the SVP / Head of Experience with direction from the Director of Creative Operations, the person in this role will work on experiential and design projects as part of a highly collaborative team of strategists, designers, producers, and technical suppliers. We strive to transcend basic functionality and aesthetics by creating environments that evoke emotions and facilitate memorable interactions.

Responsibilities

This position will participate in the creative ideation and design of branded spaces for various sports, entertainment, and industry-specific event types, offering original concepts that push the boundaries of experiential design. The ideal candidate will bring a keen understanding of the user journey and be able to translate that knowledge into highly immersive and visually stunning brand experiences that drive quality engagements across key consumer touchpoints.

• Embrace Human-Centric Design:
  Delve into the ways people interact with and respond to their surroundings, crafting spaces that not only foster positive experiences but also enhance overall well-being.


• Unify Diverse Disciplines:
  Seamlessly blend principles from architecture, interior design, environmental graphics, wayfinding, art installations, and exhibition design to create a cohesive vision.


• Craft Immersive and Engaging Environments:
  Harness an array of elements-lighting, materials, colors, furnishings, interactive features, and the spatial relationship to the external environment-to curate engaging experiences.


• Acknowledge Psychological and Social Dimensions:
  Explore how environments can shape emotions, behaviors, and perceptions, designing with intention to evoke the desired responses.


• Elevate Branding and Storytelling:
  Design spaces that resonate with authenticity, vividly communicating the client's brand identity while telling their unique story in a captivating manner.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of proven experience in environmental, experiential, or spatial design, with a link to an online portfolio showing your award-worthy work


• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Cadtools and 3D modeling software (SketchUp, Rhino, or similar)


• Expertise in designing physical environments, sets, and displays with a balance of form and function


• Ability to create stunning visuals with simulated materials and lighting using rendering software


• Strong understanding of adherence to brand identity standards and third-party IP usage guidelines


• Ability and willingness to adapt to rapidly changing client priorities and budget scenarios


• Confidence to clearly articulate design decisions to internal teams and clients


• Flexibility to work independently and be a team player when necessary


• Experience working with fabrication shops and specialty vendors


• Passion for staying ahead of design trends and best practices


• A well-organized and detail-oriented work ethic

Considerations

• Base salary range in New York, NY: $75,000 - $90,000 annually


• This represents the salary range that Allied Sports, in good faith, might be willing to pay for this job at the time of this posting. Actual base salary depends on several factors, including market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), and level of responsibility.


• Hybrid schedule: Office in New York, NY with 3 days in-office (Tues-Thurs) and 2 days remote (Mon & Fri) weekly.

Allied Sports is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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Allied Global Marketing is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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