Global Store Design Leader: Concepts & Immersive Experiences

Aquent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent is partnering with a global fashion and beauty retailer to appoint a design visionary who will shape physical retail experiences across three iconic brands. This contract leadership role blends creative direction with architectural excellence, mentoring a small design team and setting scalable standards for flagship stores and pop-ups worldwide.

You will drive brand identity into immersive environments, collaborate across functions, and present strategies to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture.
• 10–15+ years of progressive experience in retail architecture, store design, or retail concept development.
• Proven experience leading flagship store concepts for premium, fashion, beauty, luxury, or brand-driven retail environments.
• A strong portfolio showcasing flagship retail projects, concept development, and architectural design innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision and design evolution of retail store concepts across three brands.
• Develop compelling store concepts translating brand identity into immersive environments.
• Own and evolve the organization’s Design Standards Bible: layouts, fixtures, materials, lighting, customer journeys.
• Direct the conceptual design for flagship stores, pop-ups, and strategic retail initiatives.
• Translate flagship concepts into scalable design standards for multiple markets.
• Collaborate with procurement, real estate, construction, visual merchandising, marketing, and operations.

Skills

Architecture

Retail design

Concept development

Team leadership

Presentation skills

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

Vectorworks

Adobe Suite

Education

Architecture degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Vectorworks

Revit

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Aquent is partnering with a global fashion and beauty retailer to appoint a design visionary who will shape physical retail experiences across three iconic brands. This contract leadership role blends creative direction with architectural excellence, mentoring a small design team and setting scalable standards for flagship stores and pop-ups worldwide.

You will drive brand identity into immersive environments, collaborate across functions, and present strategies to senior leadership.