Retail Designer

Mindlance; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindlance in Beaverton, OR is seeking an Art Director 4 - Story Design to lead consumer-focused retail storytelling and immersive environments. You will drive design excellence across projects and manage a team to deliver scalable concepts aligned with the brand.

The role requires a strong portfolio in brand design, advanced skills in Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners to meet timelines and budgets.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of brand design experience with strong concepts and visual communications.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in graphic design, architecture, interior design, or related field.
• Retail industry experience preferred and international experience beneficial.
• Excellent oral and written communication with ability to present to senior teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver innovative retail story design across multiple projects.
• Collaborate with internal/external teams to meet timelines and budgets.
• Develop presentation materials to communicate design intent and production files.

Skills

2D

Art Direction

Storyboarding

Graphic Design

Environmental

Furniture Design

Interactive

Print

Retail

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Design

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Keynote

After Effects

Premiere

Miro

Figma

SketchUp

Unreal Engine

Job description

Job Title: Art Director 4 (Retail Story Design)

Duration: 3+ Month Assignment

Location: Beaverton, OR (Onsite)

Job Description:

Art Director 4- Story Design

An innovator, who will support and develop consumer led retail concepts and the evolution of the orgs’ 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 organization’s design ethos and improve the consumer retail experience. You drive design excellence and collaboration across multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that the team deliver holistic creative against a long-term strategy. 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 Environmental Graphic Design, Fixtures, Materials and Digital with ease. You can ideate creative concepts, illustrate your ideas and be hands on as you lead projects to completion. Leads project from connect to delivery.

Who Will They Work With

Under the direction of a Senior Director for Story Design, lead projects to realize innovative, original retail displays and digital solutions for retail environments. This role provides leadership development and design direction to junior level designers. They will collaborate with internal and external teams to complete multiple projects by using design processes and standard methodologies to ensure the creative intent, timelines and budgets are met.

What They Will Bring

If this is you, you will create, refine, and evolve non-seasonal retail storytelling across the full stores portfolio. This position requires a forward-thinking leader, a detail-oriented graphic and environments design-minded creative, that builds creative direction for design development and generates implementation standards for consistent execution throughout projects. You will manage a team to develop the right approach for each project, factoring in the needs of the Consumer, the Brand, and our business partners. You will communicate and present design concepts and create presentation materials that optimally communicate design intent, as well as produce project production files when required.

What they Bring:

• Minimum of 8 years of brand design experience demonstrating creative sophistication in concepts and design/visual communications; includes at least 3 years of management experience.


• Bachelors/master’s degree in graphic design, architecture, interior design, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.


• Retail industry experience preferred, retail environments, concepts, and programs. International experience beneficial.


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


• Ability to sketch design ideas and visually communicate concept development through ideation.


• Passion for current trends in Technology, Design, Art, Interactive and Experience Design.


• Can-do attitude with proven ability to flex and adapt to changing business needs while maintaining creative quality.


• A sense of humor and a positive spirit.

Skills: 2D, Art Direction, Storyboarding, Graphic Design,Environmental, Furniture Design, Interactive, Print, Retail

Professional Skillsets:

Must have: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Keynote.

Nice to have: After Effects, Premiere, Miro, Figma, SketchUp, Unreal Engine

Additional Info:

Team details & who they will work with: Brand Story Design team

Desired Candidate Profile:

Minimum required years of experience: 8+ years of experience

Education requirements: Bachelors preferred but not required

Must have skills:

Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Keynote.

Retail industry experience preferred, retail environments, concepts, and programs.

MUST HAVE PORTFOLIO FOR TEAM TO REVIEW

Nice to have skills:

Software/technical requirements: Listed above

Previous Nike/industry experience preference: preferred but not required. Must have retail story design/story telling experience

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.