Senior Designer

Jersey Digs; Carlstadt (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Marketing Alliance Group in the United States seeks a Senior Designer to blend brand storytelling, retail design, and AI-enabled creativity across permanent and temporary displays. You will shape immersive concepts and visuals that connect brands with shoppers in-store.

Under the Creative Director, you will translate consumer insights into production-ready designs, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure feasible, cost-efficient, scalable solutions and impactful presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in design fields.
• Strong retail environment and display design portfolio.
• Proven ability to take projects from concept through production.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with cross-team collaboration.
• Understanding of retail fixtures, shopper journeys, and merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Develop breakthrough creative concepts for permanent and temporary displays and environments.
• Translate insights into innovative design solutions that engage shoppers.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools and 3D visualization to accelerate concept development.
• Produce production-ready assets and compelling renderings for presentation.
• Collaborate with Creative Director, clients, sales, engineers, estimators, and manufacturing.

Skills

Portfolio indicating retail displays

Entrepreneurial mindset

Retail fixtures knowledge

Typography and visual storytelling

Sketching and drawing

Project management

Collaboration across teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic/Industrial/Retail Design or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

3DS Max

V-Ray

SketchUp

SolidWorks

AI-powered design tools

Job description

Overview

Marketing Alliance Group, is an award-winning design and manufacturer of innovative retail displays, fixtures, branded environments, and shopper engagement solutions. We partner with leading Health & Beauty brands to create impactful in-store experiences that connect consumers to products through thoughtful design, advanced manufacturing, and emerging technologies.

We are seeking a Senior Designer who combines exceptional visual design talent with a deep understanding of retail environments, shopper behavior, fixture development, and the rapidly evolving role of AI in the creative process.

Working under the direction of the Creative Director, this individual will help shape the future of physical retail by developing innovative concepts that blend brand storytelling, merchandising strategy, digital visualization, and manufacturing expertise.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable sketching ideas, developing compelling graphic designs, building immersive 3D retail experiences, and leveraging AI-powered creative tools to accelerate ideation and design exploration.

Partnering closely with the Creative Director, you will play a critical role in transforming client objectives into engaging, commercially successful retail solutions that stand out on the shelf and throughout the store environment.

What You'll Do

• Develop breakthrough creative concepts for permanent and temporary retail displays, fixtures, shop-in-shops, branded environments, and point-of-purchase solutions under the guidance of the Creative Director.
• Translate consumer insights, retail trends, and brand strategies into innovative design solutions that enhance shopper engagement and drive conversion.
• Leverage emerging technologies, including AI-assisted design tools, 3D visualization platforms, and advanced rendering workflows to accelerate concept development and improve presentation quality.
• Create compelling graphic, structural, and environmental design solutions from initial concept through production.
• Collaborate closely with the Creative Director, clients, sales teams, engineers, estimators, and manufacturing teams to bring ideas to life while ensuring feasibility, cost efficiency, and scalability.
• Produce high-quality renderings, visualizations, mood boards, mockups, and presentation materials to effectively communicate design intent.
• Maintain brand consistency and visual excellence across all creative deliverables, ensuring alignment with the overall creative vision established by the Creative Director.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Stay ahead of retail, consumer, sustainability, materials, technology, and design trends to continuously elevate creative output.
• Partner with cross-functional teams throughout the organization to ensure world-class execution from concept through production.
• Support innovation initiatives that explore new materials, manufacturing processes, digital integration, and shopper experience technologies.
• Create concepts, revisions, and final recommendations to internal stakeholders and clients alongside the Creative Director when needed.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Retail Design, Communication Design, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating excellence in retail environments, display design, merchandising, graphics, branding, and 3D visualization.
• Proven ability to take projects from concept through production.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
• Strong understanding of retail fixtures, display systems, shopper journeys, and merchandising principles.
• Exceptional attention to detail, typography, composition, color, and visual storytelling.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Experience with 3DS Max required. V-Ray, SketchUp or comparable 3D visualization and rendering platforms including Solidworks, a plus.
• Familiarity with AI-powered creative and visualization tools that enhance ideation, concept generation, rendering, and workflow efficiency.
• Ability to create professional designs, documentation, and production-ready creative assets if needed.
• Strong sketching, drawing, and visual communication skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, and retail display fabrication is highly desirable.

Success Traits

• Creative thinker with a passion for innovation and emerging technology.
• Deep curiosity about the future of retail and consumer engagement.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to solve complex design challenges with strategic thinking and creativity.
• Collaborative mindset and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of urgency.
• Positive attitude, adaptability, and a great sense of humor.