Senior Experiential Designer

Star Group; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Competitive salary

Job summary

STAR is seeking a Senior Experiential Designer to join our creative team in Minneapolis. This exempt, full-time role focuses on designing immersive brand experiences, from concepts to production, ensuring client objectives and budgets are met.

You will lead concept development, renderings, and cross‑department collaboration with sales, marketing, engineering and operations, guiding project teams toward exceptional results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Experiential, Environmental, Industrial or related Design field.
• Experience in events, tradeshow, retail, interiors or related design field.
• Proficiency in 3D (SketchUp/FormZ/3DS Max) and 2D (Adobe CS, MS Office).
• Strong collaboration, communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to work beyond 40 hours when workload requires it.

Responsibilities

• Generate innovative, engaging design concepts aligned with objectives, budget, and audience.
• Develop renderings and presentation materials to communicate concepts.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, engineering and operations for seamless delivery.
• Provide direction to team members or freelancers as needed.
• Create detailed design specifications for estimating and production.
• Research brands, products, audiences, competitors to inform context.
• Source props, materials, stock photography for projects.

Skills

Collaboration

Time management

Presentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Experiential/Environmental/Industrial Design

Tools

SketchUp

FormZ

3DS Max

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

At STAR, we specialize in the design, production & execution of custom brand experiences for our clients. Our work encompasses Trade Show Exhibits, Retail Experiences, Branded Interiors & Events. Wherever a brand lives, STAR is there to make it shine.

The STAR Creative group is currently adding a full-time (exempt) Senior Experiential Designer to our team. In this role, designers will create immersive and engaging brand experiences that captivate audiences, leave a lasting impression, and meet client objectives.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

Creative Concept Development and Project Leadership

• Working independently, collaboratively or under direction: generate innovative, engaging and highly functional design concepts for experiences that align with client objectives, budget and target audience
• Develop compelling renderings/visuals and presentation materials to effectively communicate concepts to internal and external customers.
• Collaborate closely with other departments within the company, such as sales, marketing, engineering, and operations, to ensure alignment and coordination in delivering a seamless customer experience and outstanding product
• Provide direction to team members or freelance resources as needed to complete assigned work
• Create detailed design specifications for estimating and production
• Research customers’ brands, products, audience, competitors etc. to better understand project context.
• Research & source props, materials, objects, and promotional materials for projects.
• Research & source stock photography

Client Relationships and Business Development

• Participate in or lead key client meetings, pitches, and presentations, helping to showcase the agency's capabilities and building trust and rapport with clients
• Conduct project-level discovery independently or under the guidance of a CD
• Understand our clients’ needs, translating them into creative solutions and presenting those solutions effectively; connect goals with proposed strategy/tactics and intended outcomes
• Seek opportunities to develop relationships with project stakeholders

The ideal candidate for this job will possess strong collaboration, organization & time management skills; along with a commitment to exceeding client expectations, fanatical attention to detail, and an exceptional ability to manage assigned tasks & timelines.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Experiential, Environmental or Industrial or related Design field.
• Successful work experience in events, tradeshow, retail, interiors or related design field

is desirable but not required

• Proficiency in 3D software (SketchUp, FormZ, 3DS Max) & 2D software (Adobe Creative Suite & Microsoft Office)
• Ability to work collaboratively in a deadline driven environment
• Willingness to work beyond 40 hours per week when workload requires it.

STAR offers a competitive salary & full benefit in an engaging & collaborative work environment. Qualified candidates committed to making a strong impact in a thriving organization are encouraged to submit a resume via online.

STAR is an equal opportunity employer.