Spatial & Experience Designer

KREWE; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wage

Group health plans

Welfare benefits

401(K) Investment Options

Quarterly Cultural Spend

Ongoing Training and Development

Paid Time Off

Job summary

KREWE in New Orleans is seeking a Spacial & Experience Designer to lead the spatial and visual execution for their retail locations. This role is integral to defining the aesthetic and experiential standards, working closely with the Founder and the creative team. Responsibilities include managing design elements for new stores, ensuring visual consistency, and translating creative vision into usable standards. The position offers competitive pay, health benefits, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Experience in spatial design is essential.
• Strong organizational skills & project management are required.
• Comfortable giving feedback and managing accountability.

Responsibilities

• Define & evolve the retail experience and aesthetic standards.
• Translate brand vision into spatial design and key in-store moments.
• Own all design elements of new retail store buildouts.

Skills

Experience in retail, interior, and/or spatial design

Strong design taste with understanding of brand, space, and experience

Ability to translate creative vision into actionable standards

Highly organized to manage multiple projects

Ability to balance creative thinking with operational execution

Job description

Spacial & Experience Designer

KREWE is looking for a Spacial & Experience Designer to lead the spatial, design, and visual execution for our retail locations. This role sits on the creative team, reporting directly to the Art Director and working closely with KREWE Founder as well as the retail operations team. You will be responsible for defining how our stores look and feel—and ensuring that standard is executed consistently across every location.

This role is based in our New Orleans Headquarters 5 days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Define & Evolve the Retail Experience
• Partner with the Founder and Creative team to define and evolve the aesthetic and experiential standard for KREWE retail
• Translate brand vision into spatial design, layouts, materials, fixtures, and key in-store moments
• Contribute to the development of new store concepts, formats, and brand experiences
• Build & Maintain Visual Brand Standards
• Own store visual consistency & quality, inputting systems that allow for regular review, evolution, and accountability to standards
• Develop and maintain clear, actionable Visual Brand Standards
• Ensure standards are usable by Store Development and can be executed consistently across locations
• Partner on Store Development & Openings
• Own all design elements of new retail buildouts, collaborating closely with retail operations team to ensure new stores are built to standard
• Provide creative guidance and oversight throughout the build process, protecting the integrity of the design during execution
• Bridge Creative & Operational Execution
• Translate creative vision into systems that can be scaled across the business
• Balance design innovation with the need for repeatability and consistency
• Act as the connective layer between Creative and Retail teams

Requirements

• Experience in retail, interior, and/or spatial design
• Strong design taste with a deep understanding of brand, space, and experience
• Ability to translate creative vision into clear, actionable standards
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders
• Comfortable giving direct feedback and holding teams accountable to standards
• Ability to balance creative thinking with operational execution
• A detail-oriented mindset with a strong commitment to quality and consistency

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive wage
• Group health plans: health, vision and dental insurance
• Welfare benefits: life, ad&d, supplemental voluntary coverage
• 401(K) Investment Options
• Quarterly Cultural Spend
• Ongoing Training and Development, an Educational Allowance
• 10 paid holidays and Paid Time Off accrual
• KREWE employee quarterly frame allowance (of course!)

Diversity and Inclusion

KREWE believes in providing an inclusive workplace where all individuals have the opportunity to succeed. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without discrimination or retaliation because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law.