Sr. Experiential Designer, Spatial

Elevate; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

HSA/FSA option

401k Match

Paid Holidays

Unlimited PTO

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Elevate is seeking a Senior Experiential Designer, Spatial, to translate brand narratives into three-dimensional environments. You will guide the concept to final execution for branded interiors, installations, and spaces, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

You bring 5-7+ years in experiential design, a strong portfolio, and the ability to mentor designers while delivering production-ready documentation.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of professional experience in experiential design for spatial, built environments, and interiors.
• A well-designed portfolio showing process, conceptual design, space planning, renderings, and material selection.
• Experience leading projects independently or with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated mentorship experience guiding junior designers.
• Client-facing experience presenting ideas and shaping project direction.
• Ability to produce production-ready artwork and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead sections of projects from research to final design deliverables.
• Produce mood boards, sketches, renderings, and technical documentation.
• Translate brand goals into spatial and experiential solutions that drive engagement and business results.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Project Managers, and cross-functional teams for seamless execution.
• Mentor Associate Designers and Designers through critiques and reviews.
• Contribute ideas for evolving design systems, workflows, and studio culture.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

3D/Environmental storytelling

Space planning

Communication

Mentorship

Client-facing

Budget awareness

Tools

SketchUp

Revit

Enscape

Lumion

Twinmotion

After Effects

Cinema 4D

Figma

Job description

Elevate is an award-winning global sports and entertainment agency founded in 2018 and the chosen growth partner for the world's leading brands, properties, and experience-driven businesses. Through one integrated model, Elevate serves as the trusted advisor for more than 1,000 clients, helping them solve complex challenges and drive business wins.

What began in sports has evolved into a platform now serving clients across culture, attractions, culinary, and hotels. Today, Elevate brings operational expertise, data-driven intelligence, and world-class creativity together under one roof.

Elevates more than 750 employees sit across 14 offices around the world, from North America to Europe to Asia, and speak and write in 17 different languages. For more information, visit us at www.oneelevate.com.

Who We Are

Elevate Creative is the creative arm of Elevate—we are a best-in-class sports and entertainment firm that partners with the world's most recognizable teams, brands, and properties. We work together to forge unforgettable moments of connection, uniting storytelling and emotive design to create dynamic experiences and spaces that amplify brands and drive revenue.

What We Believe

We believe that boundless creativity, rooted in core truths and lived experience, creates transformative experiences for fans, translates a brand to three dimensions, and brings a space to life. While most people look at something head-on, we tilt our heads to change perspective. We love building things - brands, experiences, stories, relationships, and moments that demand to be re-lived. We believe that creativity never stops.

Who We Are Looking For

The Senior Experiential Designer, Spatial role will play a key role in translating brand narratives into three-dimensional environments—from initial concept to final execution. You will support the creative team in developing spatial, environmental, graphic, and digital design solutions specifically for physical, built environments such as branded interiors, installations, pop-ups, preview centers, or permanent spaces.

This is not a purely visual or digital design role - proven spatial design experience is key. Ideal candidates have an understanding of how people interact with physical space, materiality, circulation, scale, and atmosphere. You're fluent in spatial planning and environmental storytelling, and confident producing 2D and 3D design documentation that guides fabrication, installation, and implementation.

You are a designer who thrives in a collaborative, multidisciplinary setting, balancing creative vision with the constraints and possibilities of real-world execution. You're confident presenting ideas and designs, open to feedback, and excited by the challenges of designing within complex spatial and brand contexts.

We welcome applicants from diverse design backgrounds - Environmental Design, Architecture, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Scenic Design, or similar. However, you must be able to show professional work that demonstrates spatial thinking and execution in physical environments. This could include built projects, design development for real-world installations, environmental graphics with spatial integration, or other spatially-driven design work.

Experience

About You

• 5-7+ years of professional experience in experiential design for spatial, built environments, and/or interiors.
• Proven track record delivering spatial conceptual design through realization for medium and large-scale projects.
• A well-designed portfolio showcasing process, conceptual design, space planning, graphic / branding, renderings, and material selection for interiors or experiential spaces.
• Experience leading projects independently or with minimal supervision, as well as projects under direction.
• Demonstrated mentorship experience - helping guide and develop junior designers' work.
• Client-facing experience in presenting ideas, gathering feedback, and helping shape project direction.
• Comfortable building production-ready artwork and /or technical documentation, shop drawings, and technical submittals.

Skills

• Technical Expertise: Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, and working knowledge of SketchUp and Revit; familiar with architectural documents and technical drawings.
• Creative Execution: Consistently delivers highly-polished, innovative design solutions aligned with creative direction and project needs.
• Systemic Thinking: Collaborates on designing integrated, sequential engagement plans (master plans, customer journeys, walk-paths, mind maps) across environmental and brand systems.
• Strategic Mindset: Frames creative challenges clearly; connects design solutions to project objectives and human-centered insights.
• Communication and Storytelling: Presents work persuasively to both internal teams and clients; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Collaboration and Mentorship: Works closely with cross-disciplinary teams and mentors junior designers through critique and feedback.
• Operational Awareness: Understands project budgets and timelines; proactively flags risks and manages deliverables efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead sections of projects independently - from early research and concepting to final design deliverables.
• Produce design deliverables such as mood boards, sketches, renderings, sequential walk paths, environmental graphics, and technical documentation.
• Translate brand and storytelling goals into spatial and experiential solutions that drive emotional engagement and business results.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Design Directors, Project Managers, and cross-functional team members (storytelling, interiors, technical, architects) to ensure seamless project execution.
• Mentor Associate Designers and Designers through critiques, feedback sessions, and day-to-day project collaboration.
• Conduct design research to inspire new concepts and push creative boundaries.
• Participate in client presentations, helping articulate creative rationale and fielding feedback.
• Contribute ideas for evolving design systems, workflows, and studio culture.

Nice-to-have Skills

• Experience with rendering tools (e.g., Enscape, Lumion, Twinmotion)
• Knowledge of motion design or UI/UX tools (e.g., After Effects, Cinema 4D, Figma)
• Familiarity with digital collaboration platforms (e.g., Miro, Figjam)
• Hand sketching (traditional or digital using Procreate) for rapid ideation

WORKPLACE

• Location: Nashville, TN (Hybrid, at least 3 days a week in-office)
• Travel: Ability to travel as needed (~5-10%)

Position And Benefits Details

• Full Time, Exempt
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance + FSA, HSA, and more
• 401k Employer Match after meeting eligibility requirements
• 14 Paid Holidays
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid Parental Leave

This position is open to all qualified candidates. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability in connection with the application process, you may contact us at [e-mail]

We are proud to be an equal opportunity/veterans/disabled/ LGBT employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.