Store Design Director: Elevate the Retail Experience

vineyard vines; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

401(k)

Commuter benefits

Paid-family leave

Health savings

Flex spending accounts

Life & disability insurance

Onsite gym

Wellness programs

Summer Fridays

Job summary

vineyard vines is seeking a Director of Store Design to lead planning, design, and execution of our retail environments. You will create brand-consistent, operationally functional store designs for new stores, remodels, relocations, and special projects.

You will develop design standards, lead cross-functional teams, manage external partners, and ensure compliance with codes while maintaining nationwide brand consistency and regional adaptations.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of design experience.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Architecture or related design field.
• Proficiency in 2D and 3D design tools (AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max, Revit 3D Modeling).
• Ability to manage multiple projects from concept through execution.
• Strong ability to translate design concepts into executable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and evolve the company’s retail store design standards, brand design guidelines, prototype concepts, fixture programs, and store planning criteria.
• Lead the design process for new stores, remodels, expansions, relocations, popups, shop-in-shops, and other retail formats.
• Create floor plans, fixture layouts, customer flow concepts, storefront designs, merchandising zones, fitting room layouts, back-of-house areas, and visual presentation elements.
• Collaborate with Construction, Merchandising/Visual, Marketing, Store Operations, Finance, and external architects or vendors to align design concepts with business goals.
• Manage external architects, designers, fixture vendors, millworkers, consultants, and other design partners.
• Review architectural drawings, construction documents, renderings, finish schedules, signage packages, fixture plans, and design submittals for consistency with brand and operational standards.
• Ensure store designs comply with applicable building codes, accessibility requirements, landlord criteria, lease requirements, permitting requirements, and internal cost guidelines.
• Conduct design reviews, punch walks, prototype evaluations, and post-opening assessments as needed.
• Evaluate new materials, finishes, fixtures, lighting, technology, and design innovations to improve customer experience and operational efficiency to support prototyping and testing of new design concepts.
• Support the development of design presentations, executive approvals, capital project materials, and internal design communications.
• Ensure consistency of the company’s brand identity and customer experience across the nationwide store portfolio while adapting designs for regional, site-specific, and format-specific needs.

Skills

Store design

Project management

Brand standards

Collaboration

3D modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

AutoCAD

3D Studio Max

Revit

Job description

vineyard vines is seeking a Director of Store Design to lead planning, design, and execution of our retail environments. You will create brand-consistent, operationally functional store designs for new stores, remodels, relocations, and special projects.

You will develop design standards, lead cross-functional teams, manage external partners, and ensure compliance with codes while maintaining nationwide brand consistency and regional adaptations.