Senior Designer
Summary
Senior Designer at Marketing Alliance Group creating retail displays, fixtures, shop-in-shops, and branded environments for Health & Beauty brands. Day-to-day work spans concept development, graphic and structural design, 3D visualization and renderings, and client presentations, using Adobe Creative Suite, 3DS Max, and AI-assisted design tools.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.