Art Director

About the role

The Art Director will lead retail-focused design projects from early concept through implementation. This individual will combine strategic storytelling, hands-on visual design, and cross-functional collaboration to create engaging customer experiences across environmental graphics, fixtures, materials, displays, and digital elements. The ideal candidate is a creative leader with a strong ability to translate brand strategy into cohesive, consumer-centered retail environments. They are comfortable managing several initiatives at once while maintaining a high bar for design quality, consistency, and execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of innovative retail storytelling, displays, and digital design solutions.
• Create and evolve evergreen retail concepts, visual direction, and implementation standards.
• Develop immersive retail environments that support customer engagement and brand strategy.
• Ideate, illustrate, present, and refine design concepts from initial development through production.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while balancing creative quality, timelines, and budgets.
• Partner with internal teams, agencies, and vendors to ensure consistent execution of creative intent.
• Provide design direction, mentorship, and development support to junior designers.
• Create clear presentation materials and production-ready design files as needed.
• Apply emerging technology, interactive design, and experiential thinking to retail environments.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in brand, graphic, environmental, or retail design.
• At least 3 years of experience leading or managing creative teams.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating concept development, visual communication, creative sophistication, and retail storytelling.
• Experience designing retail environments, concepts, and programs.
• Ability to sketch, storyboard, and visually communicate ideas during concept development.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, written communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to communicate complex creative concepts to senior creative and business audiences.
• Adaptable and collaborative approach, with the ability to uphold creative quality in changing conditions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Graphic Design, Architecture, Interior Design, or a related discipline.
• Equivalent education and professional experience will be considered.

Skills

• Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
• Art direction and storyboarding
• Graphic design
• Environmental and retail design
• Interactive and print design

Preferred Skills

• After Effects and Premiere Pro
• Miro and Figma
• SketchUp and Unreal Engine
• Furniture design
• Digital and experiential design

Preferred Background

• Retail story design and retail storytelling experience.
• Experience supporting international retail or consumer-brand environments.
• Interest in evolving trends across technology, art, interaction, design, and customer experience.