Art Director - Brand Store Designer

About the role

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in retail environments, concepts, and programs, with a proven ability to translate brand stories into compelling visual designs. A portfolio is required for consideration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute design concepts for retail environments and brand programs.
• Collaborate with the Brand Story Design team to ensure visual consistency and storytelling alignment.
• Create design assets using a range of software tools.
• Contribute to the creation of brand concepts from ideation through to final execution.
• Ensure all design work meets project objectives and brand standards.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree is preferred but not required.
• A minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience is required. Experience in retail story design or storytelling is essential.
• Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Keynote is required.
• Experience with After Effects, Premiere, Miro, Figma, SketchUp, or Unreal Engine is preferred.
• Previous experience within the retail industry is preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: A bachelor's degree is preferred but not required.

Skills

• Strong background in retail environments, concepts, and programs.
• Proven ability to translate brand stories into compelling visual designs.
• Experience in retail story design or storytelling.
• Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Keynote.
• Experience with After Effects, Premiere, Miro, Figma, SketchUp, or Unreal Engine.
• Previous experience within the retail industry.

Benefits

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This role is hybrid: onsite Monday-Thursdays & can work from home on Fridays.

Contact Information

To learn more about Everforth Apex, visit their website at www.apexsystems.com. For more details on the application process, click here.