Sr. Experiential Designer, Spatial

Elevate is a full-service consulting firm that inspires high-performing organizations to find their limits and push past them. With expertise in brand consulting, sales strategy, data-driven insights, and talent optimization, Elevate gives its clients a competitive edge in the fight for people’s precious time and attention. Established in 2018, Elevate supports some of the world’s most ambitious businesses across sports, media, entertainment, and consumer brands. Our team of 700+ employees spans the globe with 20 locations worldwide.

Elevate Creative is the creative arm of Elevate—we partner with the world’s most recognizable teams, brands, and properties to forge unforgettable moments of connection, uniting storytelling and emotive design to create dynamic experiences and spaces that amplify brands and drive revenue.

About the role

The Senior Experiential Designer, Spatial 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.

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.

Requirements

• 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.

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.

Schedule

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

Benefits

• 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.