Design Director, Commerce

Momentum • New York, NY

3d • $150,000 - $162,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

Momentum Worldwide is looking for a dynamic Design Director to help shape and guide the visual excellence across our Experiential Commerce projects and clients. This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on creative leadership, guiding multidisciplinary teams to produce compelling, conversion-driven work that resonates across retail environments and immersive brand experiences.

Requirements

• 8-10+ years of experience in design, with a strong focus on shopper marketing, experiential, retail and/or CPG
• Proven leadership experience managing and mentoring teams
• Strong portfolio showcasing both shopper and experiential work (retail, environments, activations)
• Deep understanding of shopper behavior and how it translates into physical spaces
• Experience with environmental/experiential design (3D, spatial, etc)
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite

Nice To Haves

• familiarity with 3D or spatial design tools a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and inspire a team of designers
• Set the design vision across commerce and experiential workstreams
• Supporting of Momentum values
• Translate shopper insights, spatial considerations, and brand guidelines into elevated and integrated design platforms.
• Develop design systems and toolkits for multichannel campaigns including in-store, POS and physical environments.
• Ensure design is optimized for conversion, engagement, and real-world interaction
• Present design to clients with clarity and confidence
• Act as a trusted creative partner, bringing proactive, forward design ideas to clients.
• Work closely with strategy, creative and production teams
• Ensure cohesion between creative, design and production
• Stay current on retail trends, experiential design, emerging technologies and shopper behavior
• Bring fresh thinking around immersive experiences, interactivity, and storytelling in physical spaces

Benefits

• We value diversity and the uniqueness of all people. We thrive in an inclusive environment, and we recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, gender, age, color, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, religion, sexual preference, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability – or any other legally protected categories as set forth in the applicable state, federal or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including training, compensation, benefits and all other privileges of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed