Experience Designer

Join the Imagine team•Enon, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Experience Designer plays a crucial role in shaping the creative expression, with an emphasis on creating unique and challenging designs. This role ensures the delivery of outstanding design solutions and works collaboratively within a design team. The Experience Designer collaborates with internal and external stakeholders and evaluates the feasibility of concepts for retail environments, including signage, decor, and displays by considering practicality, aesthetics, budget, production methods, and brand characteristics. The goal is to create development solutions that are innovative, on-brand, functional, sustainable, cost-effective, and manufacturable.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
3+ years of experience in industrial, interior or architectural design
Strong portfolio showcasing creative design concepts and completed projects.
Proficiency in design software and tools (Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Enscape, Adobe Creative Suite, Layout).
Familiarity with sustainability practices and materials in design.

Nice To Haves

Strong visual communication skills, and the ability to generate ideas through iterative sketching and modeling.

Responsibilities

Make confident design decisions and be supportive in helping others develop their ideas.
Guide engineers and studio collaborators to preserve conceptual design integrity into production, while being mindful of client needs and feasibility.
Develop and present unique ideas at all levels, from day-to-day work to creative review meetings, and client presentations.
Develop high quality deliverables for creative projects from sketch ideation to design intent, to 3D model rendering, and creative presentation building collaboration.
Analyze creative briefs and project specifications provided by client services and project management to conceptualize design custom physical structures.
Ensure solutions align with creative intent, meet structural and environmental requirements, and are optimized for efficient production using both in-house and external fabrication capabilities.
Generate initial design concepts through hand sketching, refine visual elements using Photoshop, and develop detailed 3D models using advanced CAD and 3D software.
Use design and CAD software to create prototypes, detailed 3D models and final designs.
Foster team cohesion and contribute to the culture of collaboration and continuous growth.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements, user needs, and technical constraints.
Stay updated on industry trends, materials, and manufacturing techniques applicable to the retail, QSR, and hospitality sectors.
Performs other duties as assigned.