Senior Conceptual Designer

Grapevine Retail

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Conceptual Designer Sandton/Morningside Hybrid About the Role Brands want engaging centre-court/expo experiences, pop-ups, and retail moments that look amazing on social media. To win those pitches, we need concept work that turns heads. We’re hiring an Experienced Conceptual Designer who thinks in ideas first. Someone who understands global trends, loves beauty and cosmetics, and can turn a blank canvas into a retail experience that makes clients say “wow, we want that.” This is not a normal studio-designer role. This is concept + moodboards + 3D thinking + trend spotting + pitch-winning innovation. You will help us unlock revenue through strong winning concepts.

Requirements

• Experienced — 5+ years in conceptual, experiential or retail environment design.
• Consumer Journey Guru – Can create strong concepts consumers want to engage with.
• On-trend — you follow cosmetics, beauty, lifestyle, retail and global design trends.
• Visual thinker — you can sketch, storyboard, or 3D-block ideas quickly.
• Energy + passion — you enjoy fast ideas, new styles, and fresh thinking.
• Innovator — you bring fresh concepts and ideas.
• Keen eye — you understand what looks premium and what doesn’t.
• Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• A 3D/concept tool (SketchUp, Blender, Cinema4D, or similar).
• Hand sketching is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Conceptual Design (core) Dream up fresh, on-trend retail experiences for centre courts/expos, pop-ups, launches, event spaces, and in-store branding. Build moodboards, storyboards, experience flows and 3D sketches that sell the idea fast. Turn global beauty and lifestyle trends into smart physical experiences. Bring new thinking that wins pitches, this is the biggest value. Develop strong consumer journeys in a expo or mall space.
• Pitch Support Develop strong concepts for pitch decks. Work closely with the Sales Team to make ideas irresistible. Lift our pitch win rate by showing innovation clients haven’t seen before.
• Design Collaboration Assist other designers with brainstorming on pitch concepts when needed. Create captivating pitch decks to propose to clients. Make sure the final designs follow your concept vision

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees