Senior Designer - Retail

David Brown International•Boston, MA

34d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a design-focused collaborative shaping consumer environments for ambitious brands. This Senior Designer serves as a senior design resource, owning complex retail projects from concept through Construction Administration while guiding teammates and partnering directly with clients and consultants. This role offers end-to-end design ownership, visible design influence across fast-paced, high-profile consumer environments, and meaningful mentorship opportunities. The culture is genuinely collaborative, built around dialogue, debate, iteration, curiosity, and co-authored solutions. Customer-centered design thinking is paramount, with concepts pressure-tested against user experience. The role involves direct work with brand-focused clients and navigating brand standards while advancing innovative concepts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture
8-10 years of recent retail-based project experience
Proficiency with Revit and Adobe Creative Suite.
Demonstrated ability to lead design work on complex retail projects and carry design intent through construction.
Strong communication, organization, client collaboration, and deadline-management skills.

Nice To Haves

NCIDQ certification or architecture license.
Experience with Enscape or a similar visualization platform.
Experience with Miro.

Responsibilities

Develop and communicate compelling design ideas quickly, translating creative thinking into thoughtful, buildable solutions with project teams, clients, and consultants.
Lead the full design process from conceptual design through Construction Administration as the senior design resource.
Mentor and guide design team members through thoughtful feedback and creative partnership.
Initiate innovative design concepts and maintain design intent across multiple simultaneous projects.
Listen actively, ask thoughtful questions, and bring curiosity and sound judgment to design conversations.
Build trust with clients through strong organization and clear communication.
Navigate brand standards and work directly with brand-focused clients.
Deliver high-quality, thoughtful solutions on fast-paced projects and deadlines.
Bring current knowledge of retail design trends, including digital technology integration, emerging markets and retail formats, and experiential design.