Position: Senior Retail Brand Storytelling Designer (Contract)
Location: Beaverton, OR
Schedule: Monday-Friday, onsite
Duration: 4 months | Approximately 17 weeks (Leave Coverage)
Extension: Not expected, though this is a great opportunity to gain exposure within a leading global brand team
Portfolio Required: Candidates must provide a portfolio showcasing relevant retail storytelling and experiential design work.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Retail Brand Storytelling Designer to join a Global Brand Retail & Experience team focused on delivering compelling seasonal consumer experiences. This role will lead the development of creative concepts, narratives, and design direction that bring brand stories to life across retail environments, pop-ups, activations, live events, and digital touchpoints.
The ideal candidate combines strong conceptual thinking with hands-on design execution and has a proven track record creating immersive retail experiences that connect consumers with brands in meaningful ways.
Responsibilities
- Lead concept development, narrative creation, and art direction for seasonal retail storytelling initiatives.
- Develop consumer-facing brand experiences across retail stores, pop-ups, activations, live events, and hybrid environments.
- Translate strategic brand priorities into compelling physical and digital experiences.
- Create presentation materials, creative briefs, storytelling frameworks, and design concepts.
- Partner with cross-functional teams including Brand, Creative, Marketing, Production, Retail, and Experience Design.
- Drive projects from concept through execution while managing timelines and stakeholder alignment.
- Present concepts and creative solutions to internal partners and leadership teams.
- Ensure consistency of brand expression across multiple consumer touchpoints and seasonal campaigns.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience leading concept development, design, narrative creation, and art direction within a branded content, agency, editorial, retail, or marketing environment.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating retail storytelling, experiential design, retail activations, pop-ups, or immersive consumer experiences.
- Experience developing and executing seasonal campaigns and brand activations.
- Strong understanding of consumer journeys, experiential marketing, and physical retail environments.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative and fast-paced environment.
Preferred Backgrounds
Experience working with premium consumer brands, including:
- Footwear
- Apparel
- Outdoor
- Sporting Goods
- Lifestyle
- Retail
Examples include brands such as adidas, On, Columbia, lululemon, Nike, Arc'teryx, The North Face, Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, Abercrombie & Fitch, and similar consumer-focused organizations.
Preferred Software Experience
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- Keynote
- Figma
- Miro
- SketchUp
- After Effects
- Premiere Pro
- Unreal Engine
