Retail Experiential Designer, Luxury Retail Spaces
Freelance Retail / Experiential DesignerRemote, Flexible Location (Preferred: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, New York, Portland)Contract, 40hrs a weekMon - FridayPay - $60-65/hr (w2, eligible for benefits)Expected to start ASAP in May 2026A global lifestyle brand is seeking a freelance designer with a strong background in tactile retail and experiential design to help translate seasonal brand campaigns into scalable, production-ready physical environments.This role is focused on reinterpreting creative concepts into immersive in-store experiences, thinking through how seasonal campaigns come to life across retail, pop-ups, wholesale, and branded environments globally. The ideal candidate understands luxury retail storytelling, materiality, and how to create spaces customers can physically experience through texture, finishes, scale, and atmosphere.What You’ll DoScale and reinterpret seasonal campaign concepts into physical retail environmentsTranslate brand vision into immersive in-store experiences and environmental design systemsWrite creative briefs and design direction for global agency partners to executePartner closely with internal creative, retail, and experiential teamsDevelop rollout guidelines, toolkits, and scalable applications across marketsSupport prototyping, fabrication, materials, finishes, and production-ready executionReview and refine agency adaptations to ensure premium quality and brand consistencyBring a tactile, luxury look-and-feel to retail storytelling and shopper experienceWhat We’re Looking For6–8+ years in retail design, experiential design, environmental design, or branded environmentsStrong portfolio featuring tactile retail experiences and premium/luxury physical environmentsExperience translating campaign concepts into scalable retail executionsStrong understanding of materiality, fabrication, visual merchandising, and spatial storytellingAbility to think conceptually while executing within production realitiesExperience collaborating with global agencies and cross-functional teamsStrong communication, organization, and presentation skillsTools / SkillsFigmaSketchUpPhotoshopMiro3D experience is a plus3ds Max is a strong plusIdeal BackgroundsLuxury or premium retail brandsFashion, footwear, beauty, or lifestyle brandsExperiential or environmental design studiosGlobal retail rollout and branded environment teams