2D/3D Retail Designer - Industrial Color Extended

We are seeking a highly creative, detail-oriented, and technically skilled 2D/3D Designer to support our luxury beayuty client's creative and marketing teams based in El Segundo, CA. Operating in a dynamic hybrid model, you will play a crucial role in bringing our brand’s physical and visual presence to life across various retail landscapes.

This unique position sits at the intersection of high-aesthetic graphic design, 3D retail environment planning, and hands-on visual merchandising. You will be responsible for everything from initial concept rendering to preparing flawless print-ready files and physically overseeing the installation of prototypes. If you have a keen eye for beauty and fashion, a strong understanding of structural fixture design, and a passion for creating immersive consumer experiences in environments like Sephora and Ulta, we want to hear from you.

Key Pillars of the Role

• 3D & Retail Environment Design: Translating design intent into 3D renders (using SketchUp, V-Ray, and/or Enscape) and technical drawings for retail fixtures, shop-in-shop setups, pop-ups, gondolas, and trade shows.
• 2D Graphic & Print Production: Developing graphic strips, print-ready files, displays, and POS (Point of Sale) materials. This includes collaborating directly with print vendors, handling proofing, and managing press checks.
• Visual Merchandising & Presentation: Creating professional PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite presentations to showcase design intent and merchandising requirements, specifically tailored to environments like Sephora and Ulta.
• Physical Prototype Oversight: Directly supervising and physically implementing prototype graphics and fixtures on retail gondolas for design reviews and seasonal refreshes.
• Advanced Concepting: Leveraging generative AI tools to facilitate rapid concept imagery and stay ahead of beauty/fashion industry trends.

Core Responsibilities

• Retail & Environmental Design: Conceptualize, render, and adapt designs for shop-in-shops, free-standing boutiques, pop-up events, trade show booths, and window displays.
• 3D Rendering & Drafting: Develop high-fidelity 3D renderings and design intent drawings to pitch ideas internally, brief vendors, and guide local execution.
• 2D Graphic & POS Production: Create and adapt graphic strips, headers, glorifiers, point-of-sale (POS) displays, and technical print layouts.
• Technical Print Preparation: Build precise, production-ready pre-press files (including linking assets, maintaining strict file naming structures, and applying bleed/die lines) for direct vendor submission.
• Physical Prototyping & Merchandising: Physically set up, test, and audit prototype graphics and fixtures on retail gondolas. Participate in active proofing and press checks to guarantee absolute brand consistency.
• Collaborative Concepting: Actively contribute creative ideas during brainstorming sessions and utilize modern tools (including AI-assisted concept generation) to iterate designs rapidly.
• Project & Timeline Management: Manage multiple project timelines simultaneously under tight deadlines, ensuring all creative assets are cataloged, organized, and delivered with a strong sense of urgency.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Interior Design, Retail/Industrial Design, or a closely related creative field.

Experience:

• 3 years of professional experience in graphic, store, or retail fixture design—ideally within the beauty, cosmetics, or luxury retail sectors.
• Direct experience designing for major multi-brand beauty environments, specifically Sephora and/or Ulta Beauty (understanding their specific planograms, visual guidelines, and compliance rules is highly preferred).

Technical Tool Proficiency:

• 3D Modeling: Expert-level mastery of SketchUp paired with rendering engines like V-Ray and/or Enscape.
• Adobe Creative Suite: Exceptional fluency in Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop for pre-press, presentation building, and asset creation.
• Presentation & Office Suite: Highly skilled in PowerPoint to craft clean, persuasive design decks for leadership and external retail partners, alongside standard Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel).
• Emerging Tech: Good understanding of generative AI platforms to facilitate rapid mood-boarding and concept image creation.
• AutoCAD skills are a highly valued plus.

Aesthetic & Soft Skills:

• An impeccable eye for luxury beauty, fashion, and editorial typography.
• Strong technical understanding of materials, retail structures, and structural integrity.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex design decisions clearly to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment; open to constructive design feedback and collaborative iterations.

The anticipated salary range for this role is $80,000 - $95,000 annually. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience, and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

We offer a competitive benefits package including major medical, dental and vision insurance, FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits. Our teams are working a hybrid schedule with 3 days onsite at our client in El SEgundo, CA.

Industrial Color is a division of CoCreativ, a family of integrated creative production companies that includes Globaledit, and Smashbox Studios. We partner with top brands, agencies, and creative professionals providing a full range of essential production services. For over 30 years, we've led the industry through a culture of innovation, bringing state-of-the-art production, post-production and creative technology solutions to our clients.

Our headquarters is based in Tribeca, NY, with offices in Los Angeles and studios in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Our clients include: Amazon, Apple, Christie’s, Disney, L'Oreal, LVMH, Mercedes, Michael Kors, Nike, Puma, Rivian, Tiffany & Co, Tumi, Rivian, Warner Brothers Discovery....

Salary : $80,000 - $95,000