Designing stores within the Rituals brand guidelines and concept

DO YOU THINK ANALYTICALLY AND CREATIVELY TO REACH THE BEST RETAIL DESIGN SOLUTIONS?

In this role, you are responsible for designing the Rituals stores that are built all over the world. You are involved from the early stage when the decision is made to rent a location until the moment a store is delivered and handed over to the Sales team. You create store floor plans, façade designs and elevations. You independently prepare different designs options, seeking input, managing feedback and receiving approval from stakeholders at the appropriate stages of the design process.

You proactively contact internal and external parties to create the best suitable design for each project ensuring that it is executed to the highest standards. You set and achieve day-to-day objectives per design, check the light plans and when necessary, make 3D proposals and photoshop impressions.

For 40 hours per week, you:

• Conduct feasibility studies for new store locations and act as a sparring partner to the Real Estate manager and construction manager
• Design stores and implement new design concepts
• Check and approve light plans
• Fill in your stores via an online database (STEP)
• Create 3D models and photoshop impressions
• Take part in refit projects to keep our stores up to date and exciting. You work closely together with the Rituals VM department and other stakeholders
• Make presentations related to store design & new concepts
• Manage multiple projects at the same time

During the construction process, you will liaise with the internal store operations construction team and International Construction Project Managers and answer technical questions, you are able to seek creative solutions for building challenges that arise.

You will be a team member of the Retail Design team, within the Rituals Format & Design department team, based in the Amsterdam HQ. You will report to a Team Lead in Store Design.

Our vision is to lift the customer experience in our stores and maintain the high-quality atmosphere known to a Rituals store. We aspire to have progressive and innovative ideas to ensure Rituals continues to stand out in the busy shopping street.

Quote of one of our team members “Seeing stores designed by me being open within less than 6 months from the moment I joined the company was amazing!”.

High on energy, low on ego and with a of little bit humour. You are also 'one of a kind' because of your eye for detail and only satisfied when the whole picture is complete.

On top of it, you have:

• A Bachelor or Master certificate in Architecture, Interior Design or Drafting education
• A minimum of 3 years experience in Architecture or Interior design, Retail experience
• Experience working with Vectorworks 2D/3D, Revit or similar, Photoshop and InDesign
• Perfect English communication skills, as we are an international department and communicate primarily in English.