Assistant Vice President Store Design

Job Description

Contingent work opportunities align well with people who are looking for career flexibility and less traditional ways of working, but at the same time are people driven to deliver amazing work in high-profile situations. Magnit Direct Source is a service offered by Magnit Global that provides top talent directly to industry leading clients who have flexible contingent assignments across a variety of business functions and initiatives. As a contingent worker supporting Victoria's Secret, you will be employed by Magnit Global, the Managed Service Provider that manages most contingent hiring for Victoria's Secret. You will not be employed by Victoria’s Secret.

The Opportunity

The Assistant Vice President Store Design - Concepts is responsible for driving the creative vision and conceptual evolution of the company's retail environment across the three brands: Victoria’s Secret, PINK, and VS Beauty. This role serves as the custodian of each brand's design language, ensuring consistency, innovation, and excellence across all customer touchpoints. The AVP will lead the development and governance of the Design Standards Bible, translating brand strategy into scalable retail design guidelines while continuously evolving the customer experience. The role also leads the conceptual design of flagship stores, temporary retail formats, and strategic retail initiatives, working closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver commercially impactful and aesthetically compelling spaces.

The Responsibilities

• Lead the conceptual evolution of retail design across the three brands, ensuring each maintains a distinctive yet commercially relevant identity.
• Develop innovative retail concepts that align with evolving customer expectations, brand positioning, and business strategy.
• Research global retail, hospitality, architecture, and lifestyle trends to continually elevate the design direction.
• Work closely with the procurement team on sourcing materials and delivery of concepts within the budget category.
• Own, develop, and continuously update the Design Standards Bible for all three brands.
• Establish design principles, material palettes, fixture standards, spatial planning guidelines, lighting standards, graphics integration, and customer experience touchpoints.
• Ensure design consistency across all retail formats and markets through robust governance and review processes.
• Lead the localized element of flagship stores from initial vision through design development.
• Develop innovative concepts for temporary stores and pop-ups.
• Collaborate with Rollout SD team, real estate, procurement, project delivery, construction, VM, marketing, and brand teams to ensure concept integrity throughout execution.
• Lead and mentor a Designer and 3D Visualizer, fostering creativity, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Review and guide design outputs including layouts, mood boards, presentations, renderings, and concept packages.
• Build a high-performing creative team that delivers best-in-class retail environments.
• Partner closely with Real Estate and Construction, VM, Operations, and external consultants.
• Present design concepts and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Manage external architects, consultants, and creative agencies where required.
• Champion innovation in retail architecture, materials, sustainability, customer journey, and experiential design.
• Benchmark against leading international retailers and luxury brands to ensure concepts remain contemporary and competitive.
• Identify opportunities to improve design processes, standards, and efficiencies.

The Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Architecture (required).
• Registered Architect preferred.
• Minimum 10-15 years' experience in architecture, retail design, or store concept development.
• Proven experience developing retail concepts for premium or multi-brand retail environments.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating flagship retail projects, concept design, and brand evolution.
• Experience developing and maintaining retail design standards and brand guidelines.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Revit, SketchUp, and Adobe Creative Suite. Experience reviewing or directing high-quality 3D visualization is preferred.

This is the pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $80.00/hour - $84.00/hour

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K