3D Designer at Robert Half Chicago, IL

Position Overview A leading creative agency partner is seeking a highly creative, detail-oriented Senior Retail Environment Designer to drive the conceptualization and development of retail experiences, displays, and branded environments. This role blends strategic thinking, visual storytelling, and spatial design expertise to bring brands to life in physical retail spaces. In this role, you will collaborate across Creative, Engineering, Project Management, and Sales teams to transform insights into engaging, production-ready retail solutions that captivate shoppers and deliver measurable impact. As a senior contributor, you will mentor junior designers, champion design excellence, and support consistency across concept, visualization, and execution. Key Responsibilities Lead Design Development: Drive the creative direction for retail environments, POP displays, and branded experiences from concept through production. Conceptual Thinking: Turn brand strategy and shopper insights into compelling visual and spatial concepts that elevate in-store experiences. Visualization & Rendering: Produce high-impact presentations, renderings, and prototypes that clearly communicate design intent. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with creative, industrial design, graphic design, engineering, and project management teams to ensure concepts are both innovative and manufacturable. Brand Stewardship: Ensure all design work aligns with brand standards and visual identity systems. Client Engagement: Present concepts and creative strategies with clarity and confidence, explaining design rationale effectively. Trend & Material Research: Stay current on retail trends, materials, finishes, and technologies to enhance storytelling and sustainability. Quality Control: Oversee design intent through production, ensuring precision in execution and alignment with the creative vision. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Environmental Design, or related field. 5+ years of experience in retail or environmental design (POP, fixtures, branded spaces). Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and 3D visualization tools (SketchUp, Revit, Rhino, KeyShot, or similar). Strong understanding of materials, manufacturing methods, and production processes. Proven ability to translate conceptual ideas into production-ready solutions. Excellent visual and verbal communication and presentation skills. Ability to balance multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of detail and polish. Collaborative, curious, self‑motived, with strong leadership and mentoring skills. Benefits Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Equal Opportunity We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. #J-18808-Ljbffr Hong Kong Study Skills Research Institute