Associate Manager, Retail Experience Concept Design

About Gap

Gap has always been about optimistic American style. Starting with our very first store on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco, opened almost 50 years ago by Doris and Don Fisher. The thread that’s run through those five decades is the phenomenal people that make up our brand – our employees and our customers. People who are rooted in the legacy that makes Gap what it is, but who are also focused on the future. People who want to leave the world better than they found it.

We’ve built our brand on staying true to our roots while always being out in front of what’s next. If you want to be part of an iconic American brand, and help lead the way for where we’re headed, we’d love to have you join us.

About the Role

This role will sit under the Visual Merchandising Team, focusing on brand experiences through retail interiors, store windows, showrooms, and special projects. As we continue to build out our brand strategy for retail creative, this role will be an important piece of that strategy as we work to elevate the store experience. The focus of this role will be to building out creative briefs for store installation and brand moments starting from concepting, 3D Modeling, to final execution.

The ideal candidate has not only technical 2D/3D design skills, but a true passion for design, fashion, and branding. They can collaborate cross functionally and approach commercial spaces with a thoughtful and aesthetic eye.

What You'll Do

Concept Development

• Partnering with Sr. manager in research and ideating design concepts for retail elevations through mood boards, 2D & 3D rendering of store interiors and windows.
• Close connection with brand marketing concept and ability to build out creative briefs for retail environments within the brand scope. 
• Providing ideas across materiality and layout through development to fabrication.

 Spatial Planning and Design

• Creating layouts for retail interiors and windows, including fixtures, mannequins, clothing, props, and marketing collateral.
• Site surveys of various retail spaces to understand feasibility in concept.

Sourcing / Production

• Producing detailed plans, files and layouts for vendor production and fabrication.
• Partnering with and overseeing technical drawings/plans to execute design and scalable activations
• Sourcing materials for sampling and production.

Who You Are

SKILLS:

• 3-5 years of experience
• Project Management Skills.  Ability to be agile in a fast-paced environment and manage deadlines
• Technical skills of 3D & 2D design.  Proficiency in design soft wear such as SketchUp, Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite
• Technical knowledge of production, build out, and materiality
• An eye for aesthetics in functional spaces and the ability to story tell through mood boards. 
• Specific interest in fashion, branding, retail experience, and interior design 
• Attention to detail

Benefits at Gap

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
• Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.

*For eligible employees