Role: Senior 3D Retail / Shopper / BTL Product Designer
Location: Flexible / Regional (Hybrid) / Open to the APAC region
Role Type: Full-time | Senior Individual Contributor
Reporting To: Creative Director / Head of Design
Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior 3D Retail / Shopper Product Designer with deep experience in below-the-line (BTL) marketing, retail environments, and physical brand experiences.
This role is for a highly skilled designer who understands how ideas move from concept to real, buildable, in-store execution. You'll be responsible for designing and developing 3D retail, POS, and shopper solutions that are not only visually compelling but also practical, scalable, and commercially viable.
This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who brings strong creative judgment, technical confidence, and a deep understanding of materials, production, and shopper behaviour.
Key Responsibilities:
3D Design & Concept Development
- Lead the design and development of 3D retail, shopper, and BTL product solutions, including POS, displays, fixtures, and activation units.
- Translate brand and shopper strategies into compelling physical concepts that work in real retail environments.
- Create high-quality 3D concepts, visuals, and presentations to communicate ideas clearly to internal teams and clients.
- Balance creativity with feasibility, ensuring designs are commercially and operationally viable.
Shopper & Retail Execution
- Design with a strong understanding of shopper behaviour, retail flow, and in-store decision-making.
- Develop solutions that work across multiple retail formats and environments.
- Ensure designs meet retailer, safety, sustainability, and production requirements.
- Support adaptation and localisation of 3D designs across markets when required.
Production & Technical Development
- Work closely with production, engineering, and suppliers to bring designs to life.
- Develop detailed design files, technical drawings, and specifications for production.
- Maintain a strong understanding of materials, finishes, manufacturing methods, and cost implications.
- Support prototyping, testing, and refinement of designs before rollout.
Collaboration & Client Engagement
- Partner closely with creative directors, strategists, and studio teams.
- Support client presentations and design reviews, clearly explaining design intent and execution.
- Respond to client and stakeholder feedback with confidence and flexibility.
- Act as a senior design voice within project teams, guiding quality and craft.
Experience & Background:
- 8+ years of experience in 3D design, product design, retail design, or industrial design within an agency or retail-focused environment.
- Strong background in BTL marketing, shopper, POS, and retail activation.
- Proven experience designing physical retail products and environments that have been built and deployed.
- Experience working with global or regional brands.
- Strong understanding of production, manufacturing, and retail constraints.
- Agency experience strongly preferred.
Key Competencies:
- 3D Retail & Shopper Expertise: Deep understanding of retail environments, POS formats, and shopper engagement.
- BTL Design Thinking: Ability to design solutions that deliver impact at the point of purchase.
- Technical & Production Fluency: Confident working with materials, drawings, specifications, and suppliers.
- Creative Judgment & Craft: Strong eye for form, proportion, finish, and brand expression.
- Problem Solving: Solutions-focused approach when balancing creativity, cost, and feasibility.
- Collaboration & Communication: Clear communicator, comfortable working with cross-functional teams and clients.
- Attention to Detail: High level of precision and care throughout the design and production process.
Why Join Our Team
Our retained and exclusive partner-clientis a global leader in below-the-line and shopper marketing execution, creating physical brand experiences that live where purchase decisions are made.
This role offers the opportunity to:
- Design real, buildable retail and shopper solutions for major global brands.
- Work on complex BTL challenges across markets, retailers, and formats.
- Collaborate with experienced creative, production, and engineering teams.
- Influence how brands show up physically in-store and on-shelf.
- Be part of an agency that values craft, practicality, and executional excellence.
This is a role for a senior 3D designer who wants to stay close to the work, push quality, and see ideas come to life in the real world.
