Graphic Designer - Retail

Overview

Job Summary

Team

• Foster a collaborative team ethos, ensuring seamless communication and alignment both within the design team and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop innovative product designs that balance aesthetics, functionality, and brand cohesion, ensuring scalable solutions for retail environments.
• Create and iterate visual mock-ups for merchandise, incorporating research-based trend insights and aligning with Miral’s cross-entity brand guidelines.
• Conduct comprehensive market research to guide design strategies, translating insights into high-impact, functional, and visually engaging concepts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders—including visual merchandising, retail teams, and external partners—to finalize cohesive design deliverables.
• Define technical and creative design specifications based on detailed briefs to streamline production feasibility and maintain design integrity.
• Design packaging solutions that reinforce brand identity and enhance product marketability while adhering to licensing/IP guidelines.
• Ensure all graphical outputs align with attraction and event brand standards, delivering consistent and compelling storytelling through design.
• Partner with Visual Merchandise and Retail Merchandising teams to enforce uniform design standards and uphold brand visual alignment.

Stakeholder Management

• Build and nurture strategic relationships with internal teams and external collaborators, leveraging effective communications and follow-ups for timely project execution.

Essential

• University Degree or equivalent in design.
• 5-7 years of experience in product design, with expertise in multi-brand and multi-category retail environments, including license/IP management.
• Proficiency in CAD programs and Adobe Illustrator/Sketch, with hands-on experience applying brand guidelines and producing work under strict IP constraints.
• Proven work experience across GCC brands and licensing/IP portfolios, ensuring cross-market design adaptability.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, complemented by a proactive and agile mindset for fast-paced environments.
• Multilingual fluency in English, with proven writing, speaking, and comprehension skills; proficiency in additional languages as a bonus.
• Technical mastery of computer design tools and familiarity with production processes and adaptability to evolving project demands.
• Capacity to manage multiple deadlines efficiently without compromising quality or brand alignment.

Desirable

• Master’s Degree in Design for advanced-level expertise in creative innovation.
• 10 years of design experience for strategic and high-impact deliverables.
• Multilingual proficiency contributing to global project collaboration.