Hybrid Creative Retail and Design Associate at Haddad Brands

Haddad is a privately held family business with 100 years’ experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the children’s wear industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, which include Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Bangkok, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, London and Montreal.   

Overview:

The Creative Retail and Design Associate will support retail design initiatives and strategies by developing in-store presentations, fixture design, renderings for sales tools, in-store marketing, and showroom design.

Key Accountabilities:

• Support the development of concepts and renderings for retail stores, fixture design, and showrooms
• Create visual installations as needed
• Create architectural drawings for retail spaces and fixtures (floor plans, elevations, sections, details, fixture specs, etc.)
• Create and keep up to date brand toolkits (includes shop renderings, shop plans, material specifications, imagery, signage, fixtures, etc.)
• Work with domestic and global partners on shop concepts, design and installation
• Conduct Site Surveys of new stores and existing stores for site surveys, inspiration, trends, and design direction
• Work with corporate brands for approval of all in-store design needs and brand direction
• Create store, fixture, and travel decks
• Create renderings for Sales Presentations/Toolkits
• Create in-store marketing/graphic layouts
• Collaborate and work cross functionally to assist with corporate initiatives across all areas
• Special projects as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design, Architecture and/or ability to read Floorplans, Elevations, Shop Drawings
• 1-2 years of experience in related field, including internships
• Basic knowledge of special planning 
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and any other 3D programs
• Strong communication, presentation, collaboration, and organizational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to strategize and prioritize
• Ability to multitask

Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.