Experiential Designer

Summary

Stratus is a market leader in brand implementation and maintenance, helping recognized brands maintain consistent physical and digital environments. The Experiential Designer will develop branded environment concepts, visualizations, presentations, and marketing assets while using traditional design methods and AI-powered creative tools. The role collaborates with Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Business Development teams to bring customer opportunities to life.

Responsibilities

• Develop experiential concepts and branded environment solutions for customer opportunities, presentations, and strategic pursuits
• Translate customer goals, brand standards, and project requirements into compelling visual representations
• Create mood boards, concept renderings, visualization packages, and design narratives that support sales and marketing efforts
• Develop interior and exterior branded environment concepts, including signage, wayfinding, environmental graphics, retail environments, experiential activations, and other customer-facing spaces
• Utilize AI-powered creative tools to accelerate ideation and concept development
• Generate, manipulate, refine, and enhance AI-created images and design concepts to meet customer expectations and project requirements
• Combine AI-generated assets with traditional design methods to create polished, presentation-ready deliverables
• Maintain an understanding of emerging design technologies, visualization tools, and AI platforms that improve creative workflows
• Collaborate with the Director of Marketing and broader Marketing team to support strategic marketing initiatives
• Create content marketing assets, social graphics, digital advertisements, landing page graphics, web visuals, and branded campaign materials
• Design physical displays, banners, environmental graphics, and supporting collateral for trade shows, events, and customer experiences
• Enhance sales presentations, executive presentations, and customer pitches through compelling visual storytelling
• Support the development of consistent visual staging principles and experiential brand standards across customer-facing materials
• Create graphics and visual communications for internal initiatives and People & Culture programs
• Support RFP and RFI responses through the creation of concept visuals, case study graphics, customer journey visualizations, and capability presentations

Skills

• * Strong visual design and conceptual thinking skills
• * Ability to develop or translate ideas into compelling visual experiences and presentations
• * Experience creating client-facing presentations with strong storytelling and professional design standards
• * Working knowledge of exterior signage, interior branding, environmental graphics, or visual brand systems
• * Ability to interpret architectural elevations, floor plans, and project documentation
• * Strong attention to detail and ability to work within brand guidelines
• * Experience with 3D visualization, rendering, or spatial modeling
• * Ability to adapt and refine AI-generated creative outputs into customer-ready solutions
• * Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
• * Proficiency in Microsoft Office with strong PowerPoint design capabilities
• * Experience using AI-powered creative tools for image generation, concept ideation, visualization, and design enhancement
• * Knowledge of 3D visualization and rendering software such as Rhino and Chaos V-Ray/Vantage
• * Experience in experiential marketing, trade show exhibits, retail environments, branded spaces, or environmental design
• * Knowledge of materials, fabrication methods, and production considerations
• * Experience presenting concepts to customers and internal stakeholders
• * Familiarity with animation, motion graphics, interactive experiences, or AR/VR visualization
• After Effects experience preferred
• * Familiarity with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is a plus
• Video editing and motion graphics experience preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Strong visual design and conceptual thinking skills
• * Ability to develop or translate ideas into compelling visual experiences and presentations
• * Experience creating client-facing presentations with strong storytelling and professional design standards
• * Working knowledge of exterior signage, interior branding, environmental graphics, or visual brand systems
• * Ability to interpret architectural elevations, floor plans, and project documentation
• * Strong attention to detail and ability to work within brand guidelines
• * Experience with 3D visualization, rendering, or spatial modeling
• * Ability to adapt and refine AI-generated creative outputs into customer-ready solutions
• * Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
• * Proficiency in Microsoft Office with strong PowerPoint design capabilities
• * Experience using AI-powered creative tools for image generation, concept ideation, visualization, and design enhancement
• * Knowledge of 3D visualization and rendering software such as Rhino and Chaos V-Ray/Vantage
• * Experience in experiential marketing, trade show exhibits, retail environments, branded spaces, or environmental design
• * Knowledge of materials, fabrication methods, and production considerations
• * Experience presenting concepts to customers and internal stakeholders
• * Familiarity with animation, motion graphics, interactive experiences, or AR/VR visualization

Nice to Haves

• After Effects experience preferred
• * Familiarity with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is a plus
• Video editing and motion graphics experience preferred

Benefits

• Supportive, collaborative work environment
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Regular coaching, feedback, and mentorship to support growth
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Health Savings Accounts with employer contributions
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Weekly pay schedule
• 401(k) with employer match
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability coverage
• Generous paid time off and company holidays
• Volunteer Time Off
• Paid parental leave