The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Senior 3D / Visual Merchandising Designer to join Puig’s Global Architecture & Visual Merchandising team in London, supporting Kama Ayurveda.
The role will help drive the creative development of Kama Ayurveda’s 3D and Visual Merchandising output across campaigns, windows, in-store animations, pop-ups, branded displays, POS materials and global merchandising standards.
The focus is on creating distinctive, creative and production-ready VM design solutions that translate Kama Ayurveda’s brand identity, product portfolio, marketing priorities and wellness/skincare category codes into clear, elevated and executable design proposals.
Reporting to the Head of 3D Design, and working closely with the Director of Architecture & Visual Merchandising, this role requires a confident and independent designer who can manage their own workload, develop creative ideas with limited day-to-day supervision, communicate design rationale clearly, and partner effectively with Marketing, Retail, Trade, Education, Project Management, suppliers and senior stakeholders
This is a fixed-term maternity cover contract for up to 12 months.
What you'll get to do
- Drive the creative development of Kama Ayurveda’s VM and 3D design output across campaigns, windows, in-store animations, pop-ups, POS display materials and VM standards.
- Act as the key day-to-day VM design contact for Kama Ayurveda, working under the direction of the Head of 3D Design and in close partnership with the Director of Architecture & Visual Merchandising.
- Interpret, challenge and clarify briefs to ensure design solutions are focused, relevant and achievable.
- Develop creative concepts and 3D visualisations from initial idea through to presentation-ready proposals.
- Translate selected concepts into detailed 3D design proposals suitable for global rollout across varied retail and wholesale environments.
- Create clear global campaign merchandising guidelines, VM standards and simple technical drawing packs.
- Prepare supplier briefing documents and support prototyping with the Project Management team.
- Review samples, materials, finishes and prototypes to ensure executional accuracy and alignment with the approved design intent.
- Present and defend design recommendations to senior stakeholders, balancing creative ambition with feasibility, cost, timelines and commercial priorities.
- Plan, prioritise and drive your own workload independently, keeping projects moving without close day-to-day supervision.
- Build strong working relationships across Marketing, Retail, Trade, Education, Project Management and senior leadership.
- Bring relevant insight from VM, wellness, skincare, luxury retail, materials and consumer experience trends into the Kama Ayurveda brand.
We'd love to meet you if you have
- Significant experience in 3D design, visual merchandising, branded display design or retail campaign environments, ideally within beauty, wellness, skincare, luxury or premium consumer brands.
- Experience working with wellness or skincare brands, or a strong understanding of category dynamics, customer rituals and product storytelling.
- A strong portfolio showing high-quality 3D displays, VM concepts, campaign rollouts, pop-ups, POS materials and branded retail displays.
- Evidence of taking projects from concept through to technical development, supplier briefing, prototyping or implementation.
- The confidence and seniority to present design rationale clearly, influence stakeholders and defend creative recommendations.
- Proven ability to work autonomously, structure your own workload and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong working knowledge of SketchUp, with Adobe InDesign and Illustrator required for presentations, guidelines and document layouts.
- Familiarity with Layout and V-Ray, would be advantageous.
- Strong technical drawing skills and a sound understanding of materials, finishes, production processes and retail feasibility.
- A high level of creativity, with the ability to originate ideas and develop them into practical, production-ready solutions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, with a clear, collaborative and solutions-oriented approach.
- Strong attention to detail and sensitivity to luxury, premium and wellness brand codes.
- The ability to become the trusted go-to person for Kama Ayurveda VM design.
A few things you'll love about us
- An entrepreneurial, creative and welcoming work culture
- A range of learning and development opportunities
- An international company with plenty of opportunities to grow
- A competitive compensation & benefits package