Specialist, Store Animation Jobs

At Chanel, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.

Specialist, Store Animation

About The Job

CHANEL is looking for a designer to join our Store Animation & Experience Design Team within the US Artistic Direction Department in New York. You will play a leading role in the design and adaptation of events and visual merchandising for CHANEL Fragrance & Beauty Points of Sale (POS). This role interfaces with Global Artistic Direction, US Marketing, and Procurement teams to ensure our campaigns come to life across a wide range of touchpoints: multi-brand retail stores, stand-alone boutiques as well as pop-up events. Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the field of design or architecture and a deep passion for visual communication, branding, retail, fashion, beauty and art.

What impact you can create at CHANEL:

• Influence the communication strategy for CHANEL POS
• Design and conceptualize the adaptation of global campaigns to fit the specificities of the US market
• Support the creation of US-led initiatives that answer our markets specific needs
• Expand CHANEL’s sustainability ambitions by researching and testing new materials and processes
• Elevate brand image with coherent communication and high-quality execution

You are energized by…

• Overseeing projects in their entirety from start to finish
• Navigating complexity, problem solving, and creating innovative design solutions
• Design, architecture, luxury, advertising, sustainability, etc.
• The process of ideating, sketching and iterating new concepts
• Working cross-functionally with internal teams and external vendors

What You Will Bring To The Team...

• 3D design development skills – create accurate CAD models and clear renderings of new concepts
• Strong communication & organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively
• Conduct shop visits with procurement teams to oversee the production process
• Strong ideation skills – hand sketching, mood boarding, brainstorming, etc.
• Review shop drawings and samples from vendors in partnership with procurement teams
• Presentation skills – build decks and update based on feedback
• High attention to detail
• Facilitate production by creating technical drawings, specifications and guidelines for vendors

Position Logistics:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Industrial Design, Architecture, Interior Design or related field with 3 – 5 years of experience the field of design or architecture
• Confidence & proven experience with design software; Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, V-Ray, etc.
• Willingness to travel to stores locally as well as throughout the US (at most 1-2 days per month)
• NYC Based - Hybrid Schedule | 9 West 57th Street Office

What skills you will learn?

• Travel and collaboration with CHANEL colleagues in other regions of the world
• Expand knowledge production processes and CHANEL quality standards
• Build on strong design problem solving skills
• Opportunity to implement brand image creatively and effectively
• Work independently under a larger team with a strong support and team-work mentality
• Opportunities for visibility to senior leadership
• Exposure to the process of creation at CHANEL and the business mindset

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $60,700 through $90,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other components [may/will] include additional compensation, benefits, and perks.

Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:

Diversity and Inclusion

• We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.
• At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy, and dignity for all. We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.

Chanel Community

• CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents, and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.
• Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.

Fondation Chanel

• Since 2011, Fondation CHANEL’s mission is for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny. Through multi-year partnerships with financial and technical support, Fondation CHANEL is committed to improving the safety and autonomy of women and adolescent girls around the world, impacting over a million women and girls in its first 10 years.
• For more information, please navigate to the Fondation Chanel website here

Sustainability

• CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.
• Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.

Arts and Culture

• We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent. US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.

Career and Leadership Development:

• We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees, developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine Chanel People, Heart of Leadership and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.

Compensation

• Base salary, bonus potential and other forms of variable pay [may/will be] offered for this position

Benefits And Perks

• Chanel, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by Chanel at any time.
• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days
• Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking
• Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program
• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)
• 401K, pension, and other incentives
• Flexibility (flexible time and hybrid work options)
• Wellbeing resources include dedicated paid time off for wellbeing (2-week August Office Closure and Wellbeing Days in Retail) and a Wellbeing fund