Athena Club · 1 day ago
Brand Designer, Retail & Physical Experiences
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expAthena Club is a next-generation personal care company focused on redefining everyday essentials through innovative design. They are seeking a Brand Designer to lead the design of physical brand expressions across retail and experiential environments, ensuring the brand comes to life in various customer interactions.
ConsumerPersonal HealthWomen's
Responsibilities
Lead the design of retail ISM systems, including shelf architecture, endcaps, secondary placements, displays, risers, trays, fixtures, signage, headers, and environmental graphics
Concept and design visual merchandising strategies that elevate product storytelling at shelf
Translate brand campaigns into retail-ready systems that work across multiple store formats
Develop creative for retail pop-ups, activations, trade shows, and retailer-specific campaigns and takeovers
Create gifting, PR/influencer kits, and tactile brand touchpoints for DTC and partnerships
Concept and design merchandise, premiums, and gift-with-purchase programs that feel distinctive in-store
Prepare production-ready files and collaborate with vendors, fabricators, printers, and manufacturers to ensure precision and quality
Create and adapt digital assets for social, eCommerce (including Amazon carousels and PDP imagery), and paid placements
Adapt campaign creative for in-store, trade marketing, and retailer-specific needs
Design supporting digital assets for social, eCommerce, and retail partners where relevant
Partner with internal and external teams to maintain brand consistency across physical and digital touchpoints
Work closely with creative, brand, retail, product, and ops teams to translate strategy into compelling physical design
Share work early, invite feedback, and iterate collaboratively
Bring fresh ideas that evolve how the brand lives in real space and retail environments
Qualification
Required
BA or BS and 3–5 years of design experience, ideally with consumer, CPG, beauty, or lifestyle brands
Strong portfolio spanning packaging, retail, ISM, and brand environments
Skilled in print production, fabrication specifications, and file preparation for physical builds
Thinks spatially and understands how design translates from screen to shelf
Self-starter with excellent organizational and prioritization skills
Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally across technical and non-technical teams
Brings curiosity, taste, and a high bar for craft and execution
Preferred
Experience designing for major retailers (e.g., Target, Ulta, Sephora, Walmart, Amazon)
Familiarity with retail planograms, fixture systems, and store requirements
Comfort working with agencies, freelancers, printers, and fabricators
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
Life + Disability
HSA or FSA
Commuter benefits
401K
Weekly team lunches
Optional Bi-Weekly Team Workouts
Annual Offsite “Camp Athena Club”
Company
Athena Club
Athena Club is an omnichannel subscription-based company that provides personal care products for women.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$52.26M2024-01-05Series Unknown· $33.46M
2021-05-14Series A· $15M
2018-07-31Seed· $3.8M
Leadership Team
Charles Desmarais
Co-CEO and Co-Founder
Maria Markina
Co-CEO and Co-Founder
Recent News
Google Patent
2025-05-04
2025-05-04
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