Marketplace Designer

What You’ll Do

• Design and execute seasonal campaign experiences across retail and wholesale environments, including windows, in-store storytelling, and product education
• Translate brand and campaign concepts into clear, engaging physical experiences that guide customers through the space
• Create cohesive 2D and 3D design solutions, including signage, graphics, spatial layouts, and environmental storytelling elements
• Apply strong brand storytelling principles—bringing clarity to typography, layout, and visual hierarchy across all touchpoints
• Develop scalable toolkits, templates, and guidelines that enable consistent execution across regions, store formats, and partners
• Use a systems‑thinking approach to ensure design solutions are adaptable, repeatable, and easy to implement
• Contribute to evergreen and always‑on brand communication, maintaining consistency and clarity in store
• Design for retail events, store openings, and community‑led moments, including localized and bespoke storytelling
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional partners across Retail, Wholesale, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Creative, and Production, as well as external vendors
• Ensure alignment between physical and digital experiences, contributing to a cohesive omnichannel ecosystem
• Contribute to the evolution of marketplace design systems, processes, and documentation (guides, playbooks, frameworks)
• Create production‑ready files using Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, and partner with production teams to ensure quality, feasibility, and executional integrity
• Manage multiple projects of varying scope, balancing priorities, timelines, and quality
• Ensure all work reflects Patagonia’s values, brand standards, and commitment to environmental and social responsibility

A thoughtful, customer‑centered designer who cares deeply about how physical environments shape experience and storytelling. A strong collaborator who builds trust across teams and works effectively with cross‑functional partners and external vendors. A clear communicator who can articulate ideas, decisions, and tradeoffs in a way that brings others along. A systems thinker who naturally sees patterns and creates consistency and scalability in your approach.

Comfortable working independently and navigating ambiguity, especially when there is limited precedent or direction. Solutions‑oriented and resourceful, using sound judgment and creative problem‑solving to work through constraints. Detail‑oriented and organized, able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and follow‑through. Open and receptive to feedback, contributing to a team environment grounded in shared ownership and continuous improvement. Grounded in Patagonia’s mission, bringing care and intention to work that reflects environmental and social responsibility.

• 5+ years of professional design experience in retail, environmental, brand, or experiential design
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Working knowledge of 3D tools such as Sketch Up or similar platforms
• Strong foundation in graphic design (2D), with applied understanding of spatial and 3D design principles
• Demonstrated experience designing for physical environments such as retail stores, events, or exhibitions
• Proven ability to think in systems and develop scalable toolkits, templates, and frameworks that support consistent execution
• Strong command of brand storytelling, including typography, layout, and visual hierarchy
• Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams and external production or fabrication partners
• Working knowledge of materials, fabrication, and production processes is a plus
• Solid project management skills, with experience balancing multiple projects and timelines

$92,300 - $105,300 USD Annually.

Patagonia offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, retirement, and leave of absence plans. Benefit plans may vary slightly depending on the nature of employment.

This position is hybrid, with a standard schedule of Tuesday–Thursday on‑site and remote work on other days. Occasional additional office visits may be required for team events or critical meetings.

It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co‑workers, customers, and vendors.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.