Retail design professionals have a mix of design, technology and branding skills

4 In-Demand Design Careers in Retail Successful retail design professionals have a mix of design, technology and branding skills.

Retail design used to involve a few simple questions such as where to put the checkout counter and how big it should be.  It incorporates other aspects of design such as how store flow compliments different brands and how mobile technology affects point-of-sale treatments.

These four in-demand retail design careers show how the industry’s relationship to design is changing.

1.    Visual merchandiser

2.    Creative technologist                                   Retail Design

3.    Graphic designer

4.    Architectural designer

Retail design lies at the intersection of architecture, marketing, strategy and design of the built environment.