Come work for us!

We are looking for dedicated employees to join our team to help our customers have the best experience possible every time they enter a JD Finish Line store.

Our employees are key to our success.

As a key member of the JD Finish Line design team, your role is dynamic and multifaceted, offering a blend of creativity, coordination, and communication. You’ll translate design concepts into tangible retail experiences, contributing to the success and growth of JD Finish Line retail stores. With each task, you'll have the opportunity to showcase your creativity, problem-solving skills, and commitment to excellence, making every day both challenging and rewarding. This individual will effectively exhibit JD Finish Line’s core values of Customer, People, Winning, Community, and Financial Responsibility in everything they do by performing the following main duties:

Space Planning and Interior Architecture:

• Draft and create comprehensive space plans and interior architecture designs for JD Finish Line North America with the integration of design principles and disciplines.
• Contribute to the architectural design process by assessing project scope through briefs, site surveys, and lease documents, and articulate design issues through written and verbal communication, sketches, and drawings.
• Effectively utilize store design guidelines and standards for both exterior and interior development, influencing their evolution as necessary to enhance the brand image.
• Collaborate with architects to create and review schematic, design development, final construction drawings to ensure cost-effective and efficient construction of retail stores and as-built recording and archiving.
• Implement and coordinate requests for changes applicable to projects, swiftly identifying design merits and drawbacks to influence optimal design decisions.

Collaboration and Coordination:

• Work closely with other teams, including projects, graphics, and merchandising, to ensure alignment with retail objectives and requirements.
• Work with Real Estate, Space Planning, and Visual Merchandising teams to design feasibility plans that optimize site footprints and align interior spaces with market-specific needs.
• Serve as a central point of contact throughout all project phases, resolving site-related issues and coordinating solutions with internal and external partners.
• Communicate design plans and updates to key stakeholders such as Architects, Construction Project Managers, and Visual Merchandising, ensuring clarity and consistency.
• Travel is approximately 25%.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design (or related major) or relevant and equivalent experience.
• 3-6 years of relevant professional experience delivering a variety of design projects from conception through implementation
• Experience in construction and shop fitting, along with strong working knowledge of building regulations.
• Experience in the sports/fashion retail industry preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with other stakeholders.

Required Computer and/or Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in Google Suite, Smartsheets, Adobe Creative Suite, Bluebeam, and AutoCAD with working knowledge of SketchUp or similar software.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sit for more than 6 hours per shift
• Use hands to finger, handle and feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Talk and/or hear
• Stand for up to 4 hours at a time regularly
• Walk or move from one location to another
• Periodically may need to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally
• Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with the company’s policies are required for the position.
• The work environment for this position is a moderately noisy office setting.
• The ability to work remotely with consistent access to WiFi.
• Must be able to travel as needed for site visits, meetings, and project-related activities by land and air.

The company reserves the right to modify this job description with or without notice. Employees may be asked to perform additional duties outside of normal job scope on a temporary basis per company policy. This role will be