DESCRIPTION

Our client, a global CPG brand, is looking for a stellar Senior Experiential Designer with topnotch 3D skills to join their highly creative experience design team as an Associate Design Manager.
This full-time, salaried role requires 3-5 days of onsite work in Plano, TX, as well as occasional travel as needed for site visits and activations across North America.
The Senior Experiential Designers will have the opportunity to concept and execute massive, high-visibility, immersive experiential projects for well-known, beloved snack brands, in partnership with events including Superbowl, NASCAR, Kentucky Derby, FIFA, and more.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Own the creative process from brief to execution with emphasis on concept visualization; show vision and skill in defining all design elements, including identity, typography, iconography, illustrations, animations, etc.
• Demonstrate your expertise as a conceptual designer and 3D artist by concepting and visualizing models and renderings through execution and fabrication
• Connect and collaborate with marketing and creative partners across the country, understanding the needs of their regional cultures and markets
• Center work around Design Thinking—from inspiration to vision to concept to narrative to consumer journey
• Lead cross-functional creative brainstorms, leveraging design thinking to unlock innovative approaches to brand activations
• Partner with brand teams to identify and codify experiential brand language through ownable materials, finishes, colors, lighting, sounds, scents, etc.
• Clearly communicate ideas through visualization and presentation to cross-functional internal and external stakeholders
• Exhibit excellent skills in defining all design materials, including textures, fabrications, and more.

Requirements for the Senior Experiential / 3D Designers include:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or a related discipline is required
• Minimum 7+ years of experience as an experiential designer or in a related role in an agency or highly creative in-house team
• Portfolio demonstrating high-concept thinking, contemporary aesthetic, and top-notch rendering skills
• High proficiency in 3D Studio Max and Adobe Creative Suite, animation skills are a plus; MUST know 3DS Max and possess excellent rendering skills in order to be considered!
• Strong leadership, reliability, and communication skills with the ability to bring out the best in others
• Strong project management and organizational skills; ability to balance imagining work with managing work: Dream up world-class executions, then handle project management effectively
• Experience leading projects, collaborating with freelancers and agency partners

Benefits include: Bonus eligibility, Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

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• Own the creative process from brief to execution with emphasis on concept visualization; show vision and skill in defining all design elements, including identity, typography, iconography, illustrations, animations, etc.
• Demonstrate your expertise as a conceptual designer and 3D artist by concepting and visualizing models and renderings through execution and fabrication
• Connect and collaborate with marketing and creative partners across the country, understanding the needs of their regional cultures and markets
• Center work around Design Thinking—from inspiration to vision to concept to narrative to consumer journey
• Lead cross-functional creative brainstorms, leveraging design thinking to unlock innovative approaches to brand activations
• Partner with brand teams to identify and codify experiential brand language through ownable materials, finishes, colors, lighting, sounds, scents, etc.
• Clearly communicate ideas through visualization and presentation to cross-functional internal and external stakeholders
• Exhibit excellent skills in defining all design materials, including textures, fabrications, and more