Production Designer

About Us

The Freeman Company is a global leader in events, on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the industry’s largest network of experts, The Freeman Company's insights shape exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. The integrated full-service solutions leverage a 99-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.

Summary

As a Production Designer, you'll transform creative concepts into precise technical drawings for live experiences, including events, environments, and exhibits. You'll play a crucial role within a multidisciplinary team of account managers, designers, and production staff to influence cost estimating, inventory management, and production detailing. This role will efficiently manage its workload to ensure quality and timely completion, often on multiple projects simultaneously. This position is instrumental in shaping events of all scales, from intimate conferences to expansive trade shows, ensuring that each element reflects our commitment to excellence.

This position will support our Design team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in-office and/or show-site 2-3 days per week. The ideal candidate will be based out of any of the following locations:

• Chicago, IL
• Dallas, TX
• Orlando, FL
• Las Vegas,NV

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Design Translation: Partner with environmental designers to translate design concepts - in a strategically viable and technologically feasible way - into technical drawings.
• Design Development: Develop design collection projects into technical drawings.
• Collaboration: Engage with various internal teams and clients, providing technical input during design sessions and meetings.
• Material Review: Examine all provided materials, such as brand standards, style guides, and design concepts, and discuss project aspects like budget and design approach with relevant team members.
• Structural Realization: Understand design intent and implement the structural aspect of design language, ensuring the technical design is feasible and aligns with detailing and production processes.
• Quality Control: Take full responsibility for the technical design’s quality, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and adherence to timelines.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive CAD files and well-documented design collateral.
• Presentation & Iteration: Present technical designs for approval, manage revisions, and resubmit as needed in an iterative process.
• Expertise: Stay informed about Freeman’s software toolsets, build systems, production trends, industry standards and best practices.
• Work Schedule: We value dedication during our peak periods. Overtime hours can be expected and are compensated appropriately, per our company policy and legal standards.
• Additional Duties: Fulfill any other assigned tasks as required.

Education & Experience

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, High School Diploma or Equivalent with relevant work experience required
• AutoCAD fluency with a strong portfolio showcasing technical and tactical design solutions.
• Exceptional communication skills, coupled with diplomacy and adaptability in various situations.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to thrive under pressure.
• Qualities that inspire teamwork and customer satisfaction.
• A continuous learning mindset - adaptable to new design methodologies or technologies.
• A capacity for self-awareness and growth.

PREFERRED:

• Rendering Software including SketchUp or 3DS Max.
• Adobe Creative Suite knowledge.
• Bematrix building system understanding.
• Experience in the Tradeshow, Meeting & Events Industry.

Travel Requirements

No Travel Required

What We Offer

The Freeman Company provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. These are a handful of the types of programs and benefits our full-time people may be eligible for. There may be some variances in specific benefits across regions.

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life, Accident and Disability
• Retirement with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Hourly range of $30.00-$35.62 based upon experience

Diversity Commitment

At The Freeman Company, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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