Environmental Designer - FREEMAN
Chicago, IL
About the Job
Position Overview:
Our Environmental Designers work under creative and design direction to champion the volumetric and spatial expression of our experiential story, using design skills to build physical environments and installations that meaningfully influence target audiences to achieve our client's goals. In other words, you bring ideas to life in physical form/s.
Responsibilities:
+ Design physical solutions that reflect brand narratives and experiences, as well as other experiential messaging through the creation of three-dimensional environments and structural elements
+ Contributes to the design of the physical solution through development of environment and structures
+ Functions as a subject matter expert for low to medium-complexity projects
+ Delivers desired results through established methods, templates and standards
+ Contributes to design quality assurance and coherence to design intent
+ Commitment to project schedules, including timely and complete handoff to detailing teams
+ Manage time and workload to meet project task deadlines and commitments with regular interaction and direction from Creative and Design Leadership
+ Maintain comprehensive CAD files and well-documented design collateral including estimation packages, renderings, and black & white drawing sets
+ Presents concepts to internal audiences, manages and completes revisions, and resubmits as needed
+ Leverages best practices and experience to contribute to projects
+ Appetite to learn specifics about custom and system fabrication to inform design thinking
+ Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
+ Formal qualifications in one of the following: architecture, environmental design, retail design, interior design, industrial design, exhibit design or experiential design
+ 1 - 5 years of industry experience in a related field: for example, brand experience at a creative/event/experience agency, architectural design firm in applicable areas of space design, visual design, industrial design with a focus on audience experience
+ Proficient in either 3D Studio MAX and/or SketchUp
+ Grounding in concept sketching, environmental branding, floor plan/space development, presentation layouts, basic construction drawings
+ Good understanding of technologies, and materials and methods of fabrication of exhibits and events.
+ Familiarity with AI tools and willingness to adopt new innovations
+ Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
+ Exceptional organization skills, strong attention to detail, and a positive attitude
+ Adapts swiftly in dynamic and evolving settings
+ Effectively communicates internally through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means
+ Exhibit initiative, process innovation, problem solving, and quality decision-making
Preferred Skills:
+ Knowledge of V-Ray, Enscape, (or similar) rendering software
+ Proficient in Google Drive and Microsoft Office
+ Understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud and programs
Company Overview:
Sparks is a live + digital brand experience agency. We specialize in creating connection - real human connection - onsite, online or anywhere. Through a mix of insightful strategy, breakthrough creative, cutting edge design and flawless execution, we create memorable trade show exhibits, live and virtual events, brand activations, retail stores, corporate & conference environments, keynotes and other immersive experiences that deepen relationships, inspire action, and build trust, all around the world. And in 2023, Sparks was acquired by Freeman, and is now part of the largest event and experience group in the world.
We operate an open and inclusive culture where all recognize, respect, appreciate, and encourage individuality regardless of race, gender, age, religion, culture, ideology, economic status, disability or sexual orientation. We believe that everyone at all levels of our organization is accountable for building this culture. We are challenging ourselves daily to seek and build diversity and equality in any way we can–and we welcome your ideas.
Think you’ve got what it takes to hang with us?
We’ve built our reputation on creating awesome experiences for our clients, but equally important is the experience we create for our people. Yes, we work hard. But we also make it a point to have fun. And we find our people work that much harder when work doesn’t feel so much like, well, work. If you share our mindset, we should chat.
We’ve always got our eyes peeled for smart, hungry people who think that what we do isn’t so much a job as it is a way of life. And while any company can supply stuff like benefits (and, of course we do too!) our greatest benefit comes from the amazing people you’ll interact with daily, who will challenge and push you to think harder, be more creative and love what you do.
_Sparks provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training._
Our Environmental Designers work under creative and design direction to champion the volumetric and spatial expression of our experiential story, using design skills to build physical environments and installations that meaningfully influence target audiences to achieve our client's goals. In other words, you bring ideas to life in physical form/s.
Responsibilities:
+ Design physical solutions that reflect brand narratives and experiences, as well as other experiential messaging through the creation of three-dimensional environments and structural elements
+ Contributes to the design of the physical solution through development of environment and structures
+ Functions as a subject matter expert for low to medium-complexity projects
+ Delivers desired results through established methods, templates and standards
+ Contributes to design quality assurance and coherence to design intent
+ Commitment to project schedules, including timely and complete handoff to detailing teams
+ Manage time and workload to meet project task deadlines and commitments with regular interaction and direction from Creative and Design Leadership
+ Maintain comprehensive CAD files and well-documented design collateral including estimation packages, renderings, and black & white drawing sets
+ Presents concepts to internal audiences, manages and completes revisions, and resubmits as needed
+ Leverages best practices and experience to contribute to projects
+ Appetite to learn specifics about custom and system fabrication to inform design thinking
+ Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
+ Formal qualifications in one of the following: architecture, environmental design, retail design, interior design, industrial design, exhibit design or experiential design
+ 1 - 5 years of industry experience in a related field: for example, brand experience at a creative/event/experience agency, architectural design firm in applicable areas of space design, visual design, industrial design with a focus on audience experience
+ Proficient in either 3D Studio MAX and/or SketchUp
+ Grounding in concept sketching, environmental branding, floor plan/space development, presentation layouts, basic construction drawings
+ Good understanding of technologies, and materials and methods of fabrication of exhibits and events.
+ Familiarity with AI tools and willingness to adopt new innovations
+ Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
+ Exceptional organization skills, strong attention to detail, and a positive attitude
+ Adapts swiftly in dynamic and evolving settings
+ Effectively communicates internally through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means
+ Exhibit initiative, process innovation, problem solving, and quality decision-making
Preferred Skills:
+ Knowledge of V-Ray, Enscape, (or similar) rendering software
+ Proficient in Google Drive and Microsoft Office
+ Understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud and programs
Company Overview:
Sparks is a live + digital brand experience agency. We specialize in creating connection - real human connection - onsite, online or anywhere. Through a mix of insightful strategy, breakthrough creative, cutting edge design and flawless execution, we create memorable trade show exhibits, live and virtual events, brand activations, retail stores, corporate & conference environments, keynotes and other immersive experiences that deepen relationships, inspire action, and build trust, all around the world. And in 2023, Sparks was acquired by Freeman, and is now part of the largest event and experience group in the world.
We operate an open and inclusive culture where all recognize, respect, appreciate, and encourage individuality regardless of race, gender, age, religion, culture, ideology, economic status, disability or sexual orientation. We believe that everyone at all levels of our organization is accountable for building this culture. We are challenging ourselves daily to seek and build diversity and equality in any way we can–and we welcome your ideas.
Think you’ve got what it takes to hang with us?
We’ve built our reputation on creating awesome experiences for our clients, but equally important is the experience we create for our people. Yes, we work hard. But we also make it a point to have fun. And we find our people work that much harder when work doesn’t feel so much like, well, work. If you share our mindset, we should chat.
We’ve always got our eyes peeled for smart, hungry people who think that what we do isn’t so much a job as it is a way of life. And while any company can supply stuff like benefits (and, of course we do too!) our greatest benefit comes from the amazing people you’ll interact with daily, who will challenge and push you to think harder, be more creative and love what you do.
_Sparks provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training._
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