Exhibit Designer / Detailer

Top Shelf Exhibits, Inc. is seeking a full-time Exhibit Designer to join our team. We are a full-service exhibit design and production company known for delivering high-quality design, fabrication, and client services. We are particularly interested in candidates located in the Rochester, NY area, or Orlando, Florida, area.

Candidates must submit a portfolio or a link to their portfolio to be considered for employment.

This role will also occasionally support the team in a Detailer capacity, including preparing setup packages, control drawings, graphic elevations, and bills of materials. Graphic design experience is a plus. Candidates must have experience with BeMatrix or comparable modular exhibit systems such as Agam/Nexus or Aluvision.

What you will do:
• Design three-dimensional spaces that satisfy the client’s requirements, including budget
• Leverage our rental inventory of BeMatrix as well as other commonly used properties
• Custom-design new cabinetry and other exhibit properties when necessary
• Integrate LED tile walls/arrays into designs when called for
• Show creativity balanced by pragmatism (great designs that are executable)
• Design conceptual graphic maps based on clients' branding
• Collaborate internally and with clients. We take an iterative design process that applies feedback at each stage of development. This includes Zoom/Teams calls with clients that require a high degree of professionalism
• Manage deadlines and juggle multiple projects
• Translate approved designs into functional models in Inventor for:
• CAD elevations
• Control drawings
• Setup/assembly drawings
• Parts list generation for warehouse team

What we would love to see:
• A bachelor’s degree in design or a related field, post-graduate education a plus
• Above average ability to visualize and conceptualize in 3D space
• Strong problem solving and basic sketching skills
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Knowledge of fabrication techniques and materials standard of exhibit design
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently
• Ability to work on multiple projects with varied deadlines simultaneously
• Attention to detail with an eye for accuracy

Software:Required Experience in most current versions of these programs:

Design
• Autodesk 3ds Max with V-Ray

Detailing
• Autodesk Inventor preferred
• Solidworks or AutoCAD 3D modeling experience also considered

General
• Dropbox or similar cloud-based file sharing