Senior 3D Designer (Fixed-Term)

The Exploratorium develops, fabricates, and maintains educational interactive exhibits and installations for public display at the Exploratorium's site in San Francisco and other venues throughout the world. The ideal candidate will also have a knack for getting his/her hands dirty, enjoy constant learning, and be able to offer a unique perspective across many areas of exhibition design, from science museums to art museums, healthcare, and outdoor installations in public spaces. • Execution: Consistently deliver high-quality exhibit/exhibition designs across a number of projects with minimum supervision • Idea Generation: Produce quick and expressive 2D and 3D sketches to communicate and document design ideas, including those of other team members, clients, and project partners • Documentation: • Produce high-quality architectural and exhibition renderings at various scales, including lighting, textures, atmospheric effects, and engaged visitors • Produce professional-level design documentation that meets standard technical and code requirements for fabrication and installation, including materials, dimensions, and ADA • Produce exhibition design intent drawings for fabrication, standard architectural drawing sets, and permitting sets • Flexibility: Adapt to project constraints with proactive solutions; work comfortably and productively on a range of projects from grant-based R&D to projects for external clients; work collaboratively with exhibit developers on the design of hands-on interactive exhibits; work collaboratively with design, engineering, graphics, editorial, web, and production staff; help prepare for and participate in client/community meetings and presentations • Judgement: Make timely exhibit/exhibition design and development decisions; show strong creative discernment and good discipline around editing of ideas • Production/Vendor Oversight: Organize and coordinate design and production by vendors and outside fabricators; oversee production in-house and outside to ensure consistent look and feel, build quality, and function • Other duties as assigned This is a fixed-term (11/1/2025 – 10/31/2027), full-time (37.5 hours per week), non-exempt, union position that includes benefits. The starting range for this role is $41.94 to $44.43 per hour.