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Mid-Level Scenic & Event Designer (2 - 5+ Years of Experience)

Pulse Studio LLC is a design previsualization firm based in Lisle, Illinois. Our designs allow clients to experience what their event or product will look and feel like before it’s ever built. We are looking for a strong 3D Designer to help us create stunning presentation visuals and digital assets for the following areas: Set Design, Exhibit Design, Tradeshow Design, Product/Prototype Renderings, Animations, Interior & Exterior Renderings, Mobile Marketing, Graphics & Web design and AR/VR content creation.

Responsibilities

• Generate creative designs based on project/client needs
• Produce high quality renderings for events, scenic stage designs, and product launches
• Take a design idea from conceptual mood boards to final design
• Model, texture and light all elements involved with the project
• Understand the varieties of light setups from clean studio renderings to vibrant stage rendering
• Coordinate with the rest of the project team and Client teams in the execution of the project/assignments
• Post-production work for final renderings
• Should be able to manage projects on their own, communicate feedback and direction to and from internal and external teams with support from leadership

Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in 3D Studio Max (DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DON'T KNOW THIS PROGRAM)
• Knowledgeable in Unreal (Blueprinting a plus)
• Can create custom textures and materials for use in models
• Can dynamically light a scene
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Photoshop & Illustrator
• Experience in the event design / tradeshow design industry
• Proficiency in Office 365 (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Ability to effectively meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work in team environment

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years’ work experience in Event Design, Tradeshow Design, Theater or Architecture is a huge plus.
• Any programming, C++, or HTML5 experience is not required but is a plus.
• After Effects for motion graphics creation experience is not required but is a plus.
• Knowledge of fabrication and tradeshow extrusion systems is not required but is a plus.

Please include a link to your portfolio with your application to be considered. (THIS IS MANDATORY. We need to see what level your skills are at.)

Pulse Studio is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We support diversity in the workforce.

Job Location - Lisle, Illinois.  Ideally you work in our studio but will have flexibility with some days being remote.

Position Type - Contract to start (Hourly) / After 3 months Full Time is possible (Salary)

Our industry is fast paced with quick turnarounds. Our work varies from day to day, occasionally we work late to meet our client’s expectations. Benefits include medical insurance, 401k with employer match, paid holidays, and vacation time.

Pulse Studio got our start creating successful branded corporate events, trade-shows and exhibits. We are passionate about creating branded experiential designs from the overall physical experience down to the content you see on each screen. With our backgrounds in architecture, engineering, film and animation we were able to take our clients ideas and turn them into beautiful designs visualized in 3d. This is all created with fresh modern designs while always working with our clients to make sure we are embodying the message and story they want to tell.

Pulse serves as an extension of your design department. We work with our clients and their brand guidelines to create beautiful renderings, still images, custom video content, and motion graphics. We believe in a collaborative process between our clients and producers ensuring their satisfaction with the design and messaging we are creating. We have taken our roots of designing 3-dimensional branding experience and have evolved to help our clients create everything from the physical design down to the graphics, video content and interactive elements.

Our combined experience has created a base for us to understand our clients brands and turn those brands and stories into customer experiences. We are taking that all a step further to push digital content further for our clients. Environmental branding is no longer just a passive experience of showing static images. We want to interact with our content through touchscreens, VR/AR/MR, motion sensors, tablets, social media integration and more. That is just the beginning, every day we are looking at new technology to help our clients engage their customers. The more engaging the experience, the more brand awareness that create. That makes our clients happy and keeps them calling on Pulse for new projects.