Senior Industrial Designer

Pinnacle Exhibits creates memorable brand spaces. Our teams are made of experts who value creativity, honesty, flexibility and going beyond expectations. If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you.

We are based in Oregon with facilities in Irvine and Morgan Hill, California. We are recruiting for a Senior Industrial Designer at our SE Portland design studio. The studio is located in the Olympic Mills Commerce Center (OMCC). The OMCC is a beehive of creative energy located in the land of bikes, breweries, mustaches and locally roasted coffee.

• Create unique ideas which respond directly to client goals and leverage client input. Work must both reflect client direction and assert a confident, creative viewpoint.

• Express ideas in a variety ways according to client need and phase of project development. Communicate with internal and external teams alike with words, found images, sketches, computer models, renderings and/or other media.

• Develop creative presentations which convey event objectives, interactions intended for the event, aesthetics of the space, form/function of the structures, materials/finishes/colors and event marketing campaign extensions.

• Partner with Creative Director to confirm scope of creative response, form of deliverables and deadlines.

• Manage internal and external expectations for scope and timing of projects.

• Facilitate and participate in group ideation sessions.

• Mentor and assist in training Junior Designers.

• Deliver design concepts within budgetary constraints.

• Create spec sheets to assist with budgeting and estimation.

• Follow projects through production to ensure design intent is preserved and internal clients receive practical, actionable input.

• Keep current with trends in 3d brand marketing, event marketing, experiential marketing, best retail practices and tradeshows.

• Keep current with new methods of expressing event marketing ideas: computer modeling and rendering, fly-throughs, software updates, creative suite and beyond.

• Maintain all relevant files, materials and records.

• 5 years of experience designing exhibits, events, set/scenery, environments, or retail.

• Working knowledge of construction and material usage.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Environmental Design, Advertising, Marketing, or Fine Arts.

• Working knowledge of digital media, A/V, lighting and staging.

• Working knowledge of modern marketing methodologies including social media, engagement tracking, apps, etc.

• Proficient in 3ds Max, or similar 3d modeling/rendering software.

• Has a generous, collaborative work style and demonstrated ability to be productive in a creative group setting. Ability to work with clients and colleagues who are located remotely.

• Mature enough, confident enough, talented enough and reliable enough to work with internal/external clients autonomously.