3D Designer

Role Overview

Visioneers seeks a skilled 3D Designer to support the 1BFS project across booth and stand design, interior design, 3D visualization, rendering, artwork, and production preparation. This is an external service provider/consultant role reporting to a Line Manager or Design Lead.

Role Purpose

Translate creative concepts, guidelines, and design directions into accurate, visually compelling, and production-ready designs. The role requires close collaboration with internal teams, external stakeholders, suppliers, production teams, and other project partners to ensure that approved design intent is accurately translated into physical execution.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Visualization

• Create high-quality 3D concepts, models, visualizations, and realistic renders for exhibition booths, stands, interiors, activations, and related project requirements.
• Translate creative briefs, concepts, guidelines, moodboards, and design directions into professional design solutions.
• Develop designs that are both aesthetically strong and technically feasible for production.
• Prepare and develop detailed design files, drawings, layouts, elevations, and other documentation required for fabrication and installation.
• Develop multiple design options where requested and incorporate feedback into subsequent revisions.
• Support graphic design and artwork preparation when required.
• Ensure consistency of design language, branding, dimensions, materials, finishes, and visual details throughout the project.
• Ensure that all designs follow the guidelines, brand requirements, moodboards, and creative direction provided by the organization.

Production & Execution

• Consider production, fabrication, installation, materials, dimensions, structural requirements, finishes, and practical execution during the design development process.
• Coordinate with production and fabrication teams to ensure that designs are technically achievable and accurately interpreted.
• Attend the site once production and installation commences, when required, to oversee the implementation of the design and ensure alignment between the approved design and the physical execution.
• Identify discrepancies between design intent and production execution and work with the relevant teams to resolve them promptly.
• Make necessary design adjustments during production when directed and approved by the organization.
• Support the project team through installation and final execution where required.

Collaboration & Feedback

• Work closely with the internal 1BFS team and relevant external stakeholders throughout the design process.
• Attend online meetings, design reviews, coordination meetings, and other project meetings when required.
• Receive and implement feedback, comments, amendments, and directions from the designated line manager and authorized project stakeholders.
• Maintain clear communication regarding design progress, pending decisions, revisions, challenges, and required inputs.
• Coordinate effectively with suppliers, production teams, contractors, and other external stakeholders where required and as directed by the organization.

File Management & Handover

• Maintain well-organized and properly structured working files throughout the project.
• Ensure that all relevant source files, editable files, 3D models, renders, drawings, artwork, references, and related project documentation are maintained and accessible.
• Upon completion or termination of the service agreement, provide the organization with all open and completed working files relating to the assigned work, including editable and source files and any other materials developed for the project.
• Provide files in a format that allows the organization or its appointed parties to continue working on the project without dependency on the service provider.
• Do not withhold any project files, assets, designs, documents, or confidential information following completion or termination of the engagement.

Design Approval & Guidelines

• Ensure all designs follow the creative guidelines, brand guidelines, moodboards, references, technical requirements, and instructions provided by the organization.
• Do not independently deviate from approved design direction without prior discussion and approval.
• Submit any significant design change, alternative direction, or deviation from the approved concept to the designated line manager for review and approval.
• Incorporate consolidated feedback and approved comments into the relevant designs and deliverables.
• Proceed to production only with designs approved by authorized representatives of the organization.

On-Site Production & Design Alignment

• Review the physical implementation of designs during the production and installation stage.
• Ensure alignment between approved drawings and renders and the actual production.
• Identify design discrepancies, deviations, or quality issues.
• Coordinate with the production team and relevant stakeholders to resolve design-related issues.
• Ensure that any changes made during production remain aligned with the approved creative direction.
• Obtain appropriate approval for material design changes before implementation where required.

Reporting & Accountability

• Provide the line manager with a daily end-of-day update summarizing tasks completed, tasks in progress, outstanding tasks, status of deliverables, any challenges, delays, or dependencies, and required decisions or support.
• Immediately flag any issue that may affect project timelines, quality, budget, production, or execution.
• Meet agreed deadlines and communicate in advance if a deadline is at risk.
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and deliverables from briefing through completion.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven professional experience as a 3D Designer, Exhibition Designer, Interior Designer, or related role.
• Demonstrated experience in exhibition stands, booths, events, interiors, activations, or similar spatial environments.
• Strong understanding of proportions, dimensions, spatial planning, materials, finishes, lighting, furniture, branding, and visual presentation.
• Understanding of fabrication, materials, dimensions, installation, and production processes.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating 3D modeling, high-quality rendering, booth and stand design, interior and spatial design, and production-ready design work.

Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in Blender or equivalent professional 3D design software.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
• Ability to prepare accurate production and fabrication files.
• Ability to produce high-quality and realistic 3D renders and presentations.

Design & Creative Competencies

• Ability to interpret moodboards, references, brand guidelines, creative briefs, and design directions accurately.
• Strong visual sense with attention to composition, detail, aesthetics, and functionality.
• Strong ability to develop concepts from initial ideas through to detailed and production-ready designs.
• Ability to identify potential production issues during the design phase and propose practical solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple design revisions and deliverables while maintaining accuracy and consistency.

Professional & Coordination Competencies

• Strong file organization and document management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and urgent project requirements.
• Ability to work independently while remaining aligned with the project team and line manager.
• Ability to understand and follow established workflows, guidelines, approval processes, and project requirements.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills within the scope of assigned responsibilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• High level of attention to detail and ownership of deliverables.
• Maintain professional, respectful, and constructive communication with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Be receptive to feedback, comments, and direction and implement approved changes accurately.
• Maintain a collaborative and solution-oriented approach, particularly when working under pressure or against tight deadlines.

Additional Information

Engagement Type

External Service Provider / Consultant

Location & Attendance

• Work from the organization's office once or twice per week, as required by the project and directed by the line manager.
• Attend online meetings when required, including design reviews, coordination meetings, production discussions, and stakeholder meetings.
• Be available to attend physical meetings, site visits, production locations, or other project-related locations when reasonably required.
• Be present on site during the production and installation phase when requested to oversee the implementation of the assigned designs.

Availability & Flexibility

• Maintain sufficient availability to meet project requirements and deadlines.
• Maintain reasonable flexibility to respond to urgent project requirements, particularly during critical design, production, installation, and event periods.
• Support urgent revisions and amendments when required to meet project deadlines.
• Remain responsive during agreed working periods and during critical project milestones.
• May include evening or out-of-hours support during critical project periods where reasonably required.
• Exceptional or extended requirements should be coordinated with the line manager in advance where practicable.

Confidentiality & Intellectual Property

• Keep all project information, designs, concepts, documents, files, commercial information, stakeholder information, production information, and other project-related materials strictly confidential.
• Do not share, reproduce, distribute, publish, disclose, or make available any project information to third parties without prior written authorization from the organization.
• Do not use project information or materials for any purpose outside the assigned 1BFS work without prior written approval.
• Ensure that confidential project information is appropriately protected on personal devices, storage systems, cloud platforms, and communication channels.
• Return or transfer all project-related materials and files to the organization upon completion