3D Events Designer and CAD Draftsman (AO-14208)

We specialise in providing US businesses with experienced and qualified professionals based in the Philippines. Not only does our team of recruiters have extensive experience in sourcing and recruiting offshore talent we also help US businesses implement best practice when it comes to building an offshore team.

Our client is an established event production company delivering creative and technical solutions for live events brand activations installations and custom-built event environments.

They work across the full event production lifecycle transforming creative concepts into practical visually compelling and production-ready designs. The team works closely with clients vendors fabricators and production specialists to deliver high-quality event experiences.

We are seeking an experienced 3D Event Designer & CAD Draftsperson to support the design and production of live events installations and custom fabrications.

This role combines 3D modelling photorealistic rendering and technical CAD drafting. You will translate creative concepts site information and production requirements into detailed 3D visualisations and accurate technical drawings that can be used for client presentations event planning and fabrication.

The ideal candidate combines strong creative visualisation skills with technical drafting capability and has experience working within events exhibitions experiential design staging production or a closely related environment.

• Develop detailed 3D models and visualisations for event concepts layouts installations staging and custom-built elements.
  
• Produce high-quality photorealistic renders incorporating realistic materials textures lighting branding and environmental elements.
  
• Create accurate CAD drawings including event layouts site plans build drawings fabrication details elevations and other production documentation.
  
• Prepare technical drawings with appropriate dimensions annotations specifications and Bill of Materials (BOM) where required.
  
• Translate creative concepts and site information into practical production-ready designs.
  
• Collaborate with event planners production teams vendors and other stakeholders to refine designs based on project requirements and feedback.
  
• Prepare DWG STEP and other relevant technical files for vendors and fabrication teams.
  
• Support custom fabrication by ensuring drawings are clear accurate and suitable for manufacturing or CNC processes.
  
• Perform clash detection and review layouts to identify potential spatial or installation conflicts before production.
  
• Consider practical event-production requirements such as spatial planning crowd flow AV integration accessibility safety and installation requirements.
  
• Optimise 3D models for presentations virtual walkthroughs and efficient file performance.
  
• Maintain organised design files revisions and project documentation.
  
• Manage multiple design projects while meeting production schedules and deadlines.
  

• Demonstrated experience in 3D design CAD drafting event visualisation exhibition design experiential design staging or a related discipline.
  
• Strong portfolio demonstrating both 3D visualisation/rendering and technical drafting capabilities.
  
• Proficiency with one or more 3D modelling/design platforms such as:
  
  • SketchUp
    
  • Vectorworks
    
  • Autodesk products
    
  • Rhino
    
  • Maya
    
  • Cinema 4D
    
• Strong CAD drafting capability using AutoCAD Fusion 360 Vectorworks or similar software.
  
• Experience with rendering tools such as Chaos V-Ray Thea Render Unreal Engine or similar.
  
• Ability to produce detailed technical drawings suitable for event production and fabrication.
  
• Understanding of materials lighting textures scale dimensions and spatial design.
  
• Knowledge of event-production considerations including layouts staging AV integration crowd flow and custom structures.
  
• Familiarity with BIM/clash-detection tools such as Navisworks is advantageous.
  
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify practical design or production issues.
  
• Excellent time management with the ability to work across multiple projects and changing deadlines.
  
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  

Experience within any of the following would be highly regarded:

• Live events and event production
  
• Exhibitions and trade shows
  
• Experiential or activation design
  
• Stage or set design
  
• Custom fabrication
  
• Entertainment production
  
• Retail or branded installations
  
• Architectural visualisation with strong technical drafting exposure
  

The successful candidate will be both creative and technically capable. You should be comfortable taking an initial concept and developing it through to a polished 3D visualisation and detailed technical documentation that production and fabrication teams can confidently work from.

You should also be able to demonstrate previous work through a portfolio showcasing relevant 3D models renders event layouts and/or technical drawings.