Freelance Senior Designer, 3D

Landor•Cincinnati, OH

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

Landor is seeking a Freelance Senior Designer, 3D to join their Cincinnati studio. This role focuses on designing environments that house and accommodate experiences, integrating physical, human, and digital elements derived from brand essence. The designer will work with clients to solve business problems through the lens of brand, connecting brand work to business outcomes. The position involves collaborating on physical environments for retail, hospitality, services, and entertainment, enhancing brand experiences through 2D and 3D consumer-facing design, assisting on medium to large projects, and creating both original design solutions and developing the work of others.

Requirements

7+ years of experience designing retail spaces, trade shows, exhibitions, hospitality environments, etc.
Creativity and new ideas
A natural desire to be among the best and to become your best self; you are ready to learn, grow, and hope to design everything in your career
The humility to learn from others
Individuals that aspire to contribute to Bold Thinking to help create better outcomes for our clients, Landor and ourselves
The ambition to create big ideas and engage creativity
Familiarity with branding and the latest trends shaping our world of commerce, and branded experiences within retail and commercial environments
Familiarity with design thinking and its benefits on creativity and business
A love for architectural design for form, flow, volume, and tensions
Appreciation of furniture, its design, construction and materiality
An understanding of lighting and its effects on our eyes, minds, and moods; interest in lighting technique and fixture construction
A fascination with the presentation of merchandise and the experience of service
Working knowledge of materials and construction processes and details
The ability to plan, enhance, and section
Interest in the next generation of visualization of designed environments and experiences: AR & VR
Command of the common tools of our trade: Pens, pencils and tracing paper, AutoCad, Sketchup & Vray or other Hi-res rendering engine, Adobe creative suite
Hand drawing and sketching skills are highly valued in this studio
Must be local to Cincinnati studio.

Responsibilities

Enhance brand experiences through the development of 2D and 3D consumer-facing design.
Assist on medium to large projects with a creative vision that involves and requires multiple specialized disciplines and individuals.
Create both independent, original design solutions and developing the design work of others.