Job Description
The Company: Czarnowski Collective is a full-service marketing company that produces unforgettable brand experiences for the world’s most forward-thinking organizations. We create brand stories that push boundaries, alter perception, evoke emotion, and incite action. In short, we make stories that move! Our global reach and cross-sector experience have allowed us to deliver results for more than 70 years. We love what we do, and we know you will too!
The Purpose: Czarnowski is seeking a talented and energetic 3D environmental designer to join our Detroit Studio, working with our General Motors clients. We are an in-person, collaborative group that feeds off each other’s creative thought and personality, striving to create unique answers to our client’s marketing objectives.
Successful candidates will possess strong conceptual and executional 3D design skills for environmental and experiential marketing programs. This candidate should have dynamic, persuasive presentation ability, exceptional visual communications and problem-solving talent. The ideal candidate will have experience in exhibit or experiential design and understand general engineering, production and execution methodology. Must be able to design quickly to set goals, meet objectives and communicate big ideas with passion.
The Job: - Design dynamic solutions that clearly communicate brand goals, and strategy.
- Ensure presentations deliver the objectives of the project brief and clearly articulate design solutions to both internal and external teams.
- Rapidly generate ideation, direction sketches, research and reference images, design model and visualize exhibit / experiential space(s) for multiple shows.
- Strong ability to translate a brand into an emotional multi-dimensional experience.
- Work with graphic designers on environmental graphic applications and provide direction on production expectations.
- Help facilitate feedback and project direction to all cross functional team members.
- Communicate clear layouts for print production, art files, estimating and production documentation.
- Manage the handoff and control doc process from Design to Estimating and Engineering, through the production process and on-site execution.
- Present and check in with the Executive / Senior Creative Director, as well as the Account team throughout the duration of the project.
- Inspire the team though energy and optimism, pushing the envelope to advance the program and its goals.
- Engage and collaborate in-person and virtually with the overall creative studio and the cross functional team members.
- Some traveling may be required as well as extended hours at night, weekends and during holidays.
The Person: We are looking for someone who can come engage with our creative team and deliver great creative thought across various mediums. We encourage conviction of ideas and empower the creative team members to deliver against those.
- BFA in industrial design, exhibit design, interior design, architectural or equivalent creative field.
- 2-3 years of industry experience or related.
- Good understanding of engineering, production techniques / processes, materials & finishes.
- Strong design aesthetics and ability to constantly adapt to meet a breadth of varied brand styles and mediums.
- Ability to understand a brand at its core and then translate it into other 3D environments and other experiential mediums.
- Exceptional interpersonal communication skills across all mediums and an ability to pitch ideas to internal and external stakeholders with conviction.
- High performance/high productivity mentality that can independently execute against creative needs.
- Ability to brainstorm with a large group of various team members & clients.
- Experience working with large format graphics & 3-dimensional environments.
- Must work in Rhino and VRay for all 3D modeling (or show aptitude to quickly learn) and be proficient Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and other Adobe Suite of products.
- Knowledgeable in AI prompting for idea generation and visualization.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills - ability to balance multiple projects at one time while ensuring quality and consistency.
Core Value Statement Czarnowski Collective’s vision is not marketing hype, it wasn’t dreamed up in some boardroom, and it’s not a policy… it’s a passion! Our unique vision is something that has always existed, and the people at Czarnowski help us excel. Our culture lives and breathes opportunity, inspiration, empowerment, hard work, and acknowledgment. That’s one of the main reasons we’ve been able to remain successful for over 70 years! In turn, employees are challenged to embody the following core values in their daily work.
- We strive to deliver exceptional customer results.
- We are humble and respectful.
- We act with honesty and integrity.
- We empower and trust one another.
- We foster a positive team and family spirit.
- We celebrate creativity and innovation.
- We embrace individuality and an entrepreneurial spirit.
- We can only profit together.
- We have fun.
- We love what we do.
The input and participation of our entire Company are essential to upholding our vision today and in the future.
EEO Statement Czarnowski Collective is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We don't just accept difference – we honor, nurture, and celebrate it! All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We don’t discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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