Industrial Designer - Event Design + Production

IMPORTANT

— How to

Apply:

Email your resume, portfolio, and cover letter to careers@socialsupplydesign.com. A portfolio is required.

Compensation:

$60,000

• $80,000 depending on experience +

Performance-Based Bonuses Location:

Who You Are You sit at the intersection of engineering and design — closer to the former, but not by much. You think in three dimensions, communicate in precise drawings and renders, and feel most alive when something you designed actually gets built. You're not waiting to be told what to do; you're already three steps ahead, asking how something should be made before anyone has to ask. You're comfortable working alongside a creative team of designers, fluent in CAD and rendering software, and increasingly capable of taking a concept from brief to build drawing entirely on your own. Why This Role Matters (For You) We're growing! We design and build custom environments — large-scale structures, bespoke fabrication, experiential installations — and we do it all in-house. That means the work you produce here doesn't sit in a folder or live in a render forever. It gets built. You'll work directly alongside our creative team in the design studio, contribute to projects from early concept through final build drawing, and have real influence over how our design-to-production workflow evolves. If you want your work to exist in the real world and you're ready to own more of the process end to end, this is where you do it.

What You'll Actually Do Production Design:

Take design concepts, references, and briefs and develop them into fully resolved 3D models, renderings, and build drawings. Convert design drawings, 3D models, and artwork from our creative team into precise working drawings ready for the fabrication shop.

Create production-ready models and drawings:

Produce detailed 3D models and clear construction drawings that communicate exactly what needs to be made and how. Nothing goes to fabrication ambiguous.

Own CNC output:

Generate CNC files for custom element fabrication. Operate CNC machinery hands-on as needed.

Run CAM operations:

Generate CAM files for the Frog 3D foam cutter and other CAM equipment as the shop evolves.

Stay in the loop:

Stay connected through the full project lifecycle — from concept through installation — by maintaining open communication with producers, fabricators, and installers. Results (What Winning Looks Like) Drawings hit deadlines. Build drawings are produced on deadline, every time. The fabrication team is never waiting on you. Builds are accurate. What gets built matches what was designed. Your documentation is clear enough that fabricators don't have to guess. Ownership + Accountability. You're not just executing other people's ideas — you're bringing your own design thinking to projects and the team trusts your input. CNC is a force multiplier. CNC output reduces fabricator and installer time measurably. The machine is being used to its potential. Requirements (What You've Already Mastered) 3+ years of professional experience in: Industrial design, engineering, architecture, or a closely related field. Bachelor's degree preferred. 3D CAD and rendering software: Fusion 360 and/or SketchUp required. Rhino and Vectorworks are a strong plus. Rendering proficiency expected.

Solid fabrication knowledge:

You know how materials behave, how tools work, and what's actually buildable. You've spent real time in a fabrication environment.

CNC design and operation experience:

You've designed for CNC and operated the machines. You know the difference between a good file and a file that's going to waste material.

End-to-end design capability:

You can take a concept from brief all the way through model, render, and build drawing — without needing hand-holding at each step.

Physical capability:

Able to lift and move items up to 50 lbs. Comfortable standing, walking, bending, and reaching for extended periods. Valid driver's license and reliable transportation: Required. Occasional travel to job sites in the DC metro area. This Role Is NOT For You If… You want to design concepts that other people figure out how to build. This role is about the "how." You have fewer than 3 years of professional experience in industrial design or a closely related field. You're not comfortable in a production environment — noise, tools, physical work, tight deadlines. You can't work without a fully defined process handed to you. We're building things here, including our systems. You treat deadlines as suggestions. Our fabrication team is depending on your drawings to do their jobs. Our Values Honest, Hungry, Humble. We stay in the reality of every situation. We are a team of high performers who genuinely want to do this work at the highest level. We are always learning — and in this role, that openness to new tools, techniques, and equipment isn't optional. It's the job.

Compensation & Benefits Salary:

$60,000

• $80,000 depending on experience

Bonus:

Performance-based bonuses

Benefits:

Medical and Vision Insurance, PTO, 401K with employer contributions

Pay:

$60,000.00

• $80,000.

00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

License/Certification:

driver's license (Required)

Work Location:

In person Industrial Designer

• Event Design + Production Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 $60,000
• $80,000 a year
• Full-time $60,000
• $80,000 a year
• Full-time

IMPORTANT

— How to

Apply:

Email your resume, portfolio, and cover letter to careers@socialsupplydesign.com. A portfolio is required.

Compensation:

$60,000

• $80,000 depending on experience +

Performance-Based Bonuses Location:

Who You Are You sit at the intersection of engineering and design — closer to the former, but not by much. You think in three dimensions, communicate in precise drawings and renders, and feel most alive when something you designed actually gets built. You're not waiting to be told what to do; you're already three steps ahead, asking how something should be made before anyone has to ask. You're comfortable working alongside a creative team of designers, fluent in CAD and rendering software, and increasingly capable of taking a concept from brief to build drawing entirely on your own. Why This Role Matters (For You) We're growing! We design and build custom environments — large-scale structures, bespoke fabrication, experiential installations — and we do it all in-house. That means the work you produce here doesn't sit in a folder or live in a render forever. It gets built. You'll work directly alongside our creative team in the design studio, contribute to projects from early concept through final build drawing, and have real influence over how our design-to-production workflow evolves. If you want your work to exist in the real world and you're ready to own more of the process end to end, this is where you do it.

What You'll Actually Do Production Design:

Take design concepts, references, and briefs and develop them into fully resolved 3D models, renderings, and build drawings. Convert design drawings, 3D models, and artwork from our creative team into precise working drawings ready for the fabrication shop.

Create production-ready models and drawings:

Produce detailed 3D models and clear construction drawings that communicate exactly what needs to be made and how. Nothing goes to fabrication ambiguous.

Own CNC output:

Generate CNC files for custom element fabrication. Operate CNC machinery hands-on as needed.

Run CAM operations:

Generate CAM files for the Frog 3D foam cutter and other CAM equipment as the shop evolves.

Stay in the loop:

Stay connected through the full project lifecycle — from concept through installation — by maintaining open communication with producers, fabricators, and installers. Results (What Winning Looks Like) Drawings hit deadlines. Build drawings are produced on deadline, every time. The fabrication team is never waiting on you. Builds are accurate. What gets built matches what was designed. Your documentation is clear enough that fabricators don't have to guess. Ownership + Accountability. You're not just executing other people's ideas — you're bringing your own design thinking to projects and the team trusts your input. CNC is a force multiplier. CNC output reduces fabricator and installer time measurably. The machine is being used to its potential. Requirements (What You've Already Mastered) 3+ years of professional experience in: Industrial design, engineering, architecture, or a closely related field. Bachelor's degree preferred. 3D CAD and rendering software: Fusion 360 and/or SketchUp required. Rhino and Vectorworks are a strong plus. Rendering proficiency expected.

Solid fabrication knowledge:

You know how materials behave, how tools work, and what's actually buildable. You've spent real time in a fabrication environment.

CNC design and operation experience:

You've designed for CNC and operated the machines. You know the difference between a good file and a file that's going to waste material.

End-to-end design capability:

You can take a concept from brief all the way through model, render, and build drawing — without needing hand-holding at each step.

Physical capability:

Able to lift and move items up to 50 lbs. Comfortable standing, walking, bending, and reaching for extended periods. Valid driver's license and reliable transportation: Required. Occasional travel to job sites in the DC metro area. This Role Is NOT For You If… You want to design concepts that other people figure out how to build. This role is about the "how." You have fewer than 3 years of professional experience in industrial design or a closely related field. You're not comfortable in a production environment — noise, tools, physical work, tight deadlines. You can't work without a fully defined process handed to you. We're building things here, including our systems. You treat deadlines as suggestions. Our fabrication team is depending on your drawings to do their jobs. Our Values Honest, Hungry, Humble. We stay in the reality of every situation. We are a team of high performers who genuinely want to do this work at the highest level. We are always learning — and in this role, that openness to new tools, techniques, and equipment isn't optional. It's the job.

Compensation & Benefits Salary:

$60,000

• $80,000 depending on experience

Bonus:

Performance-based bonuses

Benefits:

Medical and Vision Insurance, PTO, 401K with employer contributions

Pay:

$60,000.00

• $80,000.

00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

License/Certification:

driver's license (Required)

Work Location:

In person