Senior Exhibition Designer

Experts Plus Recruitment Services; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design firm in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Designer to develop innovative exhibition design concepts. This role involves managing collaborative efforts across various teams to execute designs that meet client briefs. The ideal candidate has 5-8 years of experience in event/exhibition design and strong technical and communication skills. Exposure to design trends and materials is essential.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years experience in event/exhibition design or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of design trends, materials, and structural awareness.

Responsibilities

• Own design execution ensuring alignment with client brief.
• Collaborate with various teams to achieve project goals.
• Manage project timelines and budget.
• Assist with on-site deliverables and quality control.
• Stay current with design methods and trends.

Skills

Design execution

Collaboration

Project management

Strong layout skills

Technical skills in exhibition design

Excellent communication

Education

Formal qualification in design

Job description

Overview

Develop and create Exhibition Design concepts with rationale, mood boards, layouts, and presentations that best match the brief. All designs must be a collaboration with Sales, the estimator, and Creative input from Design Piers. Designs must meet company standards with relevance and novelty. The senior designer will plan visitor journeys on an exhibition stand, with strong knowledge of activations, materials, design trends, and structural awareness.

Key Responsibilities

• Own design execution (3D renders, costing documents, material/furniture/lighting specifications, sample boards, final presentations, and printing or animation as required) ensuring alignment with the client brief.
• Collaborate with Design Piers, Strategists, Graphic Designers, Estimators, Sales, and technical teams to create the best solution/presentation for the client.
• Adhere to company workflows set by Traffic Management and Piers to ensure project delivery.
• Manage project time and expectations, ensuring final designs meet target budget using CRM.
• Assist Production with sample boards, final renderings for installation, material specifications, and quality control of on‑site deliverables.
• Introduce new methods that enhance the studio’s design offering, staying current with trends, materials, and finishes.
• Take structured advice from Design Piers and review technical drawings before they go to production.

Qualifications

• Formal qualification in design.
• 5–8 years experience in event/exhibition design, commercial design, architectural or retail design.
• Strong layout and design skills.
• Strong technical skills in exhibition and event design.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.