Senior 3D Designer – Spatial Experience Lead

Critical Playground LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Critical Playground LLC is seeking a Senior 3D Designer to lead spatial design for Ford accounts, from concept to delivery across live events, exhibitions and launches. You’ll work with strategists, 2D creatives and production teams to turn ideas into impactful experiences.

The role emphasizes on-site leadership, collaboration and mentorship, with a focus on advanced CAD drawing and cutting-edge visualization using Vectorworks, Enscape and Unreal Engine.

Qualifications

• Agency experience across a range of clients with strong brand guidelines.
• Advanced CAD 2D drawing and 3D modelling, ideally Vectorworks.
• Advanced 3D visualization using Enscape or Unreal Engine.
• Ability to lead spatial design projects and mentor juniors.
• A curious mindset toward AI to enhance workflows.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Creative Strategists and our multidisciplinary design team to shape creative ideas and solutions based on insight and audience.
• Foster innovation within the creative team by sharing your perspective and opinion.
• Lead projects from a spatial design perspective.
• Communicate ideas, thoughts and concepts through sketches and diagrams.
• Produce atmospheric visualisations and animations, through form, lighting and materiality.
• Partner with internal Production teams and external contractors to develop concepts and realize them on-site.
• Deliver detailed technical drawings while maintaining a thorough understanding of site, construction and budget constraints.
• Mentor junior team members, providing clear direction and actionable feedback.
• Present ideas and narratives with confidence and clarity.
• Build strong client relationships

Skills

Agency experience

Conceptual thinking

Mentoring

Client relationships

Collaboration

AI in design

Design thinking

Tools

Vectorworks

Enscape

Unreal Engine

Job description

Critical Playground LLC is seeking a Senior 3D Designer to lead spatial design for Ford accounts, from concept to delivery across live events, exhibitions and launches. You’ll work with strategists, 2D creatives and production teams to turn ideas into impactful experiences.

The role emphasizes on-site leadership, collaboration and mentorship, with a focus on advanced CAD drawing and cutting-edge visualization using Vectorworks, Enscape and Unreal Engine.