Event CAD Technician

Thisiscatapult; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

This is Catapult, a global experience agency, is seeking an Event CAD Technician in Dublin. You will translate a designer's vision into buildable drawings, considering structure, materials and finishes at every step while aligning with venue health and safety, lighting and staging standards.

Collaborating with design and production teams, you’ll produce accurate floorplans, elevations and seating layouts, ensuring the final builds meet client needs and brand experience at live events.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a CAD Technician with an event design focus.
• On-site live event execution experience.
• Proficient in Vectorworks for 3D modelling and 2D drafting.
• Ability to produce detailed floorplans, elevations, sections and seating layouts.
• Knowledge of construction, fabrication, set fabrication and materials.
• Understanding of lighting, control, broadcast and stage design basics.
• Strong attention to detail and collaboration across design and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Turn designer concepts into buildable drawings with attention to structure and finishes.
• Ensure drawings meet venue health and safety, lighting, staging and equipment standards.
• Serve as the link between design and production for live events.

Skills

Vectorworks

On-site experience

Construction knowledge

Tools

Vectorworks

Job description

This is Catapult, a Global Experience Agency. We've been delivering big ideas and big ambitions for over 27 years, pushing the boundaries for audiences and maximising the potential of every experience for clients.

We specialise in experience strategy, connected creativity and complex production at scale. We create new ways for brands to connect in culture, in communities and in person. Working across cultural lines, from artistic and environmental to popular and political, our business is to make brands human.

Through imagination, invention and accuracy we've earned the trust of governments, global brands and organisations shaping the world. Some of these include UEFA, Williams F1, The Global Fund, FIFA, Mastercard, Universal Music, Diageo, United Nations, Wall Street Journal and Puma.

As people, we're all in, with our clients, our audiences and each other. We operate from Dublin, London, New York, LA, Doha and Riyadh and work with clients all over the world. Check out what we doHERE.

We are seeking an Event CAD Technician to join our team!

This is the role that turns a designer's vision into something that can actually be built. You'll take 3D concepts and visuals and transpose them into detailed drawings, considering structure, materials and finishes at every step. You'll work closely with design and production to make sure every drawing accounts for venue health and safety, lighting, staging and equipment standards. You’’ll be the link between the vision of the design team, and the production of world-class experiences, environments and live events.

Key Details

• Location: Dublin, Ireland or London, UK

• Full-time, hybrid

• Reports to the Head of Design.

• Annual salary: depending on experience.

Who we are looking for

• Proven experience as a CAD Technician with a focus on event design, including previous on-site experience in live event execution.

• Proficient in Vectorworks, in both 3D modelling and 2D drafting.

• Able to produce accurate, detailed floorplans, elevations, sections and seating layouts, factoring in client preferences, venue specifications and safety regulations.

• Strong knowledge of construction, fabrication and manufacturing techniques, including set fabrication, material sheet sizes, and steel/aluminium frames and sections, plus the materials and finishes suited to high-end brand experiences.

• Working understanding of lighting, control, broadcast and stage design, enough to specify standard stage deck sizes and event equipment correctly.

• Excellent attention to detail and precision, with strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across creative and production teams.

• Able to manage multiple projects at once, meet deadlines, and problem-solve on the fly, especially in on-site scenarios.