Design Conceptualizer Exhibition & Experiential Design

Weekday AI; Delhi; On-site; INR 7,000,000 - 18,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI is seeking an exceptional Art Director / Design Conceptualizer to lead the creative vision for exhibition booths, trade show environments, and branded spaces for a major client in India.

You will transform briefs into immersive spaces, mentor teams, and collaborate with production and project managers to balance creativity with feasibility and budgets.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in exhibition design or related field.
• Strong portfolio of exhibition booths, experiential spaces, or branded installations.
• Experience leading creative direction and managing multiple design projects.
• Excellent understanding of spatial storytelling and visitor experience design.
• Knowledge of fabrication methods, materials, production processes, and installation.
• Ability to balance creative ambition with production feasibility and budgets.
• Strong client presentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary creative and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative direction and conceptualisation of exhibition booths, pavilions, experience centres, conferences, trade shows, and experiential environments.
• Translate client briefs, brand guidelines, business objectives, and audience requirements into compelling spatial concepts.
• Develop design concepts, mood boards, sketches, layouts, 3D concepts, and visual presentations.
• Create immersive visitor journeys that balance storytelling, functionality, brand communication, and engagement.
• Present creative concepts and design proposals to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Refine concepts based on client feedback while maintaining creative intent and design quality.
• Collaborate with architects, designers, production teams, fabricators, vendors, and project managers to ensure feasibility.
• Ensure concepts align with materials, fabrication methods, structural requirements, installation processes, and budgets.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary creative teams and maintain high design standards.
• Review design outputs, 3D visualisations, drawings, and presentation materials for quality and consistency.
• Support the transition of conceptual designs into production-ready solutions.
• Manage multiple creative projects simultaneously while meeting timelines and quality standards.
• Research emerging technologies, materials, digital experiences, and trends in exhibition design.
• Contribute ideas for interactive installations and brand environments.

Skills

Exhibition design

Creative direction

Brand experience

Spatial storytelling

Client presentations

Tools

3ds Max

SketchUp

AutoCAD

Adobe Creative Suite

Lumion

Enscape

V-Ray

Rhino

Figma

Job description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: ₹7000000 - ₹18000000 (ie INR 70-180LPA)

Experience: 8+ yrs

Location: India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an exceptionalArt Director / Design Conceptualizerto lead the creative vision and conceptual development ofexhibition booths, trade show environments, experiential marketing campaigns, pavilions, branded spaces, and immersive visitor experiences.

This role combinescreative direction, spatial storytelling, brand experience, design conceptualisation, and execution. You will transform client briefs and business objectives into compelling physical environments that engage audiences while balancing creativity, functionality, technical feasibility, and commercial requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead thecreative direction and conceptualisationof exhibition booths, pavilions, experience centres, conferences, trade shows, and experiential environments.
• Translate client briefs, brand guidelines, business objectives, and audience requirements into compelling spatial concepts.
• Develop innovative design concepts, mood boards, sketches, layouts, 3D concepts, and visual presentations.
• Create immersivevisitor journeysthat combine storytelling, functionality, brand communication, and engagement.
• Develop distinctive spatial experiences that effectively communicate brand identity and key messages.
• Present creative concepts and design proposals confidently to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Refine concepts based on client feedback while maintaining creative intent and design quality.
• Collaborate with architects, designers, production teams, fabricators, vendors, and project managers to ensure technical feasibility.
• Ensure creative concepts are aligned withmaterials, fabrication methods, structural requirements, installation processes, and project budgets.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary creative teams and establish high standards of design excellence.
• Review design outputs, 3D visualisations, drawings, and presentation materials for quality and consistency.
• Support the transition of conceptual designs intoproduction-ready and execution-ready solutions.
• Manage multiple creative projects simultaneously while maintaining timelines and quality standards.
• Research emerging technologies, materials, digital experiences, and global trends in exhibition and experiential design.
• Contribute innovative ideas for interactive installations, technology-enabled experiences, and memorable brand environments.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 8+ years of experiencein exhibition design, experiential marketing, trade shows, spatial design, brand experience, or a closely related creative discipline.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-qualityexhibition booths, experiential spaces, trade show environments, pavilions, or branded installations.
• Proven experience leading creative direction and managing multiple design projects.
• Strong ability to transform concepts and ideas into immersive physical environments.
• Excellent understanding ofspatial storytelling, visitor experience design, brand experience, and creative conceptualisation.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication methods, materials, production processes, structural considerations, and installation requirements.
• Ability to balancecreative ambition, functionality, commercial objectives, and production feasibility.
• Strong client presentation, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary creative, production, fabrication, and project teams.
• Hands-on proficiency in3ds Max, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and Lumion, Enscape, or V-Ray.
• Familiarity withRhino and Figmawould be an advantage.
• Experience working on international exhibitions or experiential projects acrossNorth America, Europe, the Middle East, APAC, or other global marketsis desirable.
• Strong awareness of emerging technologies and their application in experiential marketing and physical brand environments.
• Excellent visual judgement, attention to detail, creativity, and presentation skills.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities with the ability to inspire multidisciplinary creative teams.
• Ability to work effectively in aremote, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.