Brand Experience Designer & Fabricator — Hybrid & Travel

Play Interactive; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness Stipend

Generous PTO & holidays

Hybrid work flexibility

Standout live experiences

Job summary

Play Interactive in Coppell, TX seeks a hands-on designer and fabricator to take a trade show build from sketch to final install. You design booths, activations, tournament stages, and branded environments, build them in our shop, then travel with them to shows across the country to lead installation and supervise crews.

This role blends computer work, shop work, and on-site leadership, with a focus on turning ideas into immersive spaces fans can walk into, play in, and photograph.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years in trade show, exhibit, scenic, experiential, or event design and fabrication.
• Hands on trade show installation and dismantle experience.
• Experience supervising or leading build and install crews, including union labor.
• Portfolio showing both designs and finished builds you fabricated and installed.
• Hands on carpentry and shop tools experience.
• Knowledge of materials and finishes (wood, foam, acrylic, metal, fabric, paint, large format print).
• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite and at least one 3D/CAD tool.
• Ability to read show manuals, floor plans, and installation drawings.
• Commitment to shop and job site safety.
• Clear, calm communication directing crews on site and to clients.

Responsibilities

• Design trade show booths, activations, tournament and stage environments and signage.
• Create concept sketches, 3D renderings, and decks for clients and internal teams.
• Develop shop drawings, cut lists, material specs, build and installation drawings.
• Fabricate, assemble, paint, and finish builds using carpentry and fabrication techniques.
• Operate and maintain shop tools safely and keep the shop organized.
• Estimate material and labor needs, purchase materials, track costs against budgets.
• Prepare graphic files and coordinate with print/vendors for large format graphics.
• Pack, crate, and prepare builds for shipping with inventory lists.
• Travel to trade shows, lead installation, supervise crews, and coordinate with vendors.
• Review show manuals, floor plans, and deadlines; troubleshoot on site.
• Conduct final walkthroughs with PMs or clients; flag risks early.
• Build fabrication/installation timelines and store reusable booth components.

Skills

Trade show design

Install & Dismantle

Crew supervision

Carpentry & shop tools

3D renderings

CAD familiarity

Project coordination

Reading plans

Safety compliance

Creative problem-solving

Tools

SketchUp

Vectorworks

AutoCAD

Rhino

Cinema 4D

Blender

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Play Interactive in Coppell, TX seeks a hands-on designer and fabricator to take a trade show build from sketch to final install. You design booths, activations, tournament stages, and branded environments, build them in our shop, then travel with them to shows across the country to lead installation and supervise crews.

This role blends computer work, shop work, and on-site leadership, with a focus on turning ideas into immersive spaces fans can walk into, play in, and photograph.