Experiential Designer (Exhibit & Environmental)

Kubik; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kubik is seeking an Experiential Designer (Exhibit & Environmental) to shape brand stories into compelling environments. You’ll explore multiple directions, collaborate with a creative team, and translate objectives into memorable experiences.

The role emphasizes research-driven decisions, client-facing presentations, and staying ahead of trends in materials, fabrication, and technology. Office-based, with a hybrid/onsite expectation in US locations.

Qualifications

• Intermediate-level exhibit/experiential/environmental design experience
• Portfolio showing design concepts to finished environments
• Open to diverse paths into the discipline and varied backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Shape the story under Creative Director guidance for exhibits and environments
• Research brands, audiences, and goals to ground design decisions
• Participate in planning meetings, brainstorms, and client presentations
• Develop polished concept packages with renderings and presentations
• Stay current with design trends, materials, fabrication methods, and new tech
• Collaborate with the Creative team and cross-functional partners from concept to execution

Skills

Idea generation

Visual storytelling

Client presentations

Team collaboration

Tools

SketchUp

3D Studio Max

Adobe Creative Suite

V-Ray

Twinmotion

Premiere

Job description

Craft Bold Ideas. Build Meaningful Experiences.

We’ve been crafting stories for more than 4 decades. Connecting with audiences in unique ways anywhere in the world is what we do best.

We’re looking for an Experiential Designer (Exhibit & Environmental) who brings both creativity and practical design experience to the table. You enjoy collaborating, exploring multiple directions, and shaping ideas into experiences that resonate.

What you love doing

• Exploring multiple design concepts and developing them into experiences that connect with audiences.
• Digging into brand stories and translating objectives into exhibit environments that feel fresh, intentional, and memorable.

How you’ll make an impact

• Shape the story: Work under the guidance of a Creative Director to design exhibits and environments that bring brands to life.
• Dig deep: Research client brands, audiences, and project goals to ensure your design decisions are grounded and purposeful.
• Be in the room: Participate in planning meetings, brainstorms, and client presentations, contributing ideas and visual thinking.
• Deliver the wow: Develop polished concept packages, including renderings and presentations, that clearly communicate your vision.
• Stay sharp: Keep up with design trends, materials, fabrication methods, and emerging technologies that elevate physical experiences.
• Collaborate: Work closely with the Creative team and cross-functional partners to bring concepts from idea to execution.

Who we are looking for

• Someone with intermediate-level experience in exhibit, experiential, or environmental design — whether gained through agency work, fabrication environments, or related design fields.
• We value diverse paths into this discipline; strong skills and a growing portfolio matter more than a specific number of years.

Tools and deliverables

• Proficiency in SketchUp or 3D Studio Max and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with V-Ray
• Comfort experimenting with generative AI tools as part of the ideation process.
• Strong ideation, visualization, and presentation skills.
• TwinMotion or similar animation software
• Bonus points for experience with Adobe Premiere or basic understanding of video editing software

Where you work

This posting is for candidates based in either our Toronto or Baltimore offices. Requirement to work in the office a minimum of 3 days per week.

Kubik is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. If you need support during the application process, email [e-mail] with your name, the position you’re applying for, and the required accommodation.

No agencies, please.

We appreciate all applicants, but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

We are Storytellers, Builders, Dreamers, and Doers.

We’ve got amazing individuals with unique backgrounds, skill sets, and capabilities and we take great pride in the value that our diversity, varying perspectives, and collaboration bring.

Diversity and inclusivity run deep in us, ultimately building a team whose strengths and capabilities form the solid foundation of our approach: Omni-channel experiential strategy.

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