Lead Exhibit Designer for Military Facilities

JANSON Communications, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JANSON, named to the Inc. 5000 (2026) as a fast-growing private company, invites applications for Senior Exhibit & Industrial Designer.

You will shape design intent into physical objects for military HQs, training environments, and trade-show environments, overseeing fabrication from concept to installation. Working with the Atlanta shop and fabrication partners, you’ll lead detailing, value engineering, and on-site field work while mentoring junior designers and contributing to proposals and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Exhibit Design, Architecture, Interior Architecture, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Translate approved concepts into developed designs for custom architectural features, exhibits, displays, heritage walls, recognition and donor elements, millwork, furniture, and wayfinding systems.
• Produce fabrication-ready control drawings, shop-drawing-level details, material and finish callouts, and specifications that fabricators and general contractors can price and build from.
• Select materials, hardware, lighting, and finishes appropriate to military-facility durability, maintenance, fire and life-safety, and accessibility requirements.
• Serve as the design lead for fabrication partners and the in-house Atlanta shop: review shop drawings and submittals, approve samples and mock-ups, and resolve detailing questions.
• Lead constructability and value-engineering reviews; propose alternatives that protect intent while meeting budget and schedule.
• Support installation on site, including site surveys, field measurement, punch lists, and as-built documentation during the Sustain phase.
• Design exhibits, interpretive displays, and trade-show environments (e.g., defense industry conferences), including structure, graphics integration, lighting, and shipping and setup logistics.
• Coordinate with graphic designers on dimensional and applied graphics so that graphic and physical design are resolved together.
• Establish detailing standards, material libraries, and fabrication documentation templates for the team.
• Mentor the Experience Designer and Junior Experience Designer on detailing, materials, and fabrication methods; review their technical work.
• Contribute fabrication cost and schedule estimates to proposals and scoping.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Exhibit Design, Architecture, Interior Architecture, or a related discipline

Job description

JANSON, named to the Inc. 5000 (2026) as a fast-growing private company, invites applications for Senior Exhibit & Industrial Designer.

You will shape design intent into physical objects for military HQs, training environments, and trade-show environments, overseeing fabrication from concept to installation. Working with the Atlanta shop and fabrication partners, you’ll lead detailing, value engineering, and on-site field work while mentoring junior designers and contributing to proposals and