Themed Entertainment Principal Designer – Pasadena California

Themed Entertainment Principal Designer

Pasadena, California

Adirondack Studios (ADKS) is hiring for our growing Design department and is looking for individuals with experience in design and fabrication for entertainment environments who have a track record of taking ownership and delivering. If you are a designer in search of a new and exciting workplace, Adirondack Studios wants to hear from you. We continue to grow and are in need of additional Designers with fabrication knowledge and a desire to learn!

Our company designs, builds, and installs the scenic and themed environments you experience in venues that range from theme parks to casinos, museums, live shows, retail, and public art. We have been in business since 1975, and our work is seen worldwide. This is rewarding work with a company that is a substantial force in our industry.

Adirondack Studios is looking for an experienced candidate with proven design and management experience to serve an existing project on behalf of a key client. The role will entail working directly with an experienced ADKS project team as well as the client team on the successful execution of the project design and production goals including delivery of the work to client expectations as well as project budget and schedule goals over the course of approximately 2 years.

Desired skills and expertise:

1. Principal Designer fulfills project requirements by providing technical and professional design deliverables including but not limited to design drawings, renderings, 3D models, narratives, sketches, schematics, shop drawings, engineering documentation and as-built documentation as required.
2. Serve as the primary driver of design, ensuring that all design aspects of the project move forward through its initial stages and into fabrication and delivery.
3. Development, implementation and oversight of client design intent including ongoing interface, problem solving, and collaboration to find solutions within existing project budgets and schedules.
4. Demonstrate leadership skills, experience working with designers, and require a strong understanding of other areas of production.
5. Promote the concept of quality control within the organization and its subcontractors.
6. Direct client interface will be required. Serve as a design liaison between ADKS and respective client on all aspects of design.
7. Represent Adirondack Studios and its commitment to producing excellent products and service.
8. Familiarity with theatrical fabrication methods and materials as a builder, installer, and/or designer including an ability to read and understand design drawings.
9. Strong spatial design skills including competency with industry design and collaboration software. AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit and Navisworks are required.
10. Past employment as leadership in themed entertainment is expected.
11. Produce and deliver designs as outlined in the contracted scope of work.
12. Meet milestone dates in completing contracted scope of work.
13. Design to budget acumen and assist in the estimating effort, advising methodology.
14. Maintain project design documentation, ensuring that the current version is available to all.
15. Work collaboratively with the technical and creative design teams, third party engineers, ADKS production and Project Management, clients, and vendors in the successful delivery of scope of work.
16. Experience working in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel).
17. Strong visual, verbal, and written communication skills are required.
18. Travel for company business as required.

Benefits include:

1. 10 days of vacation annually.
2. Paid holidays.
3. Participation in company medical, dental, and vision insurance plan, upon 90 Days of employment.
4. Participation in the company’s Long Term Disability Insurance upon 1 year of employment. This is at no cost to the employee.
5. Participation in ADKS 401K plan following 90 days of continuous employment and then at quarterly open enrollment.
6. Participation in the ADKS Profit Sharing Plan following 3 years of employment.

Please submit: Resume, Portfolio (or website), Cover Letter, and three references when applying.

Depending on qualifications, a Pay Range of $100,000 – $130,000 is offered for this design role.

This position will be headquartered out of Pasadena, California.

Adirondack Studios is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for this full time, hourly position without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

Please apply via our web-site –

We are sure you will find Adirondack Studios an amazing place to work and look forward to hearing from you.#J-18808-Ljbffr