Sr. Environmental Designer
Description
Job Title: Sr. Environmental Designer
Group/Team: Creative
Reports to: Group Creative Director
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
Travel Requirements: 25%
OPUS AGENCY
Opus Agency is a future-forward full-service global event agency with over 400 team members in the United States, London, Sydney, Singapore, and New Zealand. Our portfolio of clients includes world-shaping brands such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and many others. As we look ahead to 2026 and beyond, our profound opportunity is to shape the future of events in an increasingly AI-infused world. In an era where digital interactions often dominate, the authenticity of real-world connections will become paramount. Events will emerge as the #1 priority for CMOs, driving brand success and fostering deep, meaningful relationships with audiences.
Our Creative team plays a critical role in this vision, partnering with world-shaping brands like Microsoft, Google, and Salesforce, as well as an ever-expanding roster of category creators and fast-growing global brands. With these clients, we don’t just respond to change; we shape it by pulling the future forward and leading them into a new era of event marketing. As a Sr. Environmental Designer, you will be at the forefront of this mission, driving innovative and impactful strategies that align with this events-driven vision for the future.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Are you an environmental designer with a passion for creating renders for physical and digital spaces? Do you have the vision and industry experience designing 3D concepts and renders for pitches? Fine tuning, editing, and collaborating with fabricators and technical teams to create design intent documents, read shop drawings and be a part of the onsite execution experience? If you are collaborative, have expert ability to partner with a larger team to bring an idea to life, and you feel that you are the perfect candidate with the portfolio to back it up, then we want to meet you.
Opus Agency is searching for a Sr. Environmental Designer who is skilled at their craft.
You’ll be working closely with creative directors, executive producers, project managers, producers, technical directors, and strategists. You’ll be asked to craft immersive and engaging experiences for some of the world’s biggest brands.
YOU SHOULD HAVE
- 5+ years of experience as a designer, with a background in environmental design, brand, spatial design, and visual storytelling.
- Experience in all stages of the design process including identifying strategic insights and working closely with engineers and producers to turn your concept into reality
- Proven ability to manage multiple creative projects from inception to completion.
- Ability to integrate with various disciplines and collectively build presentation and executional drawings including floor plans, perspective interiors, elevations, 3D fixtures, print, and digital media.
- An understanding of creative technology integration and collaboration with tech and production partners.
- Experience working with a diverse range of materials, finishes, graphic applications, lighting design, and fabrication methods to create innovative and inviting spaces.
- Working knowledge of industry standards around modular booth structures and systems.
- Strong presentation skills and an ability to articulate a vision with the ideas you create.
- A keen sense of project flow, ensuring creative projects meet established timelines while identifying and resolving project challenges.
- Proficiency in SketchUp and rendering engines is required; experience with Unreal Engine, Cinema 4D, and Vector works is a plus
- Solid visualization and design skills like in programs like InDesign, Illustrator, and Figma.
- Outstanding organizational skills, efficiency in work flow, attention to detail and follow-up
- An active interest for the latest trends in design, culture, and innovation.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Environmental design for keynote, expo, product launches, brand activations, conferences and roadshows, broadcast sets, and industry events.
- Execute detailed 3D visualizations such as floor plans, perspective interiors, elevations, and 3D fixtures that are grounded in a strong strategic POV.
- Partner closely with a larger experiential team to ensure that we are consistently and collaboratively bringing a big idea to life across the entire program.
- Present and guide clients through spatial concepts
COMPETENCIES
- Self-motivated
- Efficient work flow
- Ease with receiving and giving direction
- Collaborative
- Client focus
- Creativity
- Innovation
- Team orientation
- Interpersonal communication
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN RETURN
- Full time position
- Opportunities for growth and development
- Health & Dental Insurance (choice of plans)
- 100% Employer paid short-term disability and life insurance
- Opportunity to elect additional life insurance and LTD insurance at employee expense
- Paid parental leave
- Opportunity to contribute pre-tax dollars to flexible spending accounts
- 401(K) with employer match
- Flexibility in work schedules
- Generous time off
HOW WE’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The starting salary for this role is between $115,000 and $140,000. Our salary ranges are based on third-party national average market compensation analysis. The actual salary is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. The salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
NOT SURE IF YOU SHOULD APPLY?
Studies show that those identifying as under-represented individuals might have talked themselves out of applying at this point. Don’t worry about checking every single box. At Opus Agency, we are dedicated to building a versatile, inclusive team with a variety of backgrounds and a growth mindset - so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every single item listed in this job description, we encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this role, or we may have other roles that better align with your skillset.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Individuals will be required to sit for the majority of the day and may be required to stand as needed. May require ability to ambulate primarily on a level surface for periodic periods throughout the day. Individuals may be required to travel via airplane, train, taxi, car and/or other means of transportation, as needed.
The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
OTHER DUTIES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the employee/ candidate a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of the position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Opus Agency does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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