Technical Production Designer

Job Opportunity: Technical Production Designer

Job Category: Signage & Fabrication 

Company: Pinpoint 

About Our Company:​

Do you want to be part of a team obsessed with creating remarkable experiences and products? Do you love challenging and putting your problem-solving skills to the test while forging meaningful relationships in the process? Do you enjoy seeing your technical efforts come to life? If this sounds like a fit and checks off some aspects you are looking for in your career, then you should check out Pinpoint. 

Pinpoint is a full-service creative fabrication company with in-house print production and build capabilities. We specialize in creating visual and physical engagements at any conceivable touchpoint or surface to bring brands to life – from event activations to stadium signage. Be part of growing our kick-ass portfolio which includes Live Nation, Kansas City Royals, NASCAR, Bacardi, and more. If you are grown minded and you feel you can add value and help create something remarkable for our clients, let’s talk! Check out our website to learn more about Pinpoint: https://experiencepinpoint.com

Job Description Summary:

Pinpoint is seeking a detail-oriented and creative individual that can translate design concepts into precise, production-ready, technical drawings. Projects include woodworking fabrication, large format printing, metalwork, and various signage. You must have a build and final product mindset to interpret specifications, suggest materials, and optimize designs for efficient manufacturing. As a critical link between creative concepting and production, the role involves pre-flighting files, setting up print-ready files, creating cut paths, and engineering shop drawings that can be handed to the fabrication team to build with clear, easy to understand specifications. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Review, engineer, and create technical files for print production and fabrication projects, ensuring formatting accuracy, ease of assembly, and compatibility with various equipment and materials
• Creating 2D and 3D CAD models and drawings to support the manufacturing process
• Develop shop drawing packages for the fabrication team, inclusive of bill of materials, assembly directions,detailed specifications, and critical callouts 
• Work closely with designers, project managers, and production teams to interpret project requirements,resolve technical challenges, and present creative solutions 
• An understanding of how certain production and fabrication equipment might impact your approach to creating files; including CNC machines, flatbed printers, roll printers, laser cutters, and more 
• Continuously seeks out ways to increase the profitability and efficiency of projects via material suggestions, nesting, production processes, and technologies 

Skills and requirements needed to succeed:

• 4 years of experience with design and drafting software including Adobe Creative Suite, Dimensions, SketchUp, AutoCAD and related engineering software 
• Sound understanding of technical design aspects including file formats, resolution for specific mediums, pre-flighting process, setting up cut paths, production equipment, Pantone colors, geometry, and math
• Engineering, woodworking, print production, or industrial design background
• Exceptional eye for detail and a very strong work ethic
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Collaborative, receptive to feedback, and easy to work with

Who this job is not right for:

• Someone who does not play well with others. 
• Someone who has a sense of entitlement. 
• Someone who says one thing yet does something else. 
• Someone who focuses more on their job title than the required task at hand.
• Someone who is always quick to think and say why something cannot be done. 

Candidates will not be considered without providing a portfolio and/or links to past projects.

Please respond with your resume, a brief description of your sign manufacturing, vinyl, and fabrication experience along with portfolio examples and references to: jobs@experiencepinpoint.com