3D Designer – Events, Exhibitions & Interiors
Company: Planning Labs
Location: Mumbai
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: In Person
Salary: ₹20,000 – ₹25,000 per month
Department: Creative Design
About the Role
Planning Labs is looking for a creative and enthusiastic 3D Designer who enjoys transforming ideas and client briefs into visually impressive, practical and executable designs.
The primary focus of this role will be designing:
- Exhibition stalls and booths
- Corporate events and conferences
- Stage and backdrop designs
- Brand activations
- Product launches
- Experiential spaces
- Photo opportunities and installations
- Retail and promotional environments
The designer may also get opportunities to work on selected residential, commercial and office interior-design projects.
We are looking for someone who is confident in Autodesk 3ds Max and V-Ray, has a good visual sense, understands dimensions and space, and most importantly can think creatively instead of simply waiting for instructions.
You do not need to know everything from Day 1.
However, you should be curious, willing to learn, comfortable researching solutions and interested in understanding how your designs are actually produced and executed on ground.
What You Will DoEvents & Exhibitions
You will work on a variety of event and experiential projects including exhibitions, conferences, activations, launches and corporate events.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Understanding client briefs, branding requirements and venue dimensions
- Developing creative concepts based on the brief
- Designing exhibition stalls, stages, event spaces, experience zones and installations
- Creating detailed 3D models using Autodesk 3ds Max
- Producing realistic renders using V-Ray
- Selecting suitable materials, textures, furniture, lighting and design elements
- Designing according to actual dimensions and available space
- Understanding the client's approximate budget while developing concepts
- Making revisions based on client and internal-team feedback
- Coordinating with the production and operations teams to ensure the design can be practically executed
- Supporting the team with design clarifications during production or execution whenever required
The objective is not only to create a beautiful render, but to create a design that can actually be built.
Interior Design Exposure
The designer may also work on selected interior-design projects such as:
- Residential interiors
- Offices and commercial spaces
- Retail spaces
- Reception areas
- Experience centres
Interior-related responsibilities may include:
- Space planning
- 3D visualization
- Furniture concepts
- Materials and finishes
- Lighting concepts
- Ceiling and wall treatments
- Basic working drawings
- Design revisions based on site conditions
Previous interior-design experience will be an advantage, but it is not mandatory for a candidate with strong 3D visualization skills and a willingness to learn.
Must-Have Software Skills
The candidate should have good working knowledge of:
Autodesk 3ds Max
V-Ray Renderer
Adobe Photoshop
Strong 3D modelling and rendering capability is one of the most important requirements for this position.
Good to Have
Knowledge of any of the following will be an advantage:
- AutoCAD
- CorelDRAW
- Adobe Illustrator
- Corona Renderer
- SketchUp
- Arnold Renderer
- Adobe InDesign
- AI-based design and visualization tools
- Other relevant 3D, visualization or post-production software
You are not required to know every software mentioned above.
Production & Execution Understanding
We prefer designers who are interested in understanding how a design moves from the computer screen to actual execution.
Basic knowledge of any of the following will be an advantage:
- Exhibition stall fabrication
- Event production
- Printing and branding
- Materials and finishes
- Carpentry and furniture
- Lighting
- Site measurements
- Basic working dimensions
- Interior execution
Candidates who do not currently have strong production knowledge should be willing to learn and coordinate with Planning Labs' production and operations teams.
What We Are Looking ForCreativity
We want someone who can take a basic client brief and develop an interesting visual concept around it.
You should regularly explore references from platforms such as:
- Behance
- Pinterest
- Architecture and design websites
- Exhibition-design platforms
- Event-industry references
- International experiential-design projects
References should be used for inspiration, but the final design should be practical, original and suitable for the client's requirements and budget.
Strong Visual Sense
You should have a good understanding of:
- Composition
- Colours
- Materials
- Lighting
- Branding
- Visual hierarchy
- Space planning
- Visitor movement
- Proportion and scale
Small design details matter.
Problem-Solving Attitude
At Planning Labs, we strongly value designers who try to find solutions.
When facing a software, rendering, modelling or design-related challenge, we expect you to:
- Research possible solutions
- Explore tutorials and forums
- Test alternative methods
- Identify the actual problem
- Discuss possible solutions with the team
We encourage learning and experimentation.
Where genuinely required, Planning Labs is also open to providing suitable software, plugins, assets, resources or training tools that improve the quality and efficiency of the designer's work.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for someone who:
- Has strong 3D modelling and visualization skills
- Has a good design sense
- Can understand a brief and convert it into a concept
- Can work using actual dimensions
- Is comfortable making revisions
- Pays attention to detail
- Can manage deadlines
- Communicates clearly with the creative, production and operations teams
- Takes ownership of assigned projects
- Is curious and willing to continuously learn
- Is comfortable visiting event venues or interior sites when required
- Can work independently once the brief and direction are understood
Experience
1–3 years of relevant experience preferred.
Relevant backgrounds can include:
- Event design
- Exhibition design
- Experiential design
- 3D visualization
- Interior visualization
- Retail design
- Architectural visualization
Freshers with an excellent portfolio and strong 3ds Max + V-Ray skills may also apply.
Portfolio quality, creativity and practical ability will be given more importance than simply the number of years of experience.
Portfolio Mandatory
Applicants must share their 3D design portfolio while applying.
Your portfolio can include work such as:
- Exhibition stall designs
- Event designs
- Stage designs
- Conferences
- Brand activations
- Experience zones
- Retail spaces
- Interior designs
- Architectural visualization
- Other relevant 3D visualization work
We are particularly interested in seeing:
Your 3D modelling quality
Rendering quality
Creativity
Lighting and material sense
Understanding of scale and dimensions
Overall presentation quality
Candidates do not need to have experience in every category mentioned above.
Why Join Planning Labs?
At Planning Labs, you will get the opportunity to work on designs that are not limited to the computer screen.
You will see your concepts move from:
Brief → Concept → 3D Design → Production → Actual On-Ground Execution
You will get exposure to:
- Corporate events
- Exhibitions
- Experiential marketing
- Brand activations
- Conferences
- Installations
- Selected interior projects
- Production and fabrication processes
You will work closely with creative, production and execution teams and understand how large-scale physical experiences are actually created.
We encourage designers to contribute ideas, experiment with new techniques and continuously improve their creative and technical capabilities.
What We Value
At Planning Labs, we particularly value:
Creativity
Strong 3D skills
Ownership
Curiosity
Problem-solving ability
Attention to detail
Willingness to learn
We are not simply looking for someone who can operate software.
We are looking for a designer who wants to think, create, learn and see their ideas come to life.
Salary: ₹20,000 – ₹25,000 per month
Final compensation will depend on the candidate's portfolio, software skills, design capability and relevant experience.
Work Location: Mumbai – In Person
Portfolio is mandatory while applying.
Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹25,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
