CAD Designer (Seasonal

CAD Designer (Seasonal)

Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. This diverse team brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle... and a dash of pixie dust.

The CAD Designer (Seasonal) with Disney Live Entertainment synthesizes technical design intent for events, theatrical shows, and parades that delight guests at Disney Parks and Resorts around the world. In this role, you will translate ideas and sketches through 3D CAD/BIM Software into documentation and models used by our partners to produce a variety of themed entertainment offerings. To ensure the success of each DLE offering, you will be expected to lead design reviews, document markups, and model coordination efforts on your projects.

You will report to the Manager - Fireworks & Technical Resources. This is a Casual Temporary or Seasonal role with no guarantee of weekly working hours, as hours will fluctuate based on business needs.

What You Will Do:

• Generate 2D and 3D design elements using Autodesk Revit and other BIM software.
• Learn and follow visual standards for Disney Live Entertainment in coordination with other Walt Disney Company business units.
• Assess creative direction to identify the scope of drafting needs and visualization functions.
• Forecast timing of all tasks, while being cognizant of the budget.
• Provide conceptual design support to Directors, Producers, and other Designers.
• Organize and maintain a standardized design package for all discipline-specific design documentation and drawings.
• Ensure design presentation fidelity by developing and applying appropriate visual materials to model elements.
• Provide model support during the pre-visualization and programming phases.
• Assist each design discipline in creating As-Installed documentation.
• Stay current with industry computer graphics visualization software and technology.
• Maintain show documentation, model archives, and other shared resources for reuse by the larger team.
• Participate in the delivery of design intent documents that result in a realized design for our guests.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for other disciplines with regard to standards, and coordinated model reviews.

Required

Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the Entertainment Industry working in show development and operation of live shows drafting ground plans, detail drawings, schematics, 3D images, etc.
• Experience in themed design, drafting schematics, floor plans, and three-dimensional models utilizing Autodesk Revit.
• Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of Computer Aided Design and coordinated models.
• Ability to integrate design intent data from various platforms (2D and 3D).
• Working knowledge of current technology and industry standards for a wide variety of theatrical designs (audio, video, broadcast, effects, lighting, and control systems, scenery and facilities construction methodology) as applied to live show and facility systems (theatrical, industrial, concert, touring, etc.).
• Ability to organize and delegate tasks to partners with limited project knowledge.
• Proven ability to generate schematic design documentation in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to deliver an established scope on schedule and within budget.
• Excellent verbal and visual communication skills with the ability to express creative ideas and problem solve.
• Ability to work flexible hours - nights, weekends, holidays - including occasional travel.
• General computer skills including basic Microsoft 365 products and industry-specific software.

Preferred

Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in live show development with The Walt Disney Company.
• Familiar with Rhino, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Solidworks, Point Cloud Data, and Data Meshing.
• Education:
  
  College degree or equivalent experience in Theatrical or Architectural disciplines.

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