Applied Playground Designer

Work Type:
Full Time

Work Location:

Remote position

Wage: $65,000 - $75,000

At Earthscape, we create beautiful, innovative custom playground sculptures and structures that inspire children and adults to creatively play. By partnering with some of the most prestigious Landscape Architecture firms in North America, we bring brilliant playground concepts to life. Our award-winning design-build firm is located just outside of Elmira, Ontario in Waterloo Region.

Together, our ambitious team designs, engineers, builds and installs state‑of‑the‑art timber playgrounds that become iconic and well‑loved destination spaces. The work environment we’ve created is positive, productive, fun and rewarding. To see our one‑of‑a‑kind projects, visit

• Playground Design: Develop customized play equipment, 3D base plans, and effective visuals of designs.
• Construction Drawings
  : working with layouts for playground installations
• Rendering
  :
  Render models with Enscape, manage lighting/material settings to create exceptional & consistent visuals.
• Asset Production & Management
  :
  Supporting the development and maintenance of 2D and 3D assets in the standard product portfolio for use internally and externally, as well as the Sketch Up and Rhino libraries.
• Optimization & Technical Translation: Reduce file sizes and optimize components to ensure high-performance modeling across the team. Support the translation of 3D models between Rhino, Sketch Up, and Solid Works while retaining functionality.

• Sketch Up: 5+ years of experience in modeling, dynamic components, metadata utilization, and troubleshooting complex models.
• Basic Rhinoceros 3D: Experience in modeling and exporting to different formats.
• Advanced Adobe Suite: Expert in InDesign and Illustrator; skilled in vector-based art and quick design iterations.
• AutoCAD: Ability to work with layers and export files between CAD and Illustrator.
• Organization:
  Highly organized with strong attention to detail and time management.
• Passion for Play:
  Interest in play, inclusive design and child development
• Google Suite:
  Knowledge of Google Suite is an asset
• Project Management:
  Prior experience in project management is an asset

This job will offer you the opportunity to work on some of North America’s most innovative playground projects. The pace, challenges and problem-solving opportunities will mean you are never bored. You will have the chance to develop and refine a wide variety of skills in our rapidly growing business. Your colleagues are dynamic, and highly skilled. They have an impressive range of backgrounds, skills and expertise.

We believe in great compensation for great employees, and we reward our staff with a combination of:

• Profit sharing and performance bonuses
• Employee share ownership opportunities (ESOP) after 1 year of service
• Six-week sabbatical after 14,000 hours worked
• Tuition reimbursement for continuous learning
• Extended health and dental benefits
• Flex time with options to work hybrid to support work-life balance
• Company events and a casual dress code

We are committed to treating all people in a way that respects their dignity and independence. Should you require any accommodation during the recruitment process or otherwise, please notify us of this when you apply, and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

At Earthscape Play, we are committed to building an environment where everyone feels included, valued, and heard. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are an important part of our everyday work, and it is our belief that they enable us to reach our goal of bringing incredible play spaces to life. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or people with intersectional identities