The posting
Job Summary:
We are looking to hire a POSM Designer who genuinely enjoys designing, takes ownership of assignments, and thrives under pressure rather than avoiding challenging tasks.
Job Duties:
1. Creative Design & Concept Development
- Develop creative, professional, and visually compelling concepts for POSM displays, exhibition booths, customized plaques, awards, signage, retail displays, promotional stands, and other branding or fabrication-related products.
- Independently translate basic instructions, reference images, sketches, or written specifications into complete design concepts.
- Demonstrate creativity, initiative, and enthusiasm for developing innovative concepts and solving design challenges.
- Suggest practical design alternatives and improvements while maintaining alignment with approved concepts and project requirements.
2. 3D Visualization & Technical Design
- Develop realistic, high-quality 3D models and photorealistic renderings using professional 3D design software.
- Demonstrate excellent proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and at least one professional 3D design and rendering software.
- Accurately represent real-world dimensions, proportions, scale, material thicknesses, textures, finishes, and colors in all designs.
- Translate approximate size instructions such as A4, A3, slightly larger than A4, or specified display dimensions into accurate and realistic 3D models.
- Ensure all designs are technically practical, structurally feasible, and suitable for manufacturing, fabrication, installation, or assembly.
3. Material Knowledge & Manufacturing Feasibility
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of commonly used materials, including MDF, melamine, acrylic, stainless steel, aluminum, PVC, foam board, and other sheet-based or fabrication materials.
- Understand standard material thicknesses, fabrication limitations, and how different materials can be layered, combined, or assembled to achieve the required dimensions and overall depth.
- Accurately calculate and represent combined material thicknesses. For example, two 18 mm melamine sheets combined together result in a total thickness of 36 mm, excluding additional layers or finishing materials.
- Understand the difference between material thickness, overall product depth, structural components, and decorative layers.
- Maintain realistic material representation in 3D renderings, ensuring that specified thicknesses and construction methods are accurately reflected.
- Avoid exaggerated dimensions, unrealistic structures, or visually attractive concepts that cannot be practically manufactured.
- Maintain access to a measuring tape or meter scale for physical reference and dimension verification whenever required.
4. Design Accuracy & Quality Assurance
- Produce accurate, error-free designs with exceptional attention to detail.
- Carefully verify dimensions, proportions, material specifications, thicknesses, alignment, spacing, and written design instructions before submission.
- Ensure consistency across design concepts, revisions, and final approved versions.
- Strictly follow approved concepts, specifications, materials, dimensions, and project guidelines.
- Review designs thoroughly before submission to minimize errors, rework, and unnecessary production delays.
5. Design Revisions & Project Coordination
- Incorporate internal feedback, client comments, and additional design instructions professionally and efficiently.
- Carefully review written feedback and ensure all requested modifications are accurately implemented.
- Develop alternative concepts, design options, or variations when required.
- Manage multiple design assignments, revisions, and changing requirements simultaneously.
- Submit completed designs, updated renderings, and revisions within agreed timelines.
- Maintain organized design files, project assets, and relevant documentation.
Requirements
- Proven experience in POSM design, 3D product visualization, exhibition design, retail displays, or a related field.
- Excellent proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and working knowledge of at least one professional 3D design and rendering software.
- Strong understanding of real-world dimensions, proportions, material thicknesses, scale, and manufacturing feasibility.
- Practical knowledge of materials such as acrylic, MDF, melamine, stainless steel, wood, aluminum, and other fabrication materials.
- Understanding of fabrication and manufacturing techniques, including CNC routing, laser cutting, UV printing, engraving, material layering, and product assembly.
- Ability to independently develop creative concepts and realistic, manufacturable 3D designs from basic instructions or reference images.
- Strong attention to detail, ensuring accurate dimensions, proportions, material specifications, and design instructions.
- Ability to produce high-quality, realistic 3D renderings and presentation-ready visualizations.
- Comfortable managing multiple assignments, tight deadlines, design revisions, and changing project requirements.
- Strong ownership, accountability, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Professional attitude toward constructive feedback, revisions, and collaboration.
- Willingness to provide occasional support for genuinely urgent projects outside regular working hours, with reasonable coordination.
Preferred Experience
Experience in the following areas will be highly preferred:
- 3D product visualization and photorealistic rendering.
- Customized corporate awards, trophies, plaques, and recognition products.
- Exhibition booths, promotional displays, POSM, retail displays, and signage design.
- Acrylic, stainless steel, wood, MDF, melamine, and other fabrication materials.
- Practical manufacturing methods, including CNC routing, laser cutting, UV printing, engraving, and product assembly.
- Developing attractive designs that are realistically manufacturable rather than purely conceptual.
