About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Event CAD Designer to join a team in Dubai. You will turn event concepts into accurate, buildable layouts for weddings, conferences, exhibitions, and large-scale live events. The role starts on a freelance basis, with a view to moving into a full-time position.
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Responsibilities
You will deliver:
- Detailed 2D floor plans, seating layouts, stand designs, and site plans.
- Practical, compliant spatial designs built from client briefs.
- Final as-built drawings for every event.
You will work closely with the operations, production, and client services teams to ensure every design works on paper and on the ground. Plans often change, so you will revise drawings quickly and keep every version under control.
This is a hands-on design role. You will be responsible for:
- Producing the drawings, assessing venues, and working through details with suppliers and crews.
Key Responsibilities
Design and Drawing
- Produce detailed 2D floor plans, seating layouts, stand designs, and site plans in AutoCAD. 3D visuals are an advantage.
- Interpret client briefs and turn them into practical, compliant spatial designs.
- Maintain version control and produce final as-built drawings.
Venue and Space Planning
- Assess indoor and outdoor venues, including capacities, access points, rigging and load limits, power, and back-of-house areas.
- Plan guest flow, crowd movement, sightlines, emergency egress, and accessibility.
Compliance and Coordination
- Ensure designs meet venue rules, health and safety standards, and local authority requirements.
- Coordinate with suppliers, venue teams, and production crews, and revise drawings as plans change.
Requirements
- At least 5 years’ experience in CAD design for events, weddings, conferences, or exhibitions.
- Expert-level AutoCAD skills.
- Strong knowledge of event venues and spatial utilization for different event formats.
- Ability to visualize a space and turn creative ideas into workable layouts.
- Good understanding of event safety, crowd management, and accessibility standards.
- Highly detailed and organized, and comfortable working to tight deadlines.
- A portfolio of event layouts and designs (required with your application).
Ideal Background
- Experience with SketchUp, Vectorworks, or similar is a strong advantage.
- 3D visualization skills are a strong advantage.
- GCC or UAE event experience is a strong advantage.
