The Community You Will Join:

The Airbnb Communications team delivers campaigns that keep Airbnb front of mind, helping to stimulate word-of-mouth and supporting direct traffic to the site. We’re seeking an organized, passionate and versatile team contributor to support a global Comms team, supporting our Icons platform. The Icon platform creates compelling campaigns that engage new audiences and integrate Airbnb into various conversations within popular culture.

The Difference You Will Make:

This role will conceptualize and execute large-scale attractions to stimulate positive word-of-mouth and drive positive sentiments for the brand. The Experiential Designer is responsible for translating the final creative brief through engineering and production (from inception to installation) of immersive guest experiences from “render to reality.”

The Experiential Designer will be a member of the Entertainment & Consumer Communications team specifically supporting the Global and North America Communications sub-team.

A Typical Day:

• Leverage specialized expertise in architecture and/or design to bring large-scale consumer attractions to life
• Collaborate with agency partners to create detailed sketches, 2D and 3D renders, and visualizations to effectively illustrate program concepts to stakeholders and partners
• Ensure creative direction alignment across stakeholders and partners to maintain overall design quality standards
• Understanding of materials and fabrication processes that affect design, including dimensioning and final assembly
• Participate in on-site installations and provide creative direction to ensure that the final experience matches the intended design vision and guest experience.
• Manage key internal stakeholders, including drive regular meetings with cross-functional team members, and as needed with executive leadership for urgent actionable items
• Work effectively within a high-performing team with evolving priorities and rapidly changing timelines
• Responsible for managing and reporting build budgets, holding project scope and design requirements to budget.
• Adaptable project manager, capable of balancing workload priorities and creative integrity

Your Expertise:

• 8+ years professional experience in set design, fabrication, or construction
• Deep understanding of materials and fabrication processes that affect design
• U.S. Professional License credential preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of architecture design and construction techniques
• Knowledge of related areas, including land planning, civil engineering, area development, lighting, graphic design, etc. a plus
• Proactive self-starter with a proven track record of taking initiative
• Advanced degree in Architecture or a similar design program preferred

Your Location:

This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:

Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: [email protected]. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.

We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.