Play Experience Designer
Print Magazine
Date: 11 hours ago
City: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Contract type: Full time
Company: Cre8Play
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posted: Jun 24
As a Play Experience Designer, you’ll help shape one-of-a-kind playgrounds and custom play structures from concept to creation.
Responsibilities Include
Cre8Play
At Cre8Play, we design and build immersive, story-driven play environments that bring communities together and spark imagination. We believe great design lives at the intersection of creativity, craftsmanship, and childlike wonder. Every project we take on is custom—and every designer on our team plays a key role in making it unforgettable.
We’re looking for a Play Experience Designer who’s part artist, part builder, and part kid-at-heart. Someone who thinks playfully, works collaboratively, and thrives on designing experiences—not just objects.
Our Core Values
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posted: Jun 24
As a Play Experience Designer, you’ll help shape one-of-a-kind playgrounds and custom play structures from concept to creation.
Responsibilities Include
- Design engaging, thematic play environments and sculptural features
- Develop 3D concept models, renderings, and technical design packages
- Work with our creative, engineering, and production teams
- Translate stories and ideas into tangible play experiences
- Present designs internally and, on occasion, externally to clients or reps
- Research and ideate around materials, trends, and safety standards
- Bring big energy, fresh ideas, and an eye for details to every project
- A degree in Industrial Design, Architecture, Exhibit/Themed Design, or related field
- 2+ years of professional design experience
- Highly proficient in SketchUp Pro for concept modeling, presentation renderings, and technical documentation.
- Proficiency in other 3D modeling software (Blender, ZBrush), Adobe Creative Suite, and rendering tools (Twinmotion a plus)
- Strong portfolio showcasing creativity, storytelling, and spatial thinking
- Curiosity, collaboration skills, and a willingness to get scrappy when needed
- Bonus: experience with playgrounds, themed environments, sculpture, or hands-on fabrication
Cre8Play
At Cre8Play, we design and build immersive, story-driven play environments that bring communities together and spark imagination. We believe great design lives at the intersection of creativity, craftsmanship, and childlike wonder. Every project we take on is custom—and every designer on our team plays a key role in making it unforgettable.
We’re looking for a Play Experience Designer who’s part artist, part builder, and part kid-at-heart. Someone who thinks playfully, works collaboratively, and thrives on designing experiences—not just objects.
Our Core Values
- Hard Work – We go all in to make things awesome
- Cre8ive – We think big, stay weird, and keep surprising people
- Curiosity & Knowledge – We ask questions, learn fast, and push boundaries
- Caring – We’re a close-knit crew who looks out for each other
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