Exhibition Design Expert Consultant at UN-Habitat

Specific assignments

• Ensure that all work produced follows the highest sustainability standards within the industry.
• Take part in meetings to identify the communication objectives, theme, key messages, and visual narrative of the exhibition.
• Organize a half-day workshop with relevant internal stakeholders to identify the features that will be required for various activities at the stand.
• Conduct site inspections, identify visual requirements, consult on exhibit design solutions including budgets and physical exhibition hall limitations.
• Take part in media briefings on the optimal use of the booth as a communication platform for social initiatives, etc.
• Work with the events management or exhibition company to translate approved designs into compelling visitor experiences by understanding, organizing, and integrating content through prototyping and modelling.
• Create and propose innovative, on-brand, immersive, highly stylized concepts for the UN-Habitat corporate exhibition.
• Design all aspects of the exhibition including but not limited to installation mockups/spatial design and visual presentation of digital, print, and audiovisual exhibition content.
• Develop a modular WUF12 exhibition that will be used to promote WUF12 at key events prior to the Forum.
• Create visually arresting representations that speak to the UN-Habitat brand (including but not limited to illustrator drawings, design briefs, elevations, redesigns, and technical drawings.)
• Work with in-house graphic designers for exhibition content by providing design guidelines.
• Develop an on-site installation plan and support the Head of the Production Unit with the production and installation.

Qualifications/special skills

• A bachelor's or a master’s degree in graphic design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Architecture, or a related field is required.
• Over 7 years of responsible experience in exhibition design for international events and conferences is required.
• Demonstrated expertise in exhibition and space design, including knowledge of exhibition construction methods and materials is required.
• Ability to present exhibit and graphic concepts, production procedures, cost analysis, and evaluation is desirable.
• Expert knowledge of applicable CAD software, 3D and graphic design software is desirable. Experience in data visualization, motion graphics and information design are advantageous is desirable.