Fresh Tape Media is looking for a Junior Production Designer to join our Denver-based team. Fresh Tape Media works with brands, sports properties, and media companies to produce one-of-a-kind, made-for-social content. From quick-turn productions to fully custom builds, we help brands drive engagement by creating content people actually want to watch and share and memorialize a moment!

This role is ideal for someone early in their career who has foundational production design skills, some hands-on experience, and is ready to take on more responsibility with some of the most iconic brand names in the world! You’ll support the production team across a variety of projects, contributing to concept development, set design, on-set execution and liaising with vendors & fabrication partners. An eye for design (interior, spatial, experiential, or production) and a proactive, team-first attitude are essential.

Responsibilities include:

Research & Concept Development

1. Support the development of visual references, mood boards, and design directions for projects
2. Contribute ideas during early concepting phases
3. Assist in testing materials and approaches for feasibility and execution

Set Design & Planning

1. Create sketches, mocks, technical drawings and 3D models (Adobe Suite, SketchUp, LayOut, V-Ray preferred)
2. Help build and refine production design presentations for internal and client-facing use
3. Maintain organized production design documentation across projects
4. Be able to answer internal and external questions to production design approach confidently

Prop & Material Sourcing

1. Source props, set decor, and materials aligned with creative direction and budget
2. Communicate with vendors, rental houses, and fabricators for quotes, availability, and identify any opportunities for efficiencies
3. Track purchased and rented items, helping maintain inventory across projects
4. Coordinate logistics for deliveries, pickups, and returns
5. Develop and maintain a knowledge base of vendors, their product ranges and policies pertaining to shipping, delivery and returns

On-Set Execution

1. Assist in building, assembling, and styling sets on shoot days
2. Support prop placement and ensure visual consistency with the intended design
3. Help troubleshoot design challenges in real-time during production
4. Participate in strike and breakdown, including planning for reuse or storage of materials
5. Support Production Designer on larger, more complex activations
6. Assist the Production Designer in coordinating Art Department members and logistics as needed
7. Occasionally represent Fresh Tape Media as the sole on-site Production Designer for activations

Basic Qualifications:

1. Strong portfolio with spec work and/or realized concepts
2. 2 years of relevant experience (internships, freelance, academic work, or entry-level roles count!)
3. Basic knowledge of on-set etiquette and protocols is desirable
4. Working knowledge of Photoshop, G-suite, SketchUp and/or other tools for 3D modeling, rendering and creation of technical drawings
5. Strong understanding of spatial design and visual composition
6. High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
7. Organized and able to keep track of assets, materials, approvals, and timelines
8. Strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate across teams
9. Self-starter who can take direction but also work independently when needed
10. Positive attitude, flexibility, and problem-solving mindset

Job Type: Full-time

Compensation: $55k - $65k annual base salary, commensurate with experience

Work Location: Denver, CO (3 days in office: Tues-Thurs. Mon and Fri remote)

Reports To: Senior Production Designer

Anticipated Start Date: October 1, 2026

Full-Time Benefits Include: 

1. Medical insurance/dental insurance/vision insurance
2. Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
3. 401K through Human Interest w/ Company Matching Program
4. Education Assistance Reimbursement 
5. Cell Phone Reimbursement
6. Gym Reimbursement or Epic Pass
7. Access to Wellhub membership
8. 100% employer charitable donation match
9. 18 days of paid vacation per year (+ additional PTO day for every 2-year anniversary)
10. 12 Holidays (New Years Day, MLK, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve)
11. Paid sick time, bereavement leave, and parental leave
12. Flex days if you're traveling for work on the weekends/holidays
13. 3 flexible remote weeks per year (+1 optional in-office week in the New York office)
14. Flexible remote weeks around Thanksgiving week, Christmas week, and New Year’s week
15. Annual bonus 
16. Competitive Commission Structure