Taylor Corporation is a dynamic, diversified company with big plans for the future ― and your career. We power our employees’ potential and strive to create opportunity and security for every member of the team. If you’re ready for something bigger ― more challenge, more variety, more pathways for professional growth ― we should talk. We’re passionate about our work, we believe there is always a better way, and we’re looking for people like you.
Your Opportunity: Taylor Print & Visual Impressions (TPVI), a division of Taylor Corporation, is looking for an Industrial Designer to join our team in the Portland area!
We are seeking a creative Industrial Designer to develop innovative retail environments, experiential displays, trade show exhibits, branded fixtures, architectural elements, and custom products. This position combines industrial design, product development, engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing collaboration to transform concepts into manufacturable solutions. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable brainstorming with Creative, building production-ready SolidWorks models, and collaborating with manufacturing to deliver exceptional customer experiences.
Work Authorization: To be considered for this opportunity, candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.
Your Responsibilities:
- Develop creative concepts for retail displays, branded environments, exhibits, fixtures, and experiential marketing solutions.
- Translate sketches and concepts into production-ready SolidWorks models, drawings, and documentation.
- Create renderings, presentation materials, and production artwork using Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign required).
- Balance aesthetics, user experience, structural integrity, manufacturability, cost, and installation requirements.
- Lead prototype development from concept through fabrication, testing, refinement, and production release.
- Research emerging materials, fabrication technologies, and manufacturing processes.
- Collaborate with Creative, Sales, Manufacturing, Prototyping, and external vendors.
- Design for CNC routing, metal fabrication, woodworking, extrusion systems, graphics, dye sublimation, UV printing, sewing, and final assembly.
- Develop engineering standards, best practices, and product improvements.
- Manage multiple custom development projects simultaneously.
You Must Have:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Industrial Design, Product Design, Furniture Design, Environmental Design, or a closely related discipline. (Mechanical Engineering candidates with significant experience in experiential, retail display, exhibit, or fixture design are encouraged to apply!)
- 2–5 years of experience developing physical products, retail displays, fixtures, exhibits, furniture, or branded environments.
- Advanced proficiency in SolidWorks (required).
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) is required.
- Experience creating sketches, renderings, presentations, prototypes, and production documentation.
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Portfolio demonstrating concept development through finished products is required.
We Would Prefer:
- Experience in experiential marketing, retail displays, trade shows, museum exhibits, architectural products, or branded environments.
- Experience with KeyShot, SketchUp, Rhino, or other visualization software is a plus.
- Knowledge of wood, metal, plastics, composites, graphics, fabrics, laminates, and packaging.
- Experience working with rapid prototyping and 3D printing.
Core Competencies:
- Creative problem solving
- Concept development
- Industrial design
- Visual communication
- Product development
- SolidWorks CAD
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Rapid prototyping
- Design for manufacturability
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Join a centralized R&D and Product Development team creating one-of-a-kind experiential products for some of the world's leading brands. Every project is different, providing opportunities to combine creativity with engineering while working alongside talented designers, fabricators, and manufacturing experts.
The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $80,000 - $95,000. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The range listed is just one component of Taylor Corporation’s total compensation and benefits package for employees.
About Taylor Corporation
One of the largest print and communications firms in North America, Taylor’s family of companies provides a diverse set of products, services and technologies that address the toughest business challenges. We work diligently each day to create printed and digital marketing communication solutions that help power many of the world’s most recognizable brands.
With more than 50 years of category expertise and 10,000 employees spanning dozens of U.S. states and multiple countries, Taylor serves businesses and distributors both large and small. Our employees enjoy a comprehensive benefit package including a choice of several health plans, dental, vision, wellness programs, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off (PTO) and 64 hours of annual holiday pay.
The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Taylor Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Taylor Corporation including all partners and affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Industrial Design, Product Design, Furniture Design, Environmental Design, or closely related discipline
- 2-5 years of experience developing physical products, retail displays, fixtures, exhibits, furniture, or branded environments
- Advanced proficiency in SolidWorks
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
- Portfolio demonstrating concept development through finished products
- Experience creating sketches, renderings, presentations, prototypes, and production documentation
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
- Lead prototype development from concept through fabrication, testing, refinement, and production release
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience in experiential marketing, retail displays, trade shows, museum exhibits, or branded environments
- Experience with KeyShot, SketchUp, Rhino, or other visualization software
- Knowledge of wood, metal, plastics, composites, graphics, fabrics, laminates, and packaging
- Experience working with rapid prototyping and 3D printing
Taylor Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Taylor Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Taylor Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits begin immediately with medical, dental, and vision coverage, and multiple plan choices are available. Feedback suggests coverage is offered across full-time and part-time roles with integrated wellness resources.
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Flexible Benefits — Plan design includes options like HSAs/FSAs and access to different plan types depending on location and business unit. Feedback suggests employees can select from a range of coverage tiers and programs to fit needs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness tools such as health coaching, nurse advocates, and incentives through Wellworks are highlighted alongside broad retail and lifestyle discounts. Feedback suggests these resources enhance the overall package beyond core insurance.
Taylor Corporation Insights
What We Do
Taylor provides a diverse set of products, services and technologies to power the potential of the world’s leading brands. Using the latest printed and digital methods, we facilitate marketing communications of all types for businesses and consumers across a wide range of industries. You’ll see our solutions in your mailbox, your email inbox, in retail settings and on your mobile device. Driven by Glen Taylor’s unwavering entrepreneurial spirit, Taylor Corporation has grown from a single small business in 1975 to one of the nation’s largest privately held companies today. What started as a humble printer of wedding invitations and business cards is now a highly diversified leader in the field of business communications. However, while Taylor's capabilities have changed dramatically in the last 45 years, our core purpose remains the same ― to create opportunity and security for our employees. Taylor also continuously invests in technologies and production methods that enable us to shrink our environmental footprint. This commitment shows in the way we divert tons of waste to energy production, source responsibly harvested forest products and work to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions year over year. The result is a culture of sustainability that guides our decision making and ensures that we take the long-term view in everything we do
