Summary

As a Product Specialist focusing on Playground Design and Layout, you will play a pivotal role in conceptualizing, designing, and implementing innovative playground solutions. You will collaborate closely with our sales, design, and engineering teams to translate client requirements into functional, safe, and aesthetically pleasing playground designs. Your role will involve market and competitive analysis and project management with internal stakeholders to create playground designs for the catalog, promotions, and other marketing related activities. This role will leverage various digital platforms (AutoCAD, Inventor, 3ds Max Design and other tools) to generate and maintain 2D & 3D geometry and renderings of GameTime products and maintain same. The applicant should either come with these technical skills or demonstrate the aptitude and motivation to learn these technical skills.

• Analytical Decision-Making
• Communication
• Learning & Development
• Planning & Organizing
• Professionalism & Integrity
• Risk-Taking/Creative Thinking
• Teamwork & Relationship-Building
• Results Orientation

Education and/or Experience

Minimum requirement: Undergraduate degree or 2-year degree in Drafting / CAD or equivalent experience. Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Marketing, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Architecture, or related field preferred.

Travel

There may be travel requirements between Chattanooga and Fort Payne, AL as well as training that may require travel to representatives’ office(s) throughout the country. The travel is approximately 10% of time.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Must have the ability to write routine reports and correspondence as well as be able to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability

Must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Computer Skills

Proficient in or demonstrate aptitude/motivation to learn AutoCAD, Inventor, 3ds Max Design, Photoshop, and other design software tools.

An individual must have knowledge of 3D rendering software, 2D & 3D design and visualization, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint software. As well as extensive experience with MS Windows 7, MS Windows 8 and/or MS Windows 10.

Other Skills

• ability to find creative solutions in a technical framework
• detail oriented and well organized
• excellent verbal, active listening, and communication skills along with problem solving skills
• ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently walk, sit, talk, and listen, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet, except in the manufacturing environment where PPE may be required.