Freelance Fabricator

Deeplocal is looking for an experienced Freelance Fabricator to work in our Pittsburgh, PA studio.

Fabricators are responsible for performing high quality work on a variety of exhibit and interactive experience fabrication tasks including assembly, finishing, painting, digital fabrication and general assembly of wood or engineered parts (metal and other solid surface). They have oversight from more senior team members, working to deepen and expand their skill sets and accountabilities. 

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced fabrication shop, but who understands that attention to detail is of utmost importance, even when multiple projects are being produced simultaneously. Candidates will have an opportunity to work on original, often highly visible, projects alongside a talented team of designers, engineers, and technologists.

Responsibilities

• Fabrication: Detailed, high quality fabrication of custom components in metal, wood, and plastics.
• Finishing: Painting and bodywork (ex Bondo) of exhibits and sub components
• Problem Solving: Deeplocal makes first of its kind interactive exhibits. Often there are unknowns in the design and fabrication of components that require problem solving and communication with different disciplines from engineering and creative.
• Maintaining Equipment and Supplies: Inspects the work area and machines that were used during the day prior to leaving at the end of each shift. Orders new parts and supplies as necessary, and with approval from management.
• Collaborating: Must work with a team to ensure that project requirements are met and that projects are completed on time and within budget.

Desired Skills

• High degree of technical ability in commercial, fine art, or interactive exhibit fabrication
• Experience with millwork, cabinetry, body work, airbrush, and HVLP spray gun preferred
• Enjoys working as part of a team, with strong communication and follow-up skills
• A strong attention to detail, and the ability to think quickly and solve problems
• Creative thinker and problem-solver who is comfortable with ambiguity
• Excited by new challenges and never-been-done-before work
• Demonstrated ability to follow quality and safety standards
• Embrace and help lead production towards more digital manufacturing processes
• Understanding of cut lists and blueprint specifications
• Ability to read measuring tools and other shop tools
• Able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Reliable and responsible
• Computer skills required, Google Suite experience is preferred

Location

This is a Studio/Shop-Based position.

Fabricators will be required to travel for the installation and on-site finishing of interactive exhibits. They will also occasionally work evenings and weekends when required to meet project timelines.

About Deeplocal

Deeplocal is a quickly growing, internationally-recognized, innovation studio based in Pittsburgh, PA. Deeplocal’s team of 100+ includes experts in marketing, engineering, design, and fabrication who collaborate to develop never-seen-before physical experiences for brand clients.

From creating a mind-controlled bike that allowed riders to shift with their thoughts, to building a robotic pitching machine that allowed a child to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game from thousands of miles away, to a single button that dims the lights, orders food, silencers your phone and puts on your favorite show, to a machine that graffitied tweets on the roads of the Tour de France, our projects are wide-ranging and unique.

Deeplocal has been behind some of advertising’s most talked about campaigns: the Netflix Switch, Google Photos Pay With A Photo, Google Fiber Nick’s First Pitch, and the Nike Chalkbot. Deeplocal’s current clients include Google, Nike, and Nest.

Deeplocal’s studio is located in a renovated brewery loft space in Sharpsburg, PA—just outside of Pittsburgh and within a few minutes of Lawrenceville. All team members at Deeplocal contribute and participate in work for our amazing roster of clients.

Deeplocal has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania for the past four years and has received numerous awards in advertising and design. Deeplocal’s work has been featured on Fast Company, Wired, NYTimes, USA Today, the Today Show, Good Morning America, Gizmodo, Engadget, Forbes, and many more.

Our Mission
Invent products and experiences for innovative brands.

Our Purpose
To be a place where amazing talent can invent, create and inspire.

Our Core Values

• Impactful
• Efficient
• Inventive
• Resourceful
• Humble

This is a temporary freelance (independent contractor) position with hours up to 40 hours a week depending on the requirements of our projects.  

Last updated on Nov 5, 2024