--- title: 'Spatial Designer (Freelance) at Hovercraft' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/spatial-designer-freelance-hovercraft-united-states-s2hekx23mhd4' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Spatial Designer (Freelance) at Hovercraft - **Company:** Hovercraft - **Location:** United States - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2025-12-08 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hovercraft/jobs/4074578009 ## Job description ## About Us Hovercraft is a dynamic and innovative creative design firm that partners with brands to craft compelling experiences through design, strategy, and technology. We specialize in creating standout visuals, interactive digital content, and impactful branding solutions that push the boundaries of creativity. ## The Role Hovercraft is looking for a creative Spatial Designer to create brand experience work for retail pop-ups, brand activations, and workplace design. Your portfolio should demonstrate excellent design execution, a high level of taste, and strong creative conceptual thinking. Our typical work is within sportswear, fashion, sport, music and outdoor industries. Candidates should be strong communicators, able to collaboratively work in a team setting and consistently want to push the boundaries of what’s possible to create industry leading work. ## What You’ll Do - Collaborate on concepting and ideation to shape the consumer journey and experience. - Develop designs through mood boards, sketches, 2D/3D layouts, and material palettes; rendering skills a plus. - Create environmental graphics, scenic elements, and merchandising details that bring spaces to life. - Partner with internal teams and external vendors to ensure clear communication, quality execution, and smooth delivery. - Present work to clients and teammates, incorporating feedback and occasionally traveling for site visits or installs (1–3x per year). ## What We’re Looking For - 3+ years of experience in a similar role - Experience in SketchUp - Proficiency in Figma and/or Adobe Creative Cloud - Strong portfolio showing solid fundamentals, attention to detail, inventive design thinking and high-level execution in brand experience work - A collaborative team player that is highly motivated, pro-active and positive. - Excellent organization and time management skills to meet deadlines across multiple projects in a remote work setting. - Illustration, animation or spatial design side hustles The salary range for this position is starts at $75 hourly. Hourly rate is determined by a combination of factors that include qualifications, applicable skills, relevant experience and other budgetary considerations such as location/geography. Hovercraft is a remote-first company, working primarily on Pacific and Mountain time. You must be eligible to work in the US as a 1099 contractor. Recruitment Notice We use AI-assisted tools solely to help identify and highlight keywords related to critical design skills and relevant experience within applications. These tools support our recruiting team by improving consistency and efficiency; they do not make hiring decisions. All applications are reviewed by humans, and AI is not used in a discriminatory manner or to evaluate personal characteristics unrelated to job requirements. ## About Hovercraft ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Hovercraft is an experience and innovation company that crafts and produces immersive retail environments, brand activations, and creative technology solutions for influential global brands. - **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by SkyView Innovations in December 2024) - **Headquarters**: Denver, Colorado, United States - **Founded**: 2009 - **Founders**: Zack Teachout (Founder & Creative Director) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Design Services / Immersive Experiences / Retail Design & Activation - Target customers: B2B – enterprise brands seeking experiential marketing, retail design, and creative production (e.g., Nike, H&M, Coinbase) - Mission/purpose: "United in Craft. Driven by Innovation." ## Products & Services - **Spatial Design & Retail Environments**: Flagship stores, pop-ups, showrooms, and branded directives that connect consumers to product and story. - **Creative Technology**: Interactive installations, XR/AR experiences, and immersive trialing solutions. - **Brand Activation**: Large-scale campaigns and live events for product launches and brand moments (e.g., Nike “The Next Ones”, H&M “The Signature Times Square”). - **Animation & 3D**: Motion design, product modeling, and texturing for digital and physical assets. - **Production**: Full-service execution from design through fabrication and installation. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed (acquired by SkyView Innovations in December 2024) - **Key Metric**: Estimated employee count of 19–33 (conflicting reports – [Built In] lists 19 total employees; [LinkedIn via Apollo] lists 33 with -16.3% YoY growth) - **Notable Clients/Partners**: Nike, H&M, Coinbase, Circle (IPO launch) - **Growth Signals**: Acquisition by SkyView Innovations signals investment in immersive experiences and spatial computing; however, headcount decreased ~16% year-over-year. ## Competitive Advantages - Interdisciplinary collaboration that merges creative, technology, and production under one roof. - Proven track record of award-winning work for the world’s most influential brands. - Remote-first culture enables access to top talent across the U.S. while maintaining a tight-knit, “crew” ethos (annual all-company destination trip called “The Hideout”). - Deep expertise in progressive retail and spatial computing post-acquisition. ## Strategic Focus - Leveraging the acquisition by SkyView Innovations to pioneer new frontiers in immersive experiences, spatial computing, and progressive retail. - Continuing to deliver high-impact activations for innovation-driven brands while expanding creative technology capabilities. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-first company** with physical offices in Denver and Portland, offering flexibility for most roles. - Strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration – designers, technologists, and producers work side by side. - Company culture includes an annual all-remote destination trip (“The Hideout”) and custom Hovercraft merch, reflecting a close-knit creative community. - Opportunities to work on high-profile projects for major global brands (Nike, H&M, Coinbase). - Growth potential within a team that values talent, attitude, and vision; open to hiring across multiple disciplines. ## Sources 1. [hovercraftstudio.com](https://www.hovercraftstudio.com/) 2. [hovercraftstudio.com/about](https://www.hovercraftstudio.com/about) 3. [hovercraftstudio.com/careers](https://hovercraftstudio.com/careers?job=frontend-developer) 4. [builtin.com/company/hovercraft](https://builtin.com/company/hovercraft) 5. 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