Thrive with a Career at Derse
Join the team that designs, builds, and manages trade show exhibits, events, and brand environments.
BE A MASTER OF YOUR CRAFT
Derse designs, builds, and manages trade show exhibits, corporate events, and brand environments. Our people are the best and brightest, and we pride ourselves on our creativity and responsiveness. We love to promote from within, and our people stay: more than 220 current employees have been with Derse for over 10 years.
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If you have questions about Derse’s career opportunities contact Trevor Smith, Recruiter, at tsmith@derse.com.
By the Numbers
220+ employees with 10 or more years at Derse
Average employee tenure of 9.5 years
93% would recommend to a friend (per Glassdoor)
LIFE AT DERSE
Derse’s culture celebrates food and fitness while supporting the communities in which we live and work. Runners and bikers tend to dominate lunch time workouts while fierce competitive cooking events happen around major holidays.
- Each year, we meet with Milwaukee Public Schools middle schoolers to show them the range of careers in the trade show and events industry, from carpentry and design to project management.
- Community service teams in our divisions volunteer to support local organizations by making meals for homeless shelters, collecting items for women’s shelters, and holiday giving at local welfare agencies. We love helping our local communities.
- DOTs (“Derse Over Ten”) celebrates employees who reach 10 years at Derse. We have over 220 current DOTs employees!
- Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
- Bring Your Dog to Work Day
- “Runch” (run + lunch) groups
- Ladies vs. Gents Cooking Competitions
FEATURED POSITIONS
We're hiring across sales, operations, design, production, and more. Here are a few current openings.
At Derse, great ideas need realistic numbers behind them. As an Estimator, you'll help turn creative trade show and experiential marketing concepts into achievable budgets.
- Prepare quotes and budgets covering labor, materials, and subcontracted costs for custom exhibits and brand experiences
- Partner with the design team to price concepts during development
- Keep estimate schedules current so projects meet or beat their timelines.
Derse Project Managers keep trade show exhibits and live events on time and on budget, from the moment a project is sold to the day it hits the show floor. If you're searching for a project manager role where no two projects look the same, this is it.
- Own project schedules, budgets, and details for assigned clients
- Coordinate the post-sale work order process with account teams
- Assign labor and materials across production, and lead project update meetings
Associate and entry-level project manager opportunities may also be available.
Every Derse exhibit starts as a precise plan, and our Detailers are the ones who draw it. This role is a strong fit for anyone pursuing exhibit design jobs with a technical, hands-on focus.
- Create 3D AutoCAD construction drawings, set-up drawings, and floorplans for client exhibits and displays
- Support project managers with value and design engineering to keep costs accurate
- Track progress through daily reporting so deadlines and deliverables are met
Our Production Team builds what our clients see on the show floor. If you're looking for a carpentry or warehouse position where your craftsmanship shows up at major trade shows and events, you'll fit right in.
- Build, prepare, and care for custom, rental, and portable trade show exhibits
- Support projects across custom construction, service needs, warehousing, and inventory
- Deliver hands-on work that meets Derse's high standards for quality
Derse Account Managers build the client relationships that drive our business, guiding experiential marketing programs from first conversation to final installation. We hire across levels, from Associate Account Manager to Account Director.
- Generate new business, grow existing accounts, or lead long-term client partnerships, depending on level
- Manage client programs from proposal through production
- Maintain clear client communication, documentation, and forecasting
- Travel to support clients and field installations
CAREER PATHS AT DERSE
Derse brings together sales, design, production, and operations teams to deliver every exhibit and event.
Sales & Account Management
Build client relationships and grow new business, from Associate Account Manager to Account Director and Sales Director.
Project & Event Management
Lead trade show exhibits and live events from contract to show floor.
Creative & Design
Design exhibits, environments, and multimedia experiences, and turn them into buildable plans.
Production, Carpentry, & Warehouse
Build, prepare, ship, and store custom and rental trade show exhibits.
Operations
Keep shops, field teams, and show-site installations running smoothly.
Finance & Human Resources
Support the people and business behind every Derse project.
OUR PURPOSE
CRAFTING WINNING EXPERIENCES
Applying our expertise, experience, and critical thinking to achieve the most positive possible outcome in every single interaction.
OUR BELIEFS
We seek the win in every experience.
We seek the most positive possible outcome in every interaction.
Client success is our final score.
We measure ourselves by our clients’ success and satisfaction.
We win as a team.
We depend on each other’s expertise to reach our collective goals.
