Thrive with a CAREER AT DERSE

Are you curious, driven, and inspiring?

 

BE A MASTER OF YOUR CRAFT 

Our people are the best and brightest, and we pride ourselves on our creativity and responsiveness. We love to promote from within and offer opportunities for advancement and growth.

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If you have questions about Derse’s career opportunities contact Trevor Smith, Recruiter, at tsmith@derse.com.

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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 educate them about the various job opportunities that exist in the face-to-face industry.
  • 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 achieved 10 years of employment 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.

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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.

View full job details and apply.

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

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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

View full job details and apply.

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

View full job details and apply.

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

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We seek the win in every experience.

We seek the most positive possible outcome in every interaction.

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Client success is our final score.

We measure ourselves by our clients’ success and satisfaction.

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We win as a team.

We depend on each other’s expertise to reach our collective goals.

OUR BENEFITS

INSURANCE

We offer excellent health, dental, and vision packages for you to pick what works best for you. There is also short- and long-term disability coverage. Have a pet? We’ve got them covered too.

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RETIREMENT PLANNING

No matter your life stage, planning for the future is important. We offer competitive 401(k) and profit-sharing. Annual meetings with investment specialists help to keep you on track.

PAID TIME OFF

We work in a fast-paced industry so work-life balance is important. We offer paid time off and flexible schedule options to help our employees meet their personal and family needs.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Being engaged in our communities is important. Each year, we participate in a number of local and national non-profit fundraising events ranging from volunteer outings to funding scholarships for employees’ family members.

  • On a day-to-day basis there is a sense that we are working toward achieving a vision for our clients, and I proudly see us making strides toward that vision every day and making it a reality.

    “On a day-to-day basis there is a sense that we are working toward achieving a vision for our clients, and I proudly see us making strides toward that vision every day and making it a reality.

    Shashin
    Divisional Vice President
    4 years at Derse 

  • I appreciate most, the people that make up the Derse community. We are fortunate to have not only strong corporate leadership and support, but committed groups of individuals at the divisions that lock arms and accomplish amazing things on a day-to-day basis.

    “I appreciate most, the people that make up the Derse community. We are fortunate to have not only strong corporate leadership and support, but committed groups of individuals at the divisions that lock arms and accomplish amazing things on a day-to-day basis.

    Jamie
    Operations Director
    17 Years At Derse 

  • Working for Derse has made me grow as an individual exponentially! Having a challenging and ever-changing environment keeps you on your toes and constantly learning - in the best way. What I really love is the amazing group of people I have the pleasure of working alongside; everywhere you look inspiring hard-working people that are filled with knowledge and experience.

    “Working for Derse has made me grow as an individual exponentially! Having a challenging and ever-changing environment keeps you on your toes and constantly learning - in the best way. What I really love is the amazing group of people I have the pleasure of working alongside; everywhere you look inspiring hard-working people that are filled with knowledge and experience.

    Brandy
    Environments Designer
    5 years at Derse