Set Builder

Location: Chicago, Illinois

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings beauty and quality to the modern home. Together, we achieve. Associates across our business drive results, innovate, and inspire. Drawn together by our shared values and passion for our customers and our brands, we deliver home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced, and bring timeless style and function to people’s homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is over 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.

We’re here for it. We think you should be too.

Set Builders are responsible for building room scenes based on creative direction from the Set Designer. In collaboration with the Set Designer they build, create, organize and maintain sets during a photo shoot.

A day in the life as a Set Builder...

• Manufacture, build, and set up scenes for photography.
• Analyze light sources, camera angle, and permanent structures to situate sets properly.
• Ensure sets are properly broken down to save, repurpose, or dispose.
• Utilize work orders and verbal directions to communicate with the scenic team.
• Complete overhead rigging of merchandise set pieces and lighting.
• Solve complex rigging and special effects challenges.
• Use woodworking power tools to fabricate set pieces.
• Painting, carpentry, basic electrical duties.
• Clean, maintain, and organize sets to ensure a safe work environment.
• Shop for materials needed for set designs.
• Support location shoots as needed.

What you'll bring to the table...

• Carpentry, painting, fabrication, and design skills
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to work within a team or independently
• Industry rigging and special effects skills
• Multitasking and problem solving skills

We'd love to hear from you if you have...

• Experience Required
• 2+ years photo shoot experience
• 2+ years woodworking/shop experience or construction
• Practical operational experience with general hand and power tools used in carpentry and light construction
• Architecture/art/fabrication training a plus

Starting Rate: $20.19 - $25.24

Pay ranges will be adjusted upward as needed to comply with applicable state and local law. In addition to your salary, based on your role, associates may be eligible for other compensation including bonuses, sales incentives, and long term incentives.

Job ID R23872 Date posted 04/23/2026 Position Type Full Time

Our commitment to our associates is of the utmost importance. One of the reasons the company attracts such a diverse group of associates is that we offer a full menu of benefits that are relevant to their lives, both on and off the job. We are proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to support eligible part time and full time associates and their families, including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Life insurance and Disability
• Retirement and 401(k) match
• Paid time off, wellness time and volunteer time
• Merchandise discount and EAP resources
• Tuition Reimbursement

Many of these benefits begin on day one, and extend to eligible dependents. To learn more about available benefits please click

Euromarket Designs, Inc., which does business as Crate & Barrel, Crate & Kids, CB2 and Hudson Grace, will be referred to as “the Company”. The Company is deeply committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact the location you are applying to here and ask to speak with a manager regarding the nature of your request.


The Company is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.


The Company participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the US.


State / City Compliance: The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal history, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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