Looking for freelance designers, illustrators, or 3D artists interested in assisting the Spatial Storytelling team on a per project/part-time basis. Depending on their skill set and experience, would work off loose design direction and/or established graphic assets to help develop project assets.

All work can be completed remotely and Contractor must have their own system and software licenses.

Potential Work Types

• Create final print files for production.
• Assemble Graphics & Theming packages.
• Develop concept sketches/Photoshop overlays/3D renderings.
• Build out print ready graphics from provided sketches and design comps.
• Create Graphic & Theming comps based on design direction.
• Plan design concepts and direction based upon provided client information.

Experience and Qualifications

• Desired Design Skills: (one or more of the following)
  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • 3D Modeling
  • Print Production
• Desired Computer Skills: (multiple preferred)
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Corel Draw
  • SketchUp
  • Revit

PlainJoe as a Storyland Studio is an equal opportunity employer. We value and celebrate people and honor their individual stories. We believe differences broaden our perspective, strengthen our team and enable us to produce a better product. We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Create Clarity

The Controller role is critical to the strategic health of our portfolio of businesses. Everything you‘ll do—including, but not limited to, maintaining the accuracy and productivity of day to day activities of accounts payable, customer credits and collections, fixed asset records, general  & legal entity accounting,  taxes, variances, and working with outside CPAs—all support greater clarity on our financial position and health. Whew, that was a long sentence.

Push Solutions

We’re looking for a strategically minded, and technically proficient Controller who is able to manage multiple companies—aka, this ain’t your first rodeo and you probably don’t prefer to drive in the slow lane. Storyland has a number of entities within its portfolio and you’ll be exploring solutions, making improvements and optimizing processes across all  of those entities.

Nurture Relationships

Relationships are a big deal to us. We treat our clients like close friends and our co-workers like family, family that we like, that is. Our core values reflect and support this approach and everyone in the organization is expected to live into those values and nurture relationships as we collaborate and work with one another.

Grow Forward

You’ll have the opportunity to build on what we’ve done and shape the future of our  accounting processes. Within that, we’ll expect and support your growth. We’re hiring for

someone who will roll up their sleeves and add value on day one, but we also believe in the potential of every employee. Our organization is in an exciting time of growth, and this position is a big priority. Help us grow, and grow with us.

WHAT SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE  

For day-to-day success, you will…

• Exhibit flexibility, kindness, and a willingness to learn. Yep, that’s the top of the list!
• Be comfortable in ambiguity and shaping “something” into something extraordinary    without paint-by-number instructions.
• Perform your daily accounting job functions with consistency and follow-through.
• Get to know and support the accounting team.
• Ensure the books close on-time, every-time.
• Use your agility and curious mind to respond to new challenges in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.

For success in your first six months, you will…

• Take initiative in getting to know the folks you work with outside of the accounting team (welcome to a Zoom world).
• Be able to close books monthly for each company successfully and have accrual financial statements with analysis prepared
• The CFO and others on your team have a growing confidence that your work is reliable and done the way we need it to be.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE PARTY

Skills and Qualifications

• You like forests, but you love trees (detail-orientation is a must).
• You love people and numbers. That doesn’t mean you’re an extrovert or the life of the party, but it does mean that you’re a team player, you’re humble, hungry, and   servant-hearted.
• You have active work experience that showcases the skillset required to do the work.
• You think accrual accounting and revenue recognition sounds fun.
• You have multiple years of accounting experience under your belt, including chart of accounts creation and maintenance; trend, variance and account analysis; reconciliations with backup schedules; foreign exchange; journal entries; general ledger management; monthly close; consolidations; and financial statement preparation.
• You have experience in working with multiple entities at the same time. We have quite a few.
• Your Excel skills are strong with the force.
• You see feedback as a means to growth, rather than criticism.
• You’re a quick student—especially of new software.
• You have a growing interest in the themed entertainment and attraction industry (for Storyland Studios clients).
• You’ll be comfortable working with cause-based and Christian, faith-based clientele (for PlainJoe clients).
• You have a Bachelor’s degree
• You’re fluent in English—equally able to write or present.

Preferred Skillset

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, specifically.
• You have experience with QuickBooks or QuickBooks Online.
• You have experience converting from QuickBooks to a more robust system such as NetSuite.
• You are a CPA with public accounting experience.
• You have proven knowledge of financial forecasting and advanced computer skills in MS Office

ABOUT US

Storyland Studios is a design and production firm with offices in the US and Europe.  We imagine, design and create immersive experiences and environments  that lift the Spirit.

From our shared background at Walt Disney Imagineering, we learned the art, craft and science of experience design—of telling stories in space. Our team of over 100 veteran Imagineers, strategists, marketers, artists, animators, designers, and developers craft connected stories and create truly immersive experiences.

We’re a fun-loving family that loves what we do and leads with our heart. We serve the themedentertainment and attraction market through the Storyland Studios brand and Christian-based charitable organizations through PlainJoe.

We care about the life and development of our people and want to come alongside you to  care for you in your pursuits. We offer full-time Storylanders:

Retire Well

• 401k: 100% match up to 4% of compensation. Eligible after 6 months of employment

Stay Healthy

• Health: Storyland covers 100% of employee insurance premium
• Dental: Storyland covers 100% of employee insurance premium
• Vision: Storyland covers 100% of employee insurance premium 

Rest Assured

• Life Insurance: Policy of $50,000. Storyland covers 100% of employee life insurance premium
• Long Term Disability: Storyland covers 100% of employee LTD premium 

Enjoy Life

• Open PTO Policy: Storyland offers paid time off. Approval is contingent on the employee’s work performance and the impact on their team

PlainJoe as a Storyland Studio is an equal opportunity employer. We value and celebrate people and honor their individual stories. We believe differences broaden our perspective, strengthen our team and enable us to produce a better product. We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.