Lighting Designer Job Description
Lighting designer
provides the main design resource or point of contact for a Product during the Product Development Cycle through to Production Manufacturing.
Lighting Designer Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective lighting designer job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included lighting designer job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Photoshop skills render and collage
Collaborate with our Engineering, Sourcing and Merchandising teams
Coordinate and communicate extensively with domestic and overseas vendors
Develop SKU-level designs from conception through revisions to sample approval
Source globally and domestically and shop raw materials to develop
Communicate regulary to Production teams and vendors
Communicate regularly with Buying, Coordinating and Production teams
Travel to factories for development and execution of programs domestic and overseas
Travel required to review product development with licensee partner team
Meeting with colleagues to discuss the design assignment and presenting their ideas to colleagues and customers at various stages of the design process
Lighting Designer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Lighting Designer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: NCQLP, LC, LEED, WELL, AP, CLD
Education for Lighting Designer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the lighting designer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Education, Technical, Graduate, Theatre, Theater
Skills for Lighting Designer
Desired skills for lighting designer include:
Daylighting principles and modeling techniques a benefit
Microsoft Office
Photoshop
InDesign
Sustainable Analysis and Daylighting programs
Revit
AGI32
Integrated design and LEED guidelines
Local marketplace
Sustainability
Desired experience for lighting designer includes:
Natural ability to draw and conceptualize
Sketching skills a must
Basic fabrication knowledge necessary
Demonstrate creative initiative
Minimum 4 years lighting/product design experience
5-7 years experience in executing strong technical lighting designs and collections that help define and support brand direction and buying needs
Lighting Designer Examples
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Lighting Designer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of lighting designer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for lighting designer
- Making sketches of ideas by hand or computer using 3D software (Solid Edge, Rhino, Bunkspeed shot) and developing the most effective ideas into detailed drawings using Auto-Cad
- Overseeing the development of the chosen design
- Working closely regarding the development process with engineers, model makers, sales & marketing staff and overseas merchandisers and factories
- Understanding technology, production methods and materials (such as metals, plastics, glass, LEDs)
- Researching similar products and developing ideas
- Involved in researching markets and consumer trends
- Working within budgets to meet deadlines
- You will design, develop and document various project types
- Independently performs assignments with instructions as to general results expected
- Design and develop detailed lighting schemes to support our distribution partners with sales of solutions
Qualifications for lighting designer
- Strong knowledge of lighting manufacturing process and techniques with a history of travel and working directly with vendors
- Exhibits strong creative problem solving skills that produce successful design solutions
- Excellent communication and analytical skills to effectively collaborate and communicate with team and cross-functional partners
- Strong knowledge of trends to inform brand objectives and design aesthetic
- Organizational and time management skills with the ability to multitask in a fast paced environment
- Ability to design lighting collections from concept to final product
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a lighting designer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for lighting designer
- Research and develop seasonal trends, themes, concepts, color, fabrication and styling and product form, function and manufacturing processes
- Create lighting designs that support merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points and overall creative direction
- Works with Concept Design lead on specific aspects of each project
- Previous experience of lighting design preferred
- AGi (Dialux)
- Understanding of Australian Standards beneficial
- Architectural and/or Interior Design/Architectural knowledge beneficial
- Work with the buying team in researching new trends in product design and materials for your department (Lighting)
- Be aware of lifestyle trends
- Source new trims and materials at relative costs
Qualifications for lighting designer
- Minimum 3-5 years experience in Product Development/Product Design or similar in Furniture Design
- Team player with positive attitude and “can-do” outlook
- Strong background in Product Development/Product Design
- Sense of ownership and urgency, strong follow-through, ability to execute within deadline
- Detail oriented and highly organized with the ability to multi-task and work under pressure
- Demonstrated ability to have contributed to and executed a point of view
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a lighting designer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for lighting designer
- Design product briefs in collaboration with the Buying Teams
- Confidently present upcoming trends for the department in strategy meetings
- Keep up to date with the sales performance of my departments products to ensure future trend packs are kept commercial
- Attend oversees trips with my line manager to source and develop new products
- Manage a small design project outside of my usual scope, thinking of solutions, whilst considering internal stakeholders
- This position will offer you the opportunity to work in a project team environment on challenging and highly rewarding design projects for new generation power plants and upgrades and modifications to fossil power plant environmental and control systems
- Analyze and evaluate information gathered during the audit phase to understand the effectiveness of the customer's current lighting system
- Understand cost effective, energy saving and lighting alternatives which best satisfy the illumination requirements of the different environments within a customers' facilities
- Research new lighting and other energy savings technologies to implement new products into our design offerings
- Preparation of field notes
Qualifications for lighting designer
- Ability to successfully manage workload efficiently & independently
- Technical knowledge of furniture & lighting construction and manufacturing processes
- Industrial Design Degree preferred
- Experience in Furniture design required
- Hands-on and willing to roll up sleeves
- Proficient at Adobe Create Suite
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of lighting designer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for lighting designer
- Take a major role in the preparation of cost estimates, specifications, evaluation and requisitions
- Coordinate design development to meet project schedules
- Contact landowners and/or their agents, to negotiate agreement of Rights of Way (easements) for proposed utility equipment
- Designs and develops detailed lighting schemes to support sales of solutions
- Create master schedule of all technical events associated with a show production
- Create, adjust and monitor construction, fabrication, programming, install and strike schedules as needed while maintaining contingency plans for all project phases
- Monitor and ensure the quality, suitability and accuracy of technical designs for all assigned shows
- Operate, and in most cases, program a lighting console
- Create plans for installation of permanent shows and large scale events
- Lead technical meetings and interface with design, construction and production staff
Qualifications for lighting designer
- Ability to work well within a team to create the best product that is focused on our customer
- BA/BFA Degree in Industrial Design or Interior Design or equivalent Industry experience
- Rhino 4.0, Hypershot / Bunkspeed Shot
- Lighting or home furnishings industry background preferred, but not required
- Possess a high level of proficiency in the production of graphic communication
- Minimum five (5) years experience in Architectural Lighting Design experience
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Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of lighting designer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for lighting designer
- Coach, mentor, direct, constructively criticize, and objectively evaluate subordinate project support personnel
- Direct technical personnel in order to perform short term and permanent repairs to a variety of theatrical equipment
- Specify technical equipment to ensure show readiness and longevity
- Direct the installation of theatrical equipment for events and permanent show installations
- Interface with other park professionals outside clients and contractors in order to convey design concepts
- Train and convey production standards to other departmental park employees contract technicians
- Design a lighting plan for the production
- Create lighting plots that must include the locations, colors and dimmers for all lights that are to be included in the production, along with lighting cues
- Work within a lighting budget and order any additional items needed for their lighting plan
- Lighting calculations
Qualifications for lighting designer
- Knowledge of all areas of interior design and the ability to work on projects of any size and/or complexity
- Requires a minimum of 8 years experience in Commercial Interior Design, preferably with extensive experience in Casino and Hospitality Design
- A 4 to 5 year Design degree in Interior Design and / or Interior Architecture from an accredited University is preferred
- Acceptability based on portfolio review, interview and prior job history
- Must have a strong knowledge of all code compliances related to Interior Design
- Must be proficient in MS Office products such as Word, Excel, and Outlook