Lighting Designer

Job Description:

Lighting designers devise and often manage the lighting for plays, musicals, operas, concerts, tours, television and movie sets, and art installations, to name just a few.

Set up, maintain, and dismantle light fixtures, lighting control devices, and the associated lighting electrical and rigging equipment used for photography, television, film, video, and live productions

Salary average: $101,286

Occupational Outlook:

Lighting designer demand is projected to grow 3% from 2018 to 2028.

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the design, installation, and operation of the lighting and special electrical effects used in the production

Educational Requirements:

a bachelor's degree in architecture, electrical engineering, or related fields.

University of Kentucky

Address: 01 Main Building Lexington, KY

Website: https://calendar.uky.edu/main_building_685

Information on the Major: https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/university-of-kentucky/academic-life/academic-majors/#:~:text=Majors%20%26%20Fields%20of%20Study%20at,24%20broad%20fields%20of%20study.

Transylvania University

Address: downtown Lexington, Kentucky

Website: https://www.transy.edu/parents-families/

Information on the Major: https://www.transy.edu/about/

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Soft Skills, Characteristics, and/or Abilities Need For This Career:

time management and organizational skills.

Software Knowledge Needed For This Career:

Lighting designers use software as a design tool to complement and contribute to the design process, for everything from complex calculations to presentation renderings.

Pros and Cons to Choosing This Career

Pros (Positives to this Career)

effective communication skills.
technical knowledge and lighting skills

Cons (Negatives to this Career)

meeting codes and standards
pyrotechnics

Typical Working Conditions For This Career:

As a freelance lighting designer, I stack my schedule with a bunch of projects. After I read a script, I develop a lighting plan in collaboration with the rest of the design team and the director. Then, I'm typically loading in one show during the day, which involves bringing all the lights and parts to the set.

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Career Researched By: Luis Gallegos

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