Set Designer

Job Description:

The set designer works on plays, movies, tv shows, and other types of entertainment. They design and plan the set with all the details in it. This is arguably one of the most important jobs in entertainment, they need to know a lot in order to design different sets.

Salary: $44,510 to $65,691

Occupational Outlook:

The job openings are minimal for this job. You need to have a lot of experience and connections, and the jobs that are open are looking for people who know what they’re doing.

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Educational Requirements:

Usually set designers have at least a Bachelors degree in theater arts. A lot of the work experience is actually just earned in the field.

savannah college of art and design

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Website: https://ww w.scad.edu/

Information on the Major: https://ww w.scad.edu /academic s/programs /film-and-t elevision https://ww w.scad.edu /academic s/programs /performin g-arts

New york university

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Website: https://ww w.nyu.edu/

Information on the Major: https://stei nhardt.nyu .edu/progr ams/perfor ming-artsadministra tion

Rhode island school of design

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Website: https://ww w.risd.edu/

Information on the Major: https://ww w.risd.edu/ academics /film-anim ation-vide o https://ww w.risd.edu/ academics /interior-ar chitecture

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

● Creativity ● Knowledge about theater ● Knowledge about history ● Interior design skills

Software Knowledge Needed For This Career:

You may need to know how to use different kinds of stage design software.

Pros and Cons to Choosing This Career

Pros (Positives to this Career)

Can be creative
Working with a lot of different people
Get to work with theater even though you’re not an actor

Cons (Negatives to this Career)

Hard to find work out of school
Not a great salary starting out
Hard to make it big

Typical Working Conditions For This Career:

Can be inside and outside depending on what you are working on. Basically everything varies on the project and time to get the set prepared.

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