Set and Exhibit Designer
- Ideal for creative minds who love transforming scripts into visual masterpieces.
- Bring stories to life by designing immersive environments for stage and screen.
- Blend art and architecture to craft unique, captivating set experiences.
💰 Earn $64K-$110K
📚 Bachelor Degree
Overview
Design special exhibits and sets for film, video, television, and theater productions. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.Scoop
Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Day-to-Day
- Develop set designs, based on evaluation of scripts, budgets, research information, and available locations.
- Prepare rough drafts and scale working drawings of sets, including floor plans, scenery, and properties to be constructed.
- Prepare preliminary renderings of proposed exhibits, including detailed construction, layout, and material specifications, and diagrams relating to aspects such as special effects or lighting.
- Read scripts to determine location, set, and design requirements.
- Submit plans for approval, and adapt plans to serve intended purposes, or to conform to budget or fabrication restrictions.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Working with my hands
- Being creative or artistic
You are skilled in 💫
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
You value 🙏
- Job security
- Accomplishing things
- Having freedom
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