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New York County

Job Description

Senior / Junior Lighting Designer

George Sexton Associates (GSA) is seeking to hire a creative, ambitious Lighting Designer to add to our collaborative design team at both our DC and NYC offices. The work involves lighting design and production for world-class museums, commercial and residential projects. Working with GSA offers an opportunity to challenge yourself professionally and work with a highly-regarding and globally-recognized firm.

Location: New York City & Washington DC

JUNIOR Overview: The junior lighting designer collaborates with project managers, senior lighting designers and other team members to develop a design which combines the creative expertise of all team members. The junior lighting designer plays an integral role in supporting the design team by:

- Helping analyze and select lighting from appropriate sources.
- Producing architectural drawings using software tools such as AutoCAD or Revit.
- Creating and working with models, mock-ups and prototypes.
- ENIWorking with senior designers and project managers to provide excellent lighting design services to clients

JUNIOR Qualifications:
- Degree in Architecture or Lighting Design or related field
- Proficiency in AutoCAD
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign)

SENIOR Overview: The Senior Lighting Designer collaborates with a team of project managers, junior lighting designers and other team members to develop lighting designs and corresponding documents that align with the client’s specifications and needs.

The Senior Lighting Designer provides design expertise and project management support in a team environment. Important skills & experience includes:
- Project or Program Management experience
- Excellent communication skills in order to understand design needs and specifications, including energy requirements, for lighting design projects.
- Ability to develop a lighting design and all lighting design documents in response to client’s specifications and needs, while working on a team.
- Familiarity with commercial lighting fixtures and ability to select appropriate fixtures for projects in order to meet the client’s requests.
- Ability to develop architectural drawings that will ultimately be included in the final planset.
- Understanding of whether or not lighting installations are occurring in compliance with the design documents and ability to work to rectify issues that arise in order to satisfy the client.
- Travelling for meetings and site visits are expected, as required by the project.

SENIOR Qualifications:
- Degree in lighting design, architecture, or related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the lighting design field.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Microsoft Office, COMCheck, daylight design, energy code compliance, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Revit

For Job Details: https://tinyurl.com/4u9c84zh

Dallas

About the job
The Lighting Practice is a team-oriented workplace.

A Senior Lighting Designer will work on a variety of projects with a Principal and other Lighting Designers. Their responsibilities include:
- Generate ideas for quick response and implement innovation and creative solutions to achieve design and business goals from Schematic Design through Construction Administration phase.
- Influence and stimulate team members to collaborate in design and decision-making process.
- Delegate effectively to team members, especially routine and repetitive details, with responsibility for follow up and accountability for timely result.
- Coordinate and report project status, labor projection, and monthly billing with Principals.
- Participate in business development, including assisting in composing proposals and add service requests, maintaining relationship with clients and promoting TLP brand through design awards and industry publications.
- Promote initiatives and collaborations to improve team and operational efficiency.
- Travel to client meetings and project site visits.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree and/or professional experience in architectural lighting design or a related field.
- Multi-task on multiple simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment and stay focused on outcomes despite changing conditions.
- Poised and persuasive communication style, as well as action-oriented and collaborative decision-making.
- Emphasis on effectiveness of systems that achieve results through and with team members.
- Confidence to purposely drive toward project goal while constantly problem-solving in a flexible and constantly changing environment.
- Fluent in spoken and written English.

For Job Details: https://tinyurl.com/23sffn59

Irvine

About the job
Job Description

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Lighting Designer for our Seattle, WA office. The following locations will also be considered: Irvine, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA. Be involved in projects with our Specialty Services Lighting Design Group and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact
- Under general supervision, provides technical support for project designers with the production of lighting projects.
- Assist with performing basic professional lighting design work relating to conducting research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, equipment, layout, and systems to determine conformance with applicable standards and codes.
- Assist with basic technical assistance on various design, installation, and integration issues relating to creating state of the art lighting design that is innovative and inspiring, developing luminaire and controls specifics, applying day lighting/harvesting, and creating spaces that impact building capabilities, ambiance, safety, and security.
- Assist with generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation and specifications using electronic systems, artistic renderings, drawings, diagrams, illustrations, spreadsheets, and reports.
- Perform lighting calculations, analysis and rendering studies and use results to inform project decisions.
- Document lighting layouts in Revit and/or CADD.
- Assist in lighting mock-ups and design presentations.
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Lighting Design, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Interior Design, Theater Production Design or closely related discipline.
- 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in lighting design and studio experience.
- Familiarity with process and concepts for sustainable lighting strategies, principles, and practices.

For Job Details: https://tinyurl.com/5n736yd6

New York

Job Description
WSP is currently initiating a search for a full-time Senior Lighting Designer to join our New York lighting studio.

The selected candidate will work with a team of lighting design experts in the WSP lighting studio who provide lighting solutions for commercial, healthcare, hotel, civic, cultural, stadiums, and educational facilities. The studio is dedicated to exploring and enhancing the user experience. By collaborating closely with client and design teams, as well as integrating with other specialty groups within WSP, the lighting studio provides inspired lighting solutions that leverage all project disciplines. From concept design to construction, the lighting team works closely with top-tier clients, internationally recognized Architects, Interior Designers, and Owners providing innovative, yet practical, lighting solutions – creating spaces that are inspiring, sustainable, and future-ready.

Your Impact
- Manage day-to-day correspondence with project teams both internally and externally to coordinate and lead tasks amongst team members to meet upcoming project deadlines.
- Assist with developing and implementing lighting design concepts through all phases of the design and construction process.
- Assist the East Region lead with draft preparation of proposals and additional service requests when needed.
- Review and/or prepare concept renderings, imagery, sketches, and presentations.
- Review and/or develop lighting layouts prepared in Revit or CAD
- Review and/or perform lighting calculations, analysis, and rendering studies and use results to inform project decisions.
- Develop luminaire and lighting control specifications and schedules.
- Perform architectural and multi-disciplinary coordination including coordination of relevant mounting details.
- Review of light fixture submittals/samples and preparation of RFI responses during the Construction phase of projects.
- Review of light fixture installations and assistance with field aiming sessions and preparation of field observation reports.
- Participation in and coordination of light fixture mock-ups.
- Preparation of light fixture budgets and cost analysis to meet project budget goals.
- Implement sustainable lighting design strategies and demonstrate code compliance.
- Attend team and project meetings and interface with internal specialty groups.

Required Qualifications

8+ years of experience in Lighting Design
Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Engineering, Interior Design, Architecture, or Lighting Design
Strong creative design skills
Knowledge of sustainable design strategies

For Job details: https://tinyurl.com/4ehurf49

Irvine

Job Description
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Lighting Designer for our Seattle, WA office. The following locations will also be considered: Irvine, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA. Be involved in projects with our Specialty Services Lighting Design Group and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Your Impact
- Under general supervision, provides technical support for project designers with the production of lighting projects.
- Assist with performing basic professional lighting design work relating to conducting research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, equipment, layout, and systems to determine conformance with applicable standards and codes.
- Assist with basic technical assistance on various design, installation, and integration issues relating to creating state of the art lighting design that is innovative and inspiring, developing luminaire and controls specifics, applying day lighting/harvesting, and creating spaces that impact building capabilities, ambiance, safety, and security.
- Assist with generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation and specifications using electronic systems, artistic renderings, drawings, diagrams, illustrations, spreadsheets, and reports.
- Perform lighting calculations, analysis and rendering studies and use results to inform project decisions.
- Document lighting layouts in Revit and/or CADD.
- Assist in lighting mock-ups and design presentations.
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Lighting Design, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Interior Design, Theater Production Design or closely related discipline.
- 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in lighting design and studio experience.
- Familiarity with process and concepts for sustainable lighting strategies, principles, and practices.

For Job details: https://tinyurl.com/2454step