Lighting Designer Roles
Do you have a passion for light? Do you want to work on top quality lighting projects in the UK and around the world? Right now we have positions available in our London and Tokyo studio for creative, driven designers with excellent design, production, and visual communication skills.
About us
Speirs Major Light Architecture are independent multi award-winning international designers who work with light. Our unique portfolio of diverse types and scale of project helps to keep our output exciting. We take a responsible approach to lighting design balancing our wish to create unique experiences for people with the needs of the planet.
Having helped to shape the lighting design profession over three decades we are recognised for setting a global benchmark for excellence. We not only provide excellent creative opportunities but also training and specialist skills.
We can offer you the opportunity to work on a wide variety of UK and international projects, with some exciting new schemes about to start.
Other benefits include:
- A recently refurbished studio located a stones throw away from buzzy Shoreditch
- A large workshop space for testing and making
- Subsidised professional subscriptions
- A programme of structured, interesting and fun CPD sessions for your ongoing development
Wellbeing initiatives include:
- Regular social outings
- Fresh fruit, snacks and drinks
- Casual dress
- Work from home Fridays
Financial initiatives include:
- 20 days holiday increased to 25 days after 2 years’ service
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to a private medical insurance group scheme
- Sick pay
We offer competitive salaries commensurate with ability and experience.
About you
Previous experience of lighting design is preferred but is not essential. We encourage our designers to seek inspiration from all aspects of design. We encourage brave, innovative thinking and a collaborative approach.
You must be able to hand sketch and should be an experienced user of Photoshop, Relux / Dialux or similar, AutoCAD, Revit and a current 3D software package.
All applications must include a covering email or letter, CV and examples of work that demonstrate your thinking, your visual communication skills and your passion for light.
Portfolios must include at least one example of the following:
- Hand sketch
- Photoshop render or collage
- Creative Idea Development
- Technical detail drawing in AutoCAD or similar
These must be predominantly your own work. Applications that do not comply with these guidelines will not be considered further.
If you are interested, please contact:
Contact: Rhea Lawrence
E-Mail: opportunities@smlightarchitecture.com
We operate a blind recruitment process which means any identifying factors are removed from your application. Strictly no agencies. Speirs Major are an equal opportunities employer.
Intermediate / Senior Lighting Designer
We are looking for a self-motivated and creative Intermediate/Senior Lighting Designer to join our studio in London.
The role requires an enthusiastic approach to being part of a design team delivering lighting schemes through each stage from concept to completion.
Responsibilities would include (but are not limited to): Prepare concept sketch proposals and mood boards, produce AutoCAD layouts, specifications and schedules, budgets and attend site visits. This is a great opportunity to contribute creatively, grow and develop within the practice.
Applicants need to have 2+ years lighting design experience, excellent communication skills and be proficient in a range of software: AutoCAD, Dialux, Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Office.
Office based. Salary commensurate with experience. We are committed to equal opportunities. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
To join our dynamic and growing team please send your CV and portfolio of skills to Julie Drake at: design@designpluslight.com
Lighting Designer
Into Lighting [www.into.co.uk] is an award-winning multidisciplinary lighting design consultancy with over 35 years of experience working with talented architects, interior designers and clients. Our experience covers all types and scale of projects from hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs and cinemas, to retail flagships and rollouts, spas, car showrooms, airports, museums and corporate headquarters. Due to continued new business development, along with a secure client base both in the UK and internationally, we are currently looking to further expand our design team based in London.
Lighting Designer – London [Part London office based, part hybrid weekly working days]
You will have a minimum of one or two years of experience working as a Lighting Designer either at an independent lighting design consultancy or in-house for a lighting manufacturer. You are now looking to further your career, take greater responsibility and use your creativity to drive projects. As well as creative and technical skills, you will need extensive knowledge of relevant software packages including AutoCAD, DIALux Evo / Relux lighting calculation software, Photoshop, PowerPoint and Excel. This should be clearly illustrated in your CV or portfolio. Lighting Designers will work within a team, but should have the ability to run some projects from inception to completion themselves. Designers should ideally have some experience of working on projects in the retail, leisure and workplace sectors. We are offering a highly competitive remuneration package, commensurate with experience.
Excellent written and spoken English is essential. UK Resident/ UK Work Permit/Visa required for this role.
All applications will be treated with the utmost confidence. Please apply in writing to hr@into.co.uk
Lighting designer roles
Senior Lighting Designers
Description
Represent the firm in a professional manner, and enhance Ning Field’s value to the client and promote the firm.
Coordinate team members to complete the lighting design (SD, DD, CD) and displays judgement and independent thinking in the design process.
Assessing specific project needs and communicating effectively to the client or team members.
Position is available in Beijing office.
Work well with their equal at other firms.
Interface among the principals, design/technical staff and business team.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or above in lighting design or architecture or interior design or related education and experience.
5 to 8 years’ experience in lighting design.
Excellent organizational skills.
Ability to prioritize/time management skills.
Team player and Dependable.
Lighting Designers:
Description
Supports the work of 1 or more team members, complete assigned design tasks and meet deadlines.
Assessing specific project needs and communicating effectively to the project team leader.
Manage own work time and priorities and show ability to also do this with the project team.
Position can be in Beijing office or remotely.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or above in lighting design or architecture or interior design or related education and experience.
2 to 4 years’ experience in lighting design.
Certification in Lighting design or certification related to architecture / design.
Computer programs: Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Photoshop, Dialux EVO，Enscape, D5, AutoCAD, Lumio, AGI, 3Ds Max, SKetch Up, Daysim, Rhino.
Ability to prioritize/time management skills.
Team player and Dependable.
To apply please get in contact:
Email: info@ningandlight.com
Tel: +86-10-50923474
Lighting Designer Roles
Senior Associates – Associates – Senior Lighting Designers – Lighting Designers – Oxfordshire, London and Dubai Studios
We are looking for creative and technically knowledgeable Senior Associates, Associates, Senior Lighting Designers and Lighting Designers to join our studios in Oxfordshire, London, and Dubai. Excellent written and spoken English is essential.
Senior Associates – Associates – Senior Lighting Designers – Lighting Designers:
Responsibilities would include, working within a team environment on all aspects of the lighting design process, from concept to completion, attending design and site meetings in the UK or UAE and overseas, as well as supervising the work of lighting designers within the studio. Candidates should have a strong portfolio of completed exterior and interior projects. IT skills must include Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, InDesign, Photoshop and DIALux. Knowledge of BIM/Revit would be beneficial but not essential.
Only applicants with professional independent lighting design experience will be considered.
Remuneration will be commensurate with experience and includes bonus opportunities. The Dubai position enjoys a tax free environment subject to personal taxation circumstances.
Please email your application letter and CV along with a portfolio of examples of completed projects where you have had a significant contribution, to: Elizabeth Grundy at dpa@dpalighting.com. Please clearly state on your email if you are applying to work in our Oxfordshire, London or Dubai studio.
Senior Lighting Designer and Lighting Designer
Our projects are almost exclusively very high-end residential and super yachts. We work internationally on some of the largest, most complex and incredible homes and yachts in the world. Alongside internationally recognised architects, yacht designers and interior designers. Due to the privacy of our work, most go unseen in the public realm. Projects may range from a private car museum to a 180-meter super yacht. Attention to detail and creating the most beautiful spaces are the driving factors in our projects.
Our creative designers role is to inspire our clients with beautiful concepts and then help bring those ideas to reality through the production of high-quality design information and excellent communication. With the support of our technical design team and project managers. The right candidate will need to be passionate about lighting and design, show very high attention to detail and importantly have good creative flair.
You will be working alongside our established creative designers both in our Lambeth based Creative design team as well as with our technical lighting design team and our project managers. Projects are international and so some travel is to be expected. The role will be hybrid office and working from home. Although for the initial probation period we would expect a high level of office based work with colleagues to ensure a good introduction and interface with the team. Our design studio is based in Lambeth, with a head office in Kent, an experience centre on Great Portland Street, and Monaco.
Candidates must have a good working knowledge of AutoCAD, Photoshop and Dialux. IT equipment/laptop provided by the company. Competitive Salary and benefits packages are available, dependent on the successful candidate’s individual experience.
We have a very family friendly ethos and respect a good work life balance. Although we have over 150 staff across all our services, we still cultivate the same atmosphere that we had when we could all fit around a pub table.
To apply, contact careers@ideaworks.co.uk
Please clearly state on your covering email which position you are applying for.
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Strictly no agencies, please.
Lutron: Athena expansion
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Athena is now available in more than 20 countries worldwide.
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Women in Lighting - Greta Smetoniute
Women in Lighting sits down with Greta Smetoniute, Project Designer at Michael Grubb Studio and UK Ambassador for WiL.
Video courtesy of Light Collective
[d]arc media is a supporter and media partner of the Women in Lighting initiative made possible thanks to Light Collective, formalighting and Archifos.
Dark Source Reflections - The Vessel
The Vessel is a charity project developed in collaboration with the Vessel UK, Daughters of Africa Foundation and Dark Source. The project was focused on training 30 local electricians in Gambia about lighting design and solar energy to increase their employment potential. Following the technical training, the project was finalised with the practical installation of the solar-based lighting scheme at the community library in Abuko. The aim of the project was to improve the studying experience of the students, while eliminating the power cuts and costs indefinitely.
Women in Lighting - Monica Luz Lobo
As part of its series of interviews with female lighting designers, Women in Lighting talks to Monica Luz Lobo, Founder of Brazil’s LD Studio.
Video courtesy of Light Collective
[d]arc media is a supporter and media partner of the Women in Lighting initiative made possible thanks to Light Collective, formalighting and Archifos.
Dark Source - The Black Hole
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At PLDC 2019, lighting designer Linus Lopez got experienced and emerging designers and artists to talk about light and its intersection with our daily lives in a six-part series of videos for STIR entitled ’Spread The Light’. In part one, American artist Janet Echelman and emerging Hungarian light artist Amanda Szabo, discuss the ways in which light can be used to create beautiful works of art.
