Lighting Designer

The Lightists; Bengaluru; Remote; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

The Lightists in Bengaluru is seeking a Lighting Design Executive who comes from an architectural or interior design background and has a strong understanding of lighting as a design discipline.

You will develop lighting concepts, prepare visuals and strategies, run calculations with DIALux and AutoCAD, and read architectural drawings while collaborating with architects, interior designers, and our project team to support projects from concept to specification.

Qualifications

• A degree in Architecture or Interior Design.
• Hands-on understanding of how light interacts with space, materials, and human experience.
• Proficiency in DIALux for lighting calculations.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD for technical drawing.
• Proficiency in Photoshop and/or AI design tools (Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, etc.).
• A portfolio demonstrating design thinking - spatial projects, lighting studies, or concept work.

Responsibilities

• Develop lighting concepts and narratives aligned with architectural and spatial intent.
• Prepare concept visuals, mood boards, and lighting strategies.
• Run lighting calculations and produce technical layouts using DIALux and AutoCAD.
• Read and interpret architectural drawings and design briefs.
• Collaborate with architects, interior designers, and our project team.
• Support projects from concept through to specification stage.

Skills

Lighting concepts

Spatial design thinking

Collaboration

Portfolio sample

Reading drawings

Education

Degree in Architecture or Interior Design

Tools

DIALux

AutoCAD

Photoshop

Midjourney

Adobe Firefly

Relux

AGi32

Job description

We're Hiring: Lighting Designer @ The Lightists

Who We Are

The Lightists is a design-led lighting consultancy working from concept to commissioning. We work as an integrated partner to architects and interior designers - treating light as a design material, not a product transaction.

The Role

We are looking for a Lighting Design Executive - someone who comes from an architectural or interior design background and has developed a serious understanding of lighting as a design discipline.

This is not a product sales role. Not a civil or electrical engineering role. Not a general design role.

If you are an architect or interior designer who has crossed over into lighting - or a lighting designer with formal spatial design training - we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Develop lighting concepts and narratives aligned with architectural and spatial intent
• Prepare concept visuals, mood boards, and lighting strategies
• Run lighting calculations and produce technical layouts using DIALux and AutoCAD
• Read and interpret architectural drawings and design briefs
• Collaborate with architects, interior designers, and our project team
• Support projects from concept through to specification stage

What You Must Have

• A degree in Architecture or Interior Design
• Hands-on understanding of how light interacts with space, materials, and human experience
• Proficiency in DIALux for lighting calculations
• Proficiency in AutoCAD for technical drawing
• Proficiency in Photoshop and/or AI design tools (Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, etc.)
• A portfolio demonstrating design thinking - spatial projects, lighting studies, or concept work

What Will Set You Apart

• Prior experience in a lighting consultancy, architectural practice, or design studio
• Knowledge of Relux or AGi32 as additional calculation tools
• Familiarity with Revit
• Understanding of European lighting brands and decorative specification

Please Do Not Apply If:

• Your background is purely electrical, civil, or mechanical engineering
• You are a product/graphic/UI designer without spatial design experience
• You do not have a portfolio demonstrating design-led thinking

What We Offer

Remote flexibility, creative freedom, exposure to premium European lighting brands, and meaningful projects alongside some of India's finest architects and designers.