Lightning Designer

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and creative Lighting Designer to join our in-house design team within the real estate development business and work on exciting high-end hospitality projects in the UK and worldwide.

The lighting designer we are looking for should possess not only technical expertise but also a highly creative mindset, innovative solutions, refined aesthetic sense, and a strong capacity for teamwork and camaraderie, along with effective collaboration and communication skills for interacting with designers, clients, and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Interpret the client brief and collaborate with interior designers and architects to create and develop creative lighting concepts that complement and enhance the design and user experience
• Produce lighting sketches, detailed drawings, schedules, and 3d renders.
• Specify high-quality products and fixtures aligned with the project aesthetic and goals
• Adjust designs based on client feedback while maintaining functionality
• Independently explore innovative materials and techniques that enhance future projects
• Create installation manuals and documentation
• Supervise /manage the lighting production
• Create experiences where physical space meets digital interaction

Qualifications

• A degree in Lighting Design, product/industrial design/interior architecture/spatial design or equivalent (e.g. stage design)
• At least five years of professional experience
• Proven experience in lighting design within the high-end residential / hospitality projects
• Good knowledge of material properties and solutions
• Ability to think from small to big scale in spatial setups
• Fluency in 3D software (Rhino, Grasshopper Sketch-Up), Dialux, AutoCAD, and Adobe Suite programs (Id, Ps, and Ai)
• Ability to produce sketch renders for internal reviews in rendering software (such as 3D Max, Twinmotion, Lumnion, Vray, etc.)
• Interpersonal and presentation skills, capable of meeting high industry standards
• Portfolio sample of work (both professional and academic)
• Professional level of English

Nice to have

• Familiar with UK / EU building regs
• Hospitality design experience
• Rendering and Animation software skills (twinmotion, V-ray, Enscape, Unreal Engine)
• Ability to work remotely

Salary and benefits are competitive and based on candidate experience.