Immersive Set Director for Experiential Auctions

Heritage Auctions; Beverly Hills (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Paid time off

401k savings plans

Onsite gym with trainer

Job summary

Heritage Auctions is seeking a full-time Set Director to create immersive auction previews and physically realize them across galleries, trade shows, pop-ups, and events worldwide.

The ideal candidate brings experience in set decoration, art direction, or production design, with a strong portfolio and ability to manage budgets, schedules, and installation logistics. The role requires travel and collaboration with multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in set decoration, art direction, production design, experiential design, visual merchandising, museum/exhibition design, live events, or a comparable physical design production role.
• Portfolio showing immersive environments, set builds, gallery displays, themed installations, or production design work.
• Strong creative taste, spatial awareness, and visual storytelling ability paired with practical fluency in materials, fabrication, rentals, props, vendors, budgets, schedules, and installation logistics.
• Ability to work hands-on, solve problems quickly, and collaborate across internal teams, contractors, vendors, installers, and specialists.
• Highly organized, calm under pressure, and able to manage multiple installations, deadlines, and evolving priorities.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to Heritage offices, galleries, trade shows, pop-ups, and events worldwide.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including data organization, reporting, and spreadsheet management.

Responsibilities

• Own both the creative vision and the practical build of large-scale set designs, gallery installations, and experiential displays for auctions and events.
• Translate themes and brand priorities into immersive, commercially effective environments.
• Source, rent, purchase, fabricate, and dress furnishings, props, lighting, graphics, and display elements.
• Manage budgets, timelines, logistics, object safety, traffic flow, and installation constraints.
• Collaborate with marketing, events, operations, and executives to support auction strategy.
• Prepare production plans, mood boards, sourcing lists, schedules, and vendor coordination.
• Lead on-site installation, dressing, troubleshooting, and breakdown, with hands-on building when needed.
• Coordinate preview and trade show logistics for efficient setup and tear-down.

Skills

Set decoration

Art direction

Production design

Experiential design

Visual merchandising

Museum/exhibition design

Live events

Excel proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Heritage Auctions is seeking a full-time Set Director to create immersive auction previews and physically realize them across galleries, trade shows, pop-ups, and events worldwide.

The ideal candidate brings experience in set decoration, art direction, or production design, with a strong portfolio and ability to manage budgets, schedules, and installation logistics. The role requires travel and collaboration with multiple teams.