Remote Set & Production Design Expert (Contractor)

Executive Staff Recruiters / ESR Healthcare; United States; Remote; USD 76,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Staff Recruiters / ESR Healthcare seeks a Set and Production Design Expert for a remote, contract-based role. You will review designs, assess fit with the story, space and camera, and explain decisions in writing.

Ideal candidates have professional experience as production designer, set designer, art director or set decorator, plus proficiency with SketchUp, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Rhino or Photoshop and clear written English. Worldwide remote work is supported.

Qualifications

• Professional work as a production designer, set designer, art director, set decorator, assistant art director or theatre designer.
• Experience with real productions: scripts or briefs, budgets, builds, shoot or install days and working with other departments.
• Familiarity with design tools: SketchUp, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Rhino or Photoshop, or strong hand drafting.
• Ability to explain why one design works better than another.
• Clear written English.

Responsibilities

• Look at set designs, room setups or production concepts and judge which one is stronger for a given script, brief or budget.
• Check scale, layout, sightlines, color, materials and how the space would work for actors and camera.
• Flag problems that would show up on the day (a set that does not fit the shot, a material that looks fake on camera, items wrong for the period).
• Check that a design fits the story, the setting and the budget.
• Write a short explanation for each decision so a reviewer can follow your reasoning.

Skills

Production design

Set design

Art direction

Set decorator

Theatre designer

Tools

SketchUp

AutoCAD

Vectorworks

Rhino

Photoshop

Job description

Executive Staff Recruiters / ESR Healthcare seeks a Set and Production Design Expert for a remote, contract-based role. You will review designs, assess fit with the story, space and camera, and explain decisions in writing.

Ideal candidates have professional experience as production designer, set designer, art director or set decorator, plus proficiency with SketchUp, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Rhino or Photoshop and clear written English. Worldwide remote work is supported.