Remote Set & Production Design Specialist

micro1 Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 76,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

micro1 Inc. is seeking a Set and Production Design Expert for remote, contract work worldwide. You will review set designs, assess fit to story, space and camera, and explain your decisions in writing.

The role suits professionals currently working as production designers, set designers, art directors or set decorators, with proven experience on real productions and strong written English. Remote collaboration with multiple teams is required.

Qualifications

• Professional work as a production designer, set designer, art director, set decorator, or theatre designer.
• Experience with real productions: scripts or briefs, budgets, builds, shoot or install days and working with other departments.
• Comfort with design tools such as SketchUp, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Rhino or Photoshop, or strong hand drafting. Not all are required.
• Clear written English.
• Comfort explaining why one design works and another doesn’t.

Responsibilities

• Review set designs and judge which 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 designer

Set designer

Art director

Set decorator

Theatre designer

Hand drafting

Tools

SketchUp

AutoCAD

Vectorworks

Rhino

Photoshop

Job description

micro1 Inc. is seeking a Set and Production Design Expert for remote, contract work worldwide. You will review set designs, assess fit to story, space and camera, and explain your decisions in writing.

The role suits professionals currently working as production designers, set designers, art directors or set decorators, with proven experience on real productions and strong written English. Remote collaboration with multiple teams is required.