Senior Lighting Project Designer for Live Events

Freeman Company; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

Life, Accident and Disability

Retirement with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

The Freeman Company is seeking a Lighting Project Designer to lead design and coordination of lighting for produced events. You will serve as the local expert on current gear and emerging tech, educating staff and clients while partnering with sales, operations, and show-site teams.

Based in Las Vegas or other listed locations, this full-time role requires extensive experience, leadership, and a proactive approach to planning, budgeting, and logistics. Travel up to 25% is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; college degree in related field preferred.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience working in lighting production with a minimum of 5 years focused on corporate events, entertainment, or theater; or equivalent combination of education, certification and experience.
• Ability to engineer instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to communicate how to install and troubleshoot various related equipment.
• Advanced understanding of lighting systems and optimization.
• Advanced understanding of electricity, DMX signal flow, and lighting design fundamentals.
• Advanced understanding of conventional, LED, moving lighting fixtures, lighting for video, dimmers, power distribution, and conventional lighting consoles.
• Experience with entertainment rigging, safety and structural stability.
• Experience programming Hog or GrandMA.
• Experience with ArtNet, sACN, or other networking protocols.
• Experience drawing system design in AutoCAD, VectorWorks and/or Lightwright.
• Experience with pre-visualization software.
• Experience designing large-scale lighting systems with full-range lighting manufacturer equipment.
• Experience with advanced networking and media server integration preferred.
• Experience in formal leadership training preferred.
• Experience delivering formal training programs to diverse groups preferred.
• Strong general business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with clients, sales staff, operations, and project managers to develop lighting designs and to coordinate pre-production, onsite, and post-production activities in line with event budget.
• Creates wiring diagrams and lighting plots for shows based on budgeted designs; ensure on-site personnel have and understand this information.
• Recommends lighting personnel during scheduling process to ensure company resources are used effectively and follow company procedures and employee policies.
• Evaluates the competency of Lighting Specialists to ensure that Freeman’s quality standards are maintained.
• Reviews operational procedures within the department and makes recommendations for improvements to enhance operational efficiencies.
• Oversees equipment logistics and gear use to ensure that company resources are used effectively, including minimizing cross-rentals and efficiently using interbranch gear.
• Researches and recommends Capital Expenditure Lighting purchases for the company to keep abreast. with current with industry standards and reduce cross rentals to maximize profitability.
• Develop lighting training programs to improve staff competency levels.
• Stays current with new and developing industry trends.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lighting design

Electrical knowledge

DMX / lighting consoles

AutoCAD / VectorWorks

Project coordination

Team leadership

Education

High school diploma

College degree preferred

ETCP Entertainment Electrician or Rigging Certification preferred

Valid state driver’s license required

Tools

Hog

GrandMA

AutoCAD

VectorWorks

Lightwright

ArtNet

sACN

Job description

The Freeman Company is seeking a Lighting Project Designer to lead design and coordination of lighting for produced events. You will serve as the local expert on current gear and emerging tech, educating staff and clients while partnering with sales, operations, and show-site teams.

Based in Las Vegas or other listed locations, this full-time role requires extensive experience, leadership, and a proactive approach to planning, budgeting, and logistics. Travel up to 25% is expected.