Set and Production Design Expert

Frontier AI Lab; United States; Remote; USD 76,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Remotebridge is seeking a Set and Production Design Expert for a contractor role. You will review set designs and briefs, judge fit for story, space and camera, and explain decisions in writing.

The position requires professional experience designing, building, or decorating sets for film, TV, theatre, events, commercials, or photography, with clear written English. Candidates should have experience with real productions, scripts or briefs, budgets, builds, shoots, and coordinating with other

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.
• Comfort with design tools such as SketchUp, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Rhino or Photoshop, or strong hand drafting.
• Clear written English.

Responsibilities

• Review set designs and briefs, judge how well they fit the story, the space and the camera, and explain your decisions in writing.
• 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).
• 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

Strong written English

Tools

SketchUp

AutoCAD

Vectorworks

Rhino

Photoshop

Job description

Set and Production Design Expert

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

Opportunity Snapshot

Pay: $55 to $100 per hour

Location: Fully remote, worldwide

You'll need: Professional experience designing, building or decorating sets for film, TV, theatre, events, commercials or photography

Your tasks: Review set designs and briefs, judge how well they fit the story, the space and the camera, and explain your decisions in writing

You need professional experience designing or building sets for real productions, and clear written English.

Scope of Work

• 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.

What we're looking for

• 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.
• Comfort with design tools such as SketchUp, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Rhino or Photoshop, or strong hand drafting. Not all are required.
• Comfort explaining why one design works and another doesn't.
• Clear written English.