Job Description:

• 1) Designs sets for theatrical productions: Confers with play's director regarding interpretation and set requirements.

• 2) Conducts research to determine appropriate architectural and furnishing styles.

• 3) Integrates requirements, interpretation, research, design concepts, and practical considerations regarding factors, such as mobility, interchangeability, and budget to plan sets.

• 4) Renders drawing or illustration of design concept, estimates costs, and presents drawing for approval.

• 5) Prepares working drawings of floor plan, front elevation, scenery, and properties to be constructed.

• 6) Prepares charts to indicate where items, such as curtains and borders are to be hung.

• 7) Oversees building of sets, furniture, and properties.

• 8) May build scale models from cardboard, plaster, or sponge.

• 9) May design stage lighting to achieve dramatic or decorative effects.