How do they match: Set and Exhibit Designers

  • Set and Exhibit Designers

  • Design Supervisor
  • Designer
  • Display Designer
  • Event Designer
  • Exhibit Designer
  • Installations Designer
  • Miniature Set Designer
  • Museum Exhibit Designer
  • Projection Designer
  • Room Designer
  • Scenic Designer
  • Set Designer
  • Stage Scenery Designer
  • Stage Set Designer
  • Theater Set Production Designer

  • Design special exhibits and sets for film, video, television, and theater productions. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

  • Design and build scale models of set designs, or miniature sets used in filming backgrounds or special effects.
  • Design and produce displays and materials that can be used to decorate windows, interior displays, or event locations, such as streets and fairgrounds.
  • Acquire, or arrange for acquisition of, specimens or graphics required to complete exhibits.
  • Assign staff to complete design ideas and prepare sketches, illustrations, and detailed drawings of sets, or graphics and animation.
  • Collaborate with those in charge of lighting and sound so that those production aspects can be coordinated with set designs or exhibit layouts.
  • Develop set designs, based on evaluation of scripts, budgets, research information, and available locations.
  • Direct and coordinate construction, erection, or decoration activities to ensure that sets or exhibits meet design, budget, and schedule requirements.
  • Read scripts to determine location, set, and design requirements.

  • Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials.
  • Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
  • Coordinate design activities.
  • Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.