Intermediate Lighting Designer (Chicago)

IA Interior Architects translates client goals, brand and culture into powerful environments built around people, processes, technologies and business drivers. Our clients in diverse markets worldwide require high-performance, visually compelling and sustainable environments to move their enterprise forward, support their culture, engage their staff, integrate technology and drive efficiencies. As architects, designers, workplace strategists and environmental specialists in the largest global architecture firm concentrating exclusively on interiors, we help clients articulate and align their business strategies and core values with the dynamic use of space.

Our team members are collaborative, creative, professional, expert and entrepreneurial. Joining our team requires skill, daring, leadership, teaming, humor and a love of interiors. We are presently searching for a I ntermediate Lighting Designer for our Chicago studio.

The Intermediate Lighting Designer, under the direct supervision of a more senior Lighting team member or Project Manager, will provide design support primarily in concept and design development and construction documents and other general lighting needs including:

• Designing and developing project presentations - lighting schemes, fixture packages, lighting renderings and calculations
• Collecting information for client assessment
• May attend client interviews
• Provide documentation support as needed
• Aware of and provide support to the work of the Junior Lighting Designer(s)

Qualifications:

• Graduate of architecture or design school: equivalent experience may be substituted
• 3+ year experience or equivalent educational experience: architectural lighting design; 3D design/visualization

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Intermediate knowledge of the commercial interior architecture and/or design industry
• Intermediate knowledge of production procedures
• Intermediate sketching and rendering skills
• Intermediate sense of architectural lighting and knowledge of the properties and measurement of light
• Intermediate knowledge of lighting products
• Intermediate MS Office Suite skills
• Intermediate Revit skills
• Advanced lighting calc skills (AGI132, Elumtools or similar)
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Basic presentation and graphic communication skills
• Experience with designing, specifying, and aiming/focusing stage and production lighting for all-hands spaces, corporate video production spaces, etc.
• Familiarity with DMX control system components and protocols.

Salary Range: $65,000 - $80,000 annually, based on education, licensing, and relevant industry experience.