Set and Production Design Expert

What You'll Do5

• Assess set designs, room setups, or production concepts and determine which option best serves a given script, brief, or budget.
• Evaluate scale, layout, sightlines, color, materials, and how the space functions for actors and camera.
• Identify issues that would surface during production, such as a set that does not fit the shot, a material that reads as fake on camera, or items that are wrong for the period.
• Verify that a design aligns with the story, setting, and budget constraints.
• Write a concise rationale for each decision so reviewers can follow your reasoning.

Requirements5

• Professional experience as a production designer, set designer, art director, set decorator, assistant art director, or theatre designer.
• Hands-on work on real productions, including scripts or briefs, budgets, builds, shoot or install days, and collaboration with other departments.
• Familiarity with design tools such as SketchUp, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Rhino, or Photoshop, or strong hand drafting skills. Not all tools are required.
• Ability to articulate why one design works and another does not.
• Clear written English.

Who Should Apply

Production designers, set designers, art directors, set decorators, assistant art directors, or theatre designers with real production experience. You should be comfortable judging designs against scripts, budgets, and camera needs, and explaining your choices in writing.

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