Lighting Designer
BROOKLYN, 40 WASHINGTON STREET, BROOKLYN, New York, United States of America
Req #264
Monday, September 18, 2023
Lighting Design is a strategic initiative within Visual Comfort allowing us to engage our customers in a more meaningful way, especially within the residential architectural lighting category. As a Lighting Designer, you will assist clients, the Business Development team, and other sales team members in layout and specification of residential architectural lighting to drive sales of Visual Comfort & Co brand products.
Responsibilities:
- Produce accurate, efficient, and creative residential lighting plans within AutoCAD utilizing Visual Comfort & Co brand products
- Execute lighting design plans within Visual Comfort standards, ensuring consistency and quality of work both in design and deliverables
- Participate/lead product and design presentations to Builders, Designers and Architects
- Utilize product knowledge and lighting design skill to collaborate with Business Development and showrooms across all markets to convert new and develop existing Visual Comfort customers
- Be an available resource to Visual Comfort team members seeking product knowledge and technical expertise
- Meet/exceed architectural lighting sales goals through lighting design efforts
- Travel for project design meetings and site visits in the showroom trade area markets
- Meet established project deadlines
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Interior design, Lighting Design, or Architecture required
- 5+ years of project based residential lighting design experience required
- Experience must include creation of lighting plans, lighting schedules, and lighting specification packages
- Proficient computer skills utilizing AutoCAD, Acrobat and Excel. Experience with Dialux or AGI32 not required, but helpful
- Project management experience
- Domestic architectural lighting acumen, acute knowledge of residential dimming protocols and basic wiring.
- Keen eye for design and creativity
- Strong grasp of residential lighting trends
- Knowledge of residential construction processes and a deft understanding of construction documents
Critical thinking, superior organization, planning skills, time management and prioritization with the ability to multi-task and thrive under pressure in a dynamic, multi-location team environment - Excellent communication skills, possess the ability to clearly articulate design and technical information to clients and internal teams
Experience professionally presenting solutions to customers
Ability to maintain a professional demeanor at all times and possess the ability to remain calm under pressure - Ability to achieve results both independently and through collaboration
- Strong analytical skills with a consistent focus on results measurement and fact-based decision making
- Sales experience not required, but an advantage
We Provide:
- Competitive base salary and annual discretionary bonus
- Structured training program
- Competitive Medical Benefits
- Minimal cost for Vision and Dental
- Company provided Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability
- 401K match up to 4% of your contributions
- Generous vacation program with up to 14 days paid
Other details
- Job Family Lighting Design
- Pay Type Salary
- BROOKLYN, 40 WASHINGTON STREET, BROOKLYN, New York, United States of America