Do you have a passion for creating innovative and sustainable lighting solutions for a diverse range of clients. If so, RAB Lighting is the place for you. We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced lighting designer with management experience to join our team as a Lighting Studio Manager. You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of our lighting studio operations, ensuring the efficient production of high-quality lighting setups for various projects. This role requires strong leadership abilities, technical expertise in lighting design, and excellent organizational skills.

RAB Lighting has built a great culture and excellent reputation, committed to creating high-quality, affordable, well-designed and energy-efficient LED lighting and controls that make it easy for distributors to sell, electricians to install, and end-users to save energy. Founded in 1946, RAB has a vibrantly growing infrastructure of manufacturing and engineering capabilities that ensure great product design, quality and customer service.

 Apply now to join our team.

• Leads by example, providing mentorship, performance reviews and design feedback for direct reports.
• Experienced with Salesforce or similar tool for running data analysis and reporting department performance.
• Capable of assessing risk and advising on design decisions to keep department on track while limiting liability.
• A sound understanding of the architectural design process.
• Expert with AGi32 photometric software, 2D AutoCAD, proficient knowledge of 3D AutoCAD.
• Expert in meeting lighting design practices and IESNA guidelines, energy codes and municipal ordinances.
• Knowledge of lighting controls and system design and documentation.

• Review department metrics with Director and employ tactics to improve the performance of the team.
• Assist Director with department processes including budget, team training, goals and performance assessments.
• Supervise and develop direct reports with one-on-one meetings, performance reviews and design assessments.
• Conduct monthly studio huddles to build team spirit and improve the knowledge and abilities of the group.
• Guide junior staff through design process and review designs to ensure quality.
• Lead by example, create lighting designs from the department queue of cases to meet client requirements and cover for absent design staff to meet dept. targets.
• Determine which RAB products to specify for each case.
• Design lighting controls with RAB Lightcloud for cases.
• Create bill of materials for the design to facilitate Sales.
• Communicate the design to client and rep via email, including scope, design approach, requirements and any recommended changes to improve the design.
• Revise designs based on client feedback, budget, scope increases and other factors.

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