Lighting Designer

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 Lighting Designer for our Bay Area Studio.  The Lighting Designer, working under the leadership of a more senior Lighting team member or Project Manager, designs and develops architectural lighting from schematic through construction documents. May also be involved in design strategy and concept development depending on level of experience. Other responsibilities include:

• Actively participates in and oversees the design, development and production of Lighting Designs
• Prepares lighting plans, lighting schedules, specifications, sections, elevations and drawing packages
• Creates innovative, creative and complete design concepts and may present to clients
• May mentor the work of Junior and Intermediate Lighting Designers

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Industrial Design; equivalent experience may be substituted
• 5 yearsof  experience or equivalent educational experience: architectural lighting design; custom light fixture design, detailing for lighting and 3D design/visualization

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated competency in all phases of architectural lighting
• Expert knowledge of working drawings and procedures
• Knowledge of electrical principles as they relate to artificial lighting
• Intermediate knowledge of lighting control systems, energy codes,  and energy-efficient design principles
• Advanced: 
  • Knowledge of lighting products
  • Sketching and rendering skills
  • Revit skills, a plus
  • Lighting calc skills (AGI132, Elumtools or similiar)
  • Adobe Create Suite skills
  • Verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work collaboratively 
• Intermediate presentation and graphic communication skills

Please submit a portfolio or work examples with your application

Working Conditions:
For the majority of the time the Lighting Designer will be sitting in a studio with limited physical requirements.  This may require individuals to bend, stretch, twist and reach.  On occasion individuals will be required to visit a client site to perform site verifications and field surveys.  The position is not subject to occupational and safety risks.

Interior Architects, Inc. (IA) provides equal opportunity in all aspects of recruitment and employment to all persons without regard to their race, color, creed, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, nationality, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, uniformed service member and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities.