Exhibition Lighting Designer - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (Part-Time)

The Exhibition Lighting Designer develops and executes exhibition lighting across the Library's research centers, shaping how collection material, graphics, and media are seen in the gallery, balancing curatorial and design intent against conservation requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and executes lighting designs for exhibitions, installations, and display rotations
• Specifies and verifies light levels in accordance with conservation requirements
• Produces lighting documentation including plots, fixture and circuit schedules, focus notes, filter and accessory specifications
• Performs and directs focus sessions on site
• Works within the existing track, fixture, and control infrastructure
• Participates in design reviews and gallery walkthroughs
• Observes all Library and departmental safety procedures
• Tracks time against assigned projects and submits timesheets

Required Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in lighting design, theatrical or performance design, or architectural lighting design

Required Experience:

• 3–5 years of professional lighting design experience in museum, gallery, or exhibition settings
• Demonstrated experience lighting collection objects and archival materials within conservation light-level requirements

Required Skills:

• Working knowledge of conservation lighting standards and practice
• Ability to measure, interpret, and document light and UV readings
• Working knowledge of LED sources, color temperature, color rendering, beam optics
• Ability to read and work from architectural drawings, exhibition design packages, and casework shop drawings
• Ability to work at height from ladders and lifts
• Familiarity with collection handling protocols
• Strong communication and collaboration skills