Set designers design and create the settings for commercials, television, theatre and films.
40 to 42 variable
freelance / self-employed managing your own hours
You can get into this job through:
You can study for a higher national diploma or degree in a relevant subject, like:
Several universities, colleges and drama schools also offer courses in performing arts production or design for film and television.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to get into this job through a creative and digital media advanced apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You could start as a set designer's assistant, art department trainee, prop maker or a runner in film or TV and work your way up.
You should find practical experience and build a portfolio of your design work to show to potential employers. You can get relevant experience by getting involved in:
A DVD or online portfolio showing sets you've designed for amateur theatre, school plays or films would be useful.
Creative Choices has more details about working as a set designer.
You'll need:
Your day-to-day duties could include:
You could work in a theatre, in an office, on a film set, in a creative studio, from home or at a film studio.
Your working environment may be physically demanding and outdoors some of the time.
With experience, you could work on larger and more prestigious film, TV and theatre productions.