Lighting Designer

Job Description

At EXP, we know that great experiences start with the right people. We believe that work should be challenging and the challenge should be fun. Exponential possibilities are more likely to occur with a respectful, satisfying, and empowering company. We value and respect our employees – their experience, expertise, energy, passion and diversity – and their innovative approach to work and to life.

In this role, you will be part of EXP’s award‑winning Lighting Design team working from our Atlanta, Georgia office.

• Proficient in the skills of Lighting Designer.
• Ability to provide creatively successful designs that meet artistic requirements.
• Provides fixture specification.
• Provides custom fixture design and/or selection including hand‑drawn sketches.
• Provides conceptual hand‑drawn sketches for early‑design phase submittals.
• Presents conceptual design to client and design team along with Associate Lighting Designer.
• Represents the discipline in creative meetings with design team and clients.
• Creates a discipline work plan to meet project scope within discipline budget.
• Directs and mentors junior Lighting Designer staff.
• Coordinates with other disciplines.
• Directs programming staff during commissioning to achieve creative intent.
• Offers creative problem‑solving for challenging issues.
• Travels nationally and internationally as required by project.

• 5–10 years of professional experience.
• BA, BFA, BAE or MFA with an emphasis in Lighting Design.
• Design IALD membership preferred.
• Revit MEP and AutoCAD proficiency required.

The salary range for this role is $80,000 - $95,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, depth of experience, certifications and specific work location. In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive benefits package for all full‑time employees, including health insurance, vacation time, and 401(k) retirement benefits.

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments. Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies began its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry‑leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We’re committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.

EXP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression. If you need special accommodations, please contact  so we can arrange suitable accommodations based on your needs.