- Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).
Searching for a design producer / production designer for a hit DIY Network series filming in and around Bucks and Chester Counties, PA.
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Developing a design plan for each episode, working within the budget determined by the Producer.
- Consulting with general contractors on the design to ensure the project is within budget.
- Submitting 3D renderings of the plan, as well as overhead layout if requested by producer (for cabinet layout, etc).
- Have a general knowledge of historic restoration, incorporating historic-inspired features into the design.
- Ordering or arranging for the purchase of all products in the room. All products in room should be accounted for, including window treatments, lighting, hardware, and plumbing fixtures and corresponding valves (when necessary).
- Coordinate with the contractors / act as project manager for the construction team in accordance with production schedule
- Supplying dimensions or quantities needed for any products or materials needed for production
- Submitting ideas for carpentry projects, along with material choices and instructions, when available. Collaborate with contractor if needed.
- Managing design budget and tracking receipts
- Collaborating with Producers on revisions, additions, etc. to the plan.
- Overseeing the 2-3 locations at a time during construction and troubleshooting if any problems arise with products, design plan, etc.
- Staging out the space for the “afters”