Title: Senior Lighting Designer

Trade: Lighting Design

Reports To: Group Leader

Position Overview:

ALD Lighting, a Business Unit of AMA Group, seeks a highly skilled and experienced Senior Lighting Designer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have professional experience in lighting design, with a strong background in client interfacing, AutoCAD, Revit, and AGI. You will be based out of our Mid-Town Manhattan Office.

This position is for a first-level project manager. You will be working alongside the New York Principal in a unique opportunity. You will be at the ground level and build out our New York lighting team. This role is a key part of our new NYC story.

Who We Are?

ALD Lighting (ALD), a business unit of AMA Group, ALD Lighting is a unique firm offering integrated design services beyond aesthetics and engineering. Our lighting design experience encompasses expertise in hospitality, creative offices, higher education, media, campuses, entertainment, gaming, private, and multi-family residential homes, as well as theme park attractions. We are nationally recognized with offices located in Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, and New Jersey.

Role Responsibilities:

As a Senior Lighting Designer, you will be considered a first-level project manager. Your responsibilities will include leading projects, coordinating client meetings, and advancing project design. You will also be entrusted with managing projects.

In your role, you will:

• Collaborate with clients to understand their lighting design needs and preferences, providing expert advice and solutions
• Develop and present creative and innovative lighting concepts and designs tailored to client requirements
• Utilize AutoCAD, Revit, and Adobe Creative Suite to present ideas, produce detailed lighting plans, and documentation for projects
• Utilize AGI to photometrically model and test designs
• Manage the lighting design process from conceptualization to implementation, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Conduct on-site evaluations to assess existing lighting conditions and make recommendations for improvement
• Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and sustainable lighting practices.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior members of the design team

Education : Bachelor’s degree in Lighting Design or Architectural Design required

Experience:

• 7 years of hands-on experience in lighting design
• Proven client interfacing experience, showcasing effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, and AGI software for lighting design and documentation
• Strong portfolio demonstrating a diverse range of successful lighting design projects
• Familiarity with the New York City market and regulatory requirements
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Knowledge of sustainable lighting practices and emerging technologies

Who Is AMA Group?

AMA Group is a multi-faceted national engineering design firm comprised of dedicated professionals committed to building relationships by providing superior service while implementing creative sustainable design solutions for our clients and colleagues. Founded in 2000 as a 10-person firm at inception, AMA has grown into a 250 person national firm, which includes other service offerings such as IT, Security, Audio Visual Design, Acoustic Design, Lighting Design, Commissioning, and Design-Build Services. Founded in New York City, we’ve grown to provide a comprehensive suite of services across national offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Texas.

The Employee Experience

At AMA, people are at the heart of everything we are and what we do. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where all our employees flourish, individually as a team; with employee experience at our focal point, we are dedicated to ensuring employees’ development, wellness, and overall experiences are satisfying and rewarding. We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package to our team members and provide an open, honest, and fun work environment. We were voted 2023 Best Medium Companies to Work for in New York, New Jersey, and Los Angeles.

Salary: $85,000 – 95,000. This role is bonus eligible.

If you don’t have the minimum years of experience but are interested in our growing company, please submit your resume. We would still like to hear from you.

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but is not limited to, relevant experience, time in the role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).

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