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Entertainment Lighting Systems Designer

ETC
Middleton, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/2/2026

We has a great opportunity to join our Entertainment Systems department as an Entertainment Lighting Systems Designer located at our global headquarters in Middleton, WI.

ETC is proud to be 100% employee owned that offers an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), generous paid time off and the opportunity to work with great people on a wide variety products used in entertainment, architectural, and other venues around the world! For questions, please contact Tracy Haggerty at tracy.haggerty@etcconnect.com or 608-824-5342.

Representative Responsibilities:

  • Works with the project manager, drafters, customers, engineers, product managers, etc. to ensure that submittal packets are accurate, forward planned, and timely from the beginning of the project.
  • Lay out the system in an efficient and clear manner to make sure the system works as desired.
  • Ensures system meets customer requirements.
  • Thoroughly reviews bid documentation and quoted material for accuracy and compatibility.
  • Provides feedback to quotations staff on areas for improvement on systems quotes
  • Successfully translates the documented control intent into a complete and working system using ETC products that is clearly and completely documented for hand-off to Applications Engineering, Drafting, and PM staff.
  • Research inconsistencies or errors in the bid documents and quote, resolves them, and documents any changes in an effort to provide an accurate submittal package.
  • Strong desire to understand how best to communicate to other departments to provide a clear and concise layout package.
  • Establishes and maintains relationships with ETC dealers, reps, and consultants and ETC product management to ensure design intent, regardless of documentation, is met while conforming to ETC manufacturing capabilities.
  • Ensures ETC is projected in a professional and enthusiastic manner
  • Provides feedback to internal resources in regard to problems, concerns, or suggestions about products or processes received from specifiers or customers.
  • Informs customers of better options in design of projects, if applicable.
  • Outstanding customer service and communication skills
  • Must be able to work with limited supervision
  • Able to explain difficult technical concepts in easy-to-understand terms
  • Posses the ability to manage customer expectations in regard to product and design features while respecting the design intent of the specifier.
  • Maintain the ability to work within ETC drafting standards and also to know when and how to communicate deviations as needed.
  • Remains current on changes in policies, procedures, and product offerings
  • Ensures product knowledge is up to date
  • Works with PS management and PS Program Manager to review and improve existing procedures
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Complete special projects and requests in a timely and positive fashion

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or 8 years of comparable business experience in increasingly responsible positions in the related discipline
  • 4-6 years of job-related experience
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and perform multiple tasks without general supervision.
  • Strong knowledge of entertainment lighting systems
  • Knowledge of high-powered electrical, digital and analog control systems
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Strong degree of flexibility and independence
  • Computer skills
  • Ability to prioritize based on project scope, timeline, and customer requests

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