Set & Exhibit Designers

Design special exhibits and sets for film, video, television, and theater productions. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

On the job, you would:

Develop set designs, based on evaluation of scripts, budgets, research information, and available locations.
Prepare rough drafts and scale working drawings of sets, including floor plans, scenery, and properties to be constructed.
Prepare preliminary renderings of proposed exhibits, including detailed construction, layout, and material specifications, and diagrams relating to aspects such as special effects or lighting.

Personality

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Characteristics of this Career
		94%	Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
		94%	Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
		92%	Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
		91%	Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
		91%	Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
		91%	Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
		88%	Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
		86%	Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
		85%	Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
		81%	Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
		76%	Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
		76%	Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
		74%	Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
		72%	Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
		68%	Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
		66%	Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Strengths
		100%	Artistic - Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.
		67%	Realistic - Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Values of the Work Environment
		78%	Achievement - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
		67%	Independence - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
		61%	Working Conditions - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

Aptitude

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Abilities \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		78%	Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
		75%	Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
		75%	Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
		72%	Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
		72%	Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
		72%	Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
		69%	Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
		69%	Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
		69%	Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
		69%	Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
		69%	Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
		66%	Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
		66%	Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
		63%	Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
		63%	Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Skills \| Cognitive, Physical, Personality
		57%	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
		55%	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
		55%	Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
		54%	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
		54%	Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
		52%	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
		52%	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Job Details

Responsibilities

Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.

Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.

Draw detailed or technical illustrations.

Confer with clients to determine needs.

Estimate costs for projects or productions.

Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.

Coordinate construction or installation activities.

Inspect sets or exhibits.

Coordinate logistics for productions or events.

Present work to clients for approval.

Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.

Draw detailed or technical illustrations.

Select materials or props.

Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.

Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.

Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.

Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.

Construct distinctive physical objects for artistic, functional, or commercial purposes.

Coordinate construction or installation activities.

Select materials or props.

Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.

Coordinate design activities.

Inspect sets or exhibits.

Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials.

Build models, patterns, or templates.

Study scripts to determine project requirements.

Discuss production content and progress with others.

Coordinate construction or installation activities.

Promote products, activities, or organizations.

Coordinate construction or installation activities.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent
		97%	Electronic Mail - How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
		92%	Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
		90%	Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
		82%	Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
		81%	Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
		80%	Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
		80%	Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
		76%	Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
		74%	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
		73%	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
		73%	Level of Competition - To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?
		67%	Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
		67%	Spend Time Sitting - How much does this job require sitting?
		62%	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
		62%	Coordinate or Lead Others - How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
		53%	Letters and Memos - How often does the job require written letters and memos?
		53%	Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
		51%	Responsibility for Outcomes and Results - How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
		95%	Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week.

A3	Your Strengths	Importance	Tasks & Values
		95%	Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
		92%	Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
		88%	Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment - Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
		86%	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
		83%	Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
		83%	Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
		82%	Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
		73%	Working with Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
		72%	Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
		62%	Scheduling Work and Activities - Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
		59%	Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others - Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
		56%	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
		54%	Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates - Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
		54%	Developing Objectives and Strategies - Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
		54%	Developing and Building Teams - Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
		53%	Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
		51%	Communicating with People Outside the Organization - Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Getting Started

Education:

33%

Bachelor's Degree

33%

Master's Degree

Set & Exhibit Designers

What they do:

On the job, you would:

Personality

Characteristics of this Career

Strengths

Values of the Work Environment

Aptitude

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

Job Details

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

Tasks & Values

Getting Started