Associate lighting designer Job at Ballard Designs, West Chester, PA

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  • Ballard Designs
  • West Chester, PA

Job Description

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! QVC Group, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with six leading retail brands – QVC®, HSN®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road®. We are a live social shopping company that redefines the shopping experience through video-driven commerce on every screen, from smartphones and tablets to laptops and TVs.
QVC Group brings innovative products, compelling content, and unforgettable moments to millions of shoppers worldwide via social platforms, streaming apps, ecommerce sites and TV channels, making every screen a doorway to discovery, delight and community.

The Opportunity

Under the direction of the Lighting Designer, the Associate Lighting Designer implements and enhances the lighting of every studio and Remote broadcast in support of the Broadcast Lighting Team. This individual will assist in the design process for any new installations or events with opportunities existing for leading smaller installations.

Your Impact

  • Perform scheduled and unscheduled checks of set lighting to ensure that all fixtures and gel are in good working condition and focused correctly.

  • Support the execution of Remote Broadcast lighting in line with the Lighting Designer’s vision. This includes work on-site, as well as equipment prep and truck loading & unloading.

  • Program the lighting consoles as necessary. Understand all operations and functions of the lighting console.

  • Hang and focus any additional lighting equipment needed for new positions, specialty shows, or TSVs.

  • Utilize existing software to track times associated with specialty shows and additional programming or projects.

  • Utilize existing software to track the movement or installation of all lighting equipment.

  • Maintain a clean and orderly work area and promote all safe-use practices using safety guidelines.

  • Support the Lighting Designer in project development through research, paperwork, or demonstrations of equipment.

  • Recommend and evaluate lighting fixtures for studio usage.

  • Draft plots and layouts for new projects or installations.

  • Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.

  • Directly supervise all lighting installations for all sets.

  • Document and support all lighting plans for remote productions.

  • Meet with other departments as needed to plan, document, and implement overall design requirements

  • Maintain and document existing design standards and procedural memos for all studio and remote lighting.

  • Maintain and document standards and schedules for existing design upkeep.

  • Provide direction to other lighting technicians.

  • Provide training in relevant set-up of equipment and systems to other members of the department.

  • Provide necessary training to members of the studio production team.

  • Keep all existing lighting plots up to date to ensure accuracy.

  • Adhere to all QVC documented safety practices and provide department specific updates to the EHS team.

  • Adhere to established industry best practices to ensure the highest level of safety.

What You Bring

  • Degree in television, film, theatre lighting and/or equivalent combination of training and experience required

  • Three to five years of recent active lighting experience is required, coupled with a working knowledge of technical elements.

  • CAD drawing experience is preferred. Vectorworks is a plus.

  • Must be competent in reacting quickly to critical situations that occur in live broadcast situations.

  • Must have some experience building lighting designs and systems, working with multiple fixture types, and utilizing existing knowledge to make educated decisions on new or unfamiliar equipment.

  • Experience with cameras and camera concepts is a plus.

  • Some experience with on-location or remote productions required.

  • Experience leading teams preferred

  • Ability to climb stairs/ladders and stand for a long period of time

  • Ability to lift items weighing approximately 70 to 100 lbs.

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.

  • Ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines.

  • Ability to perform basic/advanced math calculations.

  • Ability to work on elevated surfaces (i.e., lighting rafters, etc.).

If you enjoy being a part of a team, creating experiences and delighting customers, you’ll love it here. If you’re excited about retail, media, social, live streaming, technology, customer service, design and more, you’ll find amazing projects to work on. If you want to grow professionally and learn every day, you’ll thrive with us. If you appreciate a company committed to inclusion and belonging for all, you’ll be amazed at what’s available for our team members. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package including competitive compensation, health care benefits starting on day 1, 401(k), paid time off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program, parental leave, paid volunteer hours, company discounts and much more. Best of all, working with QVC Group means friendly teams, ambitious projects and fast-moving careers!

For QVC Group, our commitment to inclusion and belonging for all is deeply rooted in Our Principles. They call on us to Drive Progress, Act With Empathy, Be Brave, Embrace the Future, and Do What’s Right so that everyone can thrive. We are committed to ensuring that our workplace provides equal employment opportunities for all team members and candidates and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. As an equal opportunity employer, QVC Group is committed to a barrier-free employment process. If you need reasonable accommodations/support throughout, please contact us at

[email protected]

for assistance.

Job Tags

Remote job, Full time, Local area, Worldwide,

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