Also called: Event Decor Designer, Event Production Designer
Designs the look of weddings, galas, and corporate parties: decor, lighting, tables, flowers, and stage sets.
An event designer sketches a gala theme, creates a 3D rendering for the client, orders linens and props, and leads the crew transforming an empty ballroom in eight hours.
Approximate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Degree in interior design, events, or theater design.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Event Management, Interior Design, Theater Design.
Growing faster than average. Grows with the events industry.
Low risk for 10 years. AI renderings speed up proposals; transforming a real room on event day with decor, lights and crews takes people.
Classes: Art and design, Marketing or DECA, FCCLA.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1029.
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