Also called: Concert Production Designer, Show Designer
Designs the whole look of a concert tour: stage shape, video screens, lighting, and special effects.
A show designer sketches a stage with a runway and giant video screens for a pop star's world tour, builds a 3D preview to show the artist, and works with lighting and video teams. The design must fit in trucks and set up in hours.
Approximate; top designers command big fees.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Theater design or architecture degree.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Theater Design, Architecture.
Growing about average. Grows with big tours.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI concept and visual tools speed early designs; creating a buildable, touring stage look with artists stays human.
Classes: Art, Architecture or drafting CTE, Theater design, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1027.
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