We are looking for a Lighting Designer to support residential, commercial and trade projects remotely. This role suits someone who can turn plans, briefs and client requirements into clear lighting layouts, specifications and practical design recommendations.
You will work with our sales and technical team to help clients understand what should go where, why it works and which products are suitable. The role is remote and open to candidates based in Europe or South Africa. Fluent English is essential.
What you'll do
- Create lighting layouts, marked-up plans, schedules and specification notes from drawings, PDFs, CAD files, photos and written briefs.
- Recommend suitable luminaires, lamping, beam angles, colour temperature, controls and installation approaches.
- Prepare or review calculations where needed, using appropriate lighting design software and sound technical judgement.
- Support residential, hospitality, retail, workplace and exterior lighting projects at different levels of detail.
- Collaborate remotely with sales colleagues, clients and trade partners to answer design and technical questions.
- Keep design outputs clear, accurate and commercially practical.
What we're looking for
- Professional lighting design experience, ideally across residential and/or commercial projects.
- Strong understanding of light quality, glare, beam control, colour temperature, CRI, dimming, IP ratings and practical installation constraints.
- Ability to work from architectural drawings and communicate design intent clearly.
- Experience with tools such as AutoCAD, Dialux, Relux, Revit or similar is useful.
- Good product knowledge and the ability to balance design quality with budget and availability.
- Organised, detail-focused and comfortable working remotely to agreed deadlines.
- Fluent spoken and written English.
- Based in Europe or South Africa.
The offer
- Remote freelance or contract work, with scope agreed by project or ongoing arrangement.
- Varied lighting projects across residential, commercial and trade clients.
- Collaboration with a team that values practical, well-communicated lighting design.