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53123.03 – Exhibit designers

Exhibit designers conceptualize and produce designs for displays and exhibits.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Exhibit designer
  • Museum exhibit designer

Core competencies

  • Management of Material Resources to source, allocate and utilize materials while staying within budget and ensuring the durability and quality of the exhibit
  • Oral Communication: Oral Expression to present concepts, collaborate with clients and teams, and explain design choices effectively to stakeholders and contractors
  • Fluency of Ideas to generate creative and engaging concepts that effectively communicate themes and messages while creating visually compelling and interactive displays
  • Spatial Visualization to plan and arrange elements within a space, ensuring exhibits are both aesthetically pleasing and functionally interactive for visitors
  • Creativity to develop unique, immersive concepts that capture attention, communicate ideas effectively, and engage visitors in a memorable and meaningful way
  • Knowledge in Arts to understand artistic principles and techniques that enable the creation of visually compelling exhibit designs for museums, trade shows, conventions and other exhibitions

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Plan and develop permanent and temporary or moveable exhibits and displays for museum exhibitions, trade shows, conventions, and other exhibitions.

Additional information

  • Designers may advance to supervisory and management positions.

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NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

TEER

3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training

Major group

53 – Occupations in art, culture and sport

Sub-major group

531 – Occupations in art and culture

Minor group

5312 – Occupations in creative and performing art

Unit group

53123 – Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers

Occupational profile

53123.03 – Exhibit designers

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