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53123 – Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers
Theatre, fashion, exhibit and other creative designers conceptualize and produce designs for film, television, theatre and video productions, garments and textiles, displays and exhibits, and for other creative items such as jewellery and trophies. Theatre designers are employed by performing arts and broadcasting companies and by festivals; fashion designers are employed by clothing and textile companies or may be self-employed; and exhibit designers are employed by museums. Other creative designers in this unit group are employed by manufacturing establishments or may be self-employed.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Assistant costume designer
- Clothing designer
- Costume designer
- Couturier - haute couture
- Crest designer
- Designer - theatre
- Display designer - museums and art galleries
- Embroidery designer
- Exhibit designer
- Exhibit designers supervisor
- Exhibition designer - museums and art galleries
- Fabric designer
- Facilities designer
- Fashion coordinator
- Fashion designer
- Fashion goods exhibit coordinator
- Fashion stylist
- Fashion wear designer
- Fishing lure designer
- Food stylist
- Fur designer
- Garment designer
- Glove designer
- Handbag designer
- Hat designer
- Heraldist
- Jacket designer
- Jewellery designer
- Lighting designer
- Luggage designer
- Luggage stylist
- Memorial designer
- Museum designer
- Museum exhibit designer
- Novelties stylist
- Pottery designer
- Rug designer
- Scene designer
- Scene designer assistant
- Set decorator - theatre and motion pictures
- Set designer - theatre
- Shoe designer
- Show and demonstration designer
- Sound designer
- Stage scenery designer
- Swimming pool designer
- Textile designer
- Theatre designer
- Tile designer
- Toy designer - arts and crafts
- Trophy designer
- Women's fashion designer
- Clothing designer
- Costume designer
- Couturier - haute couture
- Fabric designer
- Fashion designer
- Fur designer
- Jewellery designer
- Lighting designer
- Museum exhibit designer
- Shoe designer
- Trophy designer
Inclusions
- Facilities designer
- Fashion coordinator
- Fashion stylist
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Theatre designers
- Design and create settings, scenic environments, properties, costumes and lighting for theatre, film and video productions, operas and ballets.
Fashion designers
- Design and create clothing and accessories for men, women and children.
Exhibit designers
- Plan and develop permanent and temporary or moveable exhibits and displays for museum exhibitions, trade shows, conventions, and other exhibitions.
Employment requirements
- A university degree in fine arts or visual arts with specialization in theatre design, clothing design or exhibit design or completion of a college or art school program in theatre design, clothing design or exhibit design is required.
- Creative ability, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, is required.
- Use of computer-aided design (CAD) software may be required.
Additional information
- Designers may advance to supervisory and management positions.
- Theatre designers may specialize in costume, lighting or set design; fashion designers may specialize in men's, women's or children's apparel or in different lines such as sportswear, footwear or formal wear.
Exclusions
- Diorama maker - museums and art galleries (in 53100 Registrars, restorers, interpreters and other occupations related to museum and art galleries)
- Graphic designers and illustrators (52120)
- Industrial designers (22211)
- Interior designers and interior decorators (52121)
- Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products (53125)
- Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (64200)
Breakdown summary
- 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
- Version
- NOC 2021 Version 1.0