Set and Production Design Expert

$50–105/hr

rate as listed

Workload: ~15h/week
Engagement: Project-based
Location: Worldwide
Field: Creative

Review set and production design concepts for their fit with a story, physical space, camera requirements and budget. This remote contract role calls for professional production experience and concise written judgments that identify practical design problems.

The work

You will compare set designs, room layouts and production concepts against scripts, briefs and budgets. Reviews cover scale, layout, sightlines, color, materials, period accuracy, actor movement and camera needs, with a short written explanation of what works, what fails and why.

What micro1 screens for

The platform is looking for professional experience as a production designer, set designer, art director, set decorator, assistant art director or theatre designer. Candidates should be able to discuss real productions involving briefs or scripts, budgets, builds, shoot or installation days and coordination with other departments. Clear written English is required. Familiarity with SketchUp, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Rhino or Photoshop is relevant, although no single named tool is required and strong hand drafting can also qualify.

Practical details

This is a contractor role open remotely worldwide. The work appears task-based and suited to asynchronous review, but typical weekly hours and scheduling expectations are not disclosed. Pay band: $50–105/hr

Selection process

Applicants submit a resume and short profile, complete a curation interview, then undergo experience review and an initial reviewed task before continuing. The listing describes the interview as covering exhibitions, collections and attribution, which does not align with the stated set and production design work, so candidates should be prepared to clarify the format with micro1.

What they look for

SketchUp
AutoCAD
Vectorworks
Scripts
Briefs
Set designer

Included with this listing

Interview prep — 10 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: This tests whether you held a verifiable set or production design role and can distinguish your own decisions from the work of the wider art department.
A strong answer: Name the production type, your title, the brief, the scale of the work and the decisions you personally owned. Include what was built or installed and how the finished space was used.
Where people lose it: Candidates lose points by describing a team project without identifying their own deliverables, authority or contribution.

Summary, eligibility guidance and screening preparation are prepared by Sidequest from the platform's posting. Check the source listing before applying.