performance lighting director
Performance lighting directors determine what lights are needed during production, according to the video and motion picture director's creative vision. They use the script to design the lighting requirements for each shot. Performance lighting directors oversee the lighting setup and operation.
performance lighting director performance lighting directors determine what lights are needed during production, according to the video and motion picture director's creative vision. They use the script to design the lighting requirements for each shot. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include technical drawings, lighting techniques, cinematography, health and safety regulations, create solutions to problems.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £32,510 a year for Graphic and multimedia designers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £26,854 to £40,000 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2142). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only performance lighting director, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 2. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does performance lighting director do?
Performance lighting directors determine what lights are needed during production, according to the video and motion picture director's creative vision. They use the script to design the lighting requirements for each shot. Performance lighting directors oversee the lighting setup and operation.
What skills does performance lighting director need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include technical drawings, lighting techniques, cinematography, health and safety regulations, create solutions to problems, consult with production director. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace performance lighting director?
Our AI-durability model gives performance lighting director a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.