A professional who designs sets for theatrical productions. Responsibilities include:

• Confers with play's director regarding interpretation and set requirements.
• Conducts research to determine appropriate architectural and furnishing styles.
• Integrates requirements, interpretation, research, design concepts, and practical considerations regarding factors, such as mobility, interchangeability, and budget to plan sets.
• Renders drawing or illustration of design concept, estimates costs, and presents drawing for approval.
• Prepares working drawings of floor plan, front elevation, scenery, and properties to be constructed.
• Prepares charts to indicate where items, such as curtains and borders are to be hung.
• Oversees building of sets, furniture, and properties.
• May build scale models from cardboard, plaster, or sponge.
• May design stage lighting to achieve dramatic or decorative effects.