For a better understanding of how we work, we will run you through a typical day at SIRIUS from the point of view of a new hire.
My day starts with cleaning up, so I can get to work feeling refreshed.
I set to my tasks while teaching the interns what to do.
I spend lunch time with the rest of our staff.
Nowadays, our staff comes from all over the world so it’s quite interesting to learn about various cultures. As there are so many things I don’t know about design, lunch time is a good chance to ask questions of the senior staff. Listening to them recall stories about their on-site experiences provides daily motivation.
I create drawings following the directions given by my manager or work on making night view images using CG. There are so many things to learn by completing these tasks.
I set up for work for next day and then I go home.
For a better understanding of how we work, we will run you through a typical day at SIRIUS from the point of view of a mid-career employee.
I check emails and make phone calls to project stakeholders as necessary.
I supervise my juniors and occasionally give them advice.
Sometimes I have meetings to go to in the morning.
I go for lunch near the station from time to time.
My mind is refreshed walking outside with my colleagues and feeling the changing of the seasons.
I’m constantly on the lookout for good new restaurants.
I verify lighting effects using models.
I order the necessary equipment and materials to be used on-site and check the distribution and tone of lighting.
I occasionally call the manufacturer in to run tests.
I ask the chief designer to look over the documents I’ve made.
We have serious discussions over how to make them better.
For a better understanding of how we work, we will run you through a typical day at SIRIUS from the point of view of a senior-level employee.
I check emails while drinking a cup of coffee.
I have meetings with staff members to check the progress of their work, double-check documents for the day’s meetings, and run through how the meetings should go in my head.
I go to the project site to check up on things and make sure everything is in order. If something has been missed, I make decisions to address the problem. This is the time to employ the professional knowledge and skills I’ve acquired over my career to achieve the project vision.
I return to the office and check my staff’s drawings.
Checking for mistakes and going back to review these drawings sometimes gives me new design ideas.
Night is the time for lighting to shine.
I may be scheduled for an on-site check or adjustment, but when there is nothing scheduled, I think about lighting in silence until I feel satisfied.
We have all of the basic social insurance and benefits.
Under our compensatory time off policy, you can take a comp day during the week if you have worked on a weekend.
You’ll receive paid holidays after working with us for a half year. You can use your paid holidays anytime, as long as you balance work schedules with your coworkers.
Once or twice every year, all staff members go on a study tour either in Japan or overseas to promote friendship. It is a precious opportunity to see lighting designs not only in Tokyo, but various other places as well.
We employ an annual salary system. We review salaries more than once every year, so staff member who work hard can receive a rise in salary.
We have all of the basic social insurance and benefits.
Under our compensatory time off policy, you can take a comp day during the week if you have worked on a weekend.
You’ll receive paid holidays after working with us for a half year. You can use your paid holidays anytime, as long as you balance work schedules with your coworkers.
Once or twice every year, all staff members go on a study tour either in Japan or overseas to promote friendship. It is a precious opportunity to see lighting designs not only in Tokyo, but various other places as well.
We employ an annual salary system. We review salaries more than once every year, so staff member who work hard can receive a rise in salary.
A lighting designer plays the roll of lighting professional and collaborates with people from various fields such as architects and interior artists.
Knowledge of not only lighting but also architecture and space is a requirement.
As lighting design can only be learned on projects, there are many things to learn after you join us. Motivation and curiosity will be always required and it’s not easy to become an expert.
However, it is the true pleasure of a lighting designer to meet and collaborate with people from other fields to create something great. When you see the layers of light you worked on make people smile, you will feel a sense of great achievement.
We await a new colleague who is driven to succeed each day and make an impact as a lighting designer.
SIRIUS LIGHTING OFFICE 代表 Hirohito Totsune
We're looking for interns.
We welcome students who are interested in learning lighting design and want to have hands-on experience.
We cover a wide range of projects from small-scale, such as housing, to large-scale projects, such as public facilities. This is an ideal environment to study and our staff members will guide you proactively.
If you are interested, please contact us with the name of your school, major, year, and reason for applying.
This is the list of current vacancies. Please read through the application requirement on the details page to apply.
- ・Assistant Lighting Designer/ Lighting Designer
We’re recruiting new graduates as well as experienced workers. Please feel free to contact us.
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