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Theater Planner

DLR Group191 open roles

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$65,000 – $87,000 a year
Where
Los Angeles, California, United States
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  6. 52.7%60 days
This job: posted 14 hours ago

DLR Group median: 49 days open

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DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you’re in the right place.

DLR Group's Theater Planning team is growing. We're searching for a Theater Planner to join us in our Los Angeles studio.

About Theater Planning at DLR Group

DLR Group’s Theater Planning team brings together experienced theater practitioners who understand how performance and entertainment venues work from every perspective—patrons, performers, technicians, designers, and arts leaders. In close collaboration with our architecture, interiors, and engineering teams, we create performance spaces and technical systems that support storytelling, enhance the user experience, and adapt to the evolving needs of the performing arts. Our work combines deep industry knowledge, technical expertise, and a shared passion for creating places that inspire connection and creativity.

Position Summary

As a Theater Planner at DLR Group, you will participate in the planning, design, and documentation of performance venues and theatrical systems as part of our integrated design teams. Working alongside architects, engineers, project managers, and experienced theater planners, you will contribute to the development of functional, technically sound spaces that support performance, production, and audience experience. This role is ideal for an emerging theater planning professional who brings technical curiosity, strong communication skills, and an understanding of how performance spaces operate.

If you are a creative collaborator with a strategic mindset this might be the position for you. DLR Group is 100% employee owned and as such you’ll enjoy the opportunity to have ownership in the Firm. We rely on all our employee-owners to apply their financial acumen to grow the Firm profitably.

What you will do

  • Participate in the planning and design of performance venues, including performance space typologies, seating layouts, sightlines, stage lighting, rigging, and stage machinery
  • Prepare detailed drawings, specifications, and other project documentation for theatrical equipment systems
  • Collaborate with architects, engineers, project managers, and other design disciplines to integrate theater planning requirements into the overall project
  • Communicate the functional intent and technical requirements of theater planning and equipment system design decisions to project teams
  • Apply building, fire, electrical, and other applicable codes and standards to performance venues and places of assembly
  • Develop and coordinate project documentation using Revit, AutoCAD, and other design technologies
  • Apply BIM standards and participate in project coordination, clash detection, and QA/QC processes
  • Review construction materials, methods, and building systems as they relate to theater planning and theatrical equipment
  • Manage assigned tasks across multiple projects and project phases while meeting established schedules and work plans
  • Participate in design discussions, contribute ideas, and continue developing technical and professional expertise in theater planning and design

Required Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate degree in Theater, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field
  • At least 4 years of professional experience in theater planning, theatrical design, architecture, engineering, or a related field
  • Working knowledge of theater design concepts, including performance space typologies, seating layouts and sightlines, stage lighting, and stage rigging and machinery
  • Understanding of performance venue operations and the theatrical production process
  • Proficiency in computer aided drafting and/or modeling; Revit proficiency is highly preferred
  • Working knowledge of design documentation, technical drawings, and specifications
  • Working knowledge of building materials, construction methods, and applicable building, fire, and electrical codes
  • Strong written, verbal, and graphic communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple assignments and projects while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail

Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position, including temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including OPT and CPT), TN, J, H-1B, or those who need employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of Bluebeam and AutoCAD
  • Experience preparing theatrical equipment system drawings and specifications
  • Experience working on performing arts centers, theaters, auditoriums, or other assembly and performance venues
  • Familiarity with BIM coordination and clash detection processes
  • Knowledge of sustainable design principles and their application to technical design documentation
  • Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, or design teams
  • Ability to clearly communicate complex theater planning and technical system requirements to team members outside the theater planning discipline

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Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested pay range for this position is:

Pay Range

$65,000—$87,000 USD

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.

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