How to become a Decorator

Also called: Display decorator, Exhibition designer (Decoration), Interior decorator, Lighting designer, Scenery designer, Set decorator (motion pictures), Set designer, Stage set designer, Window dresser, Art Department Assistant/Set Dresser, Assistant Set Designer, Scenic Supervisor

Decorator plans and creates decorations of homes, public buildings, ships and other places based on clients’ requirements. He/she creates and executes decorations for set design, magazines, advertising and other purposes.

Main tasks

• Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders
• Formulating design concepts for the interiors of buildings and their surrounding landscape
• Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations and plans to communicate design concepts
• Negotiating design solutions with clients, management, suppliers and construction staff
• Selecting, specifying and recommending functional and aesthetic materials, furniture and products for interiors and landscapes
• Prototyping and refining creative concepts leading to a final design solution

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Interior designer
• Visual merchandiser
• Photographer
• Library officer
• Gallery/Museum and related technician
• Chef (excluding pastry chef)

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Questions people ask

Will AI change the work of a Decorator?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026