Mid-weight Wayfinding & Signage Designer @ Davenport-Campbell

Hatch; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Davenport Campbell is seeking a Mid-weight Wayfinding & Signage Designer to join our Sydney CBD in-house team. The role focuses on planning, strategy, and designing signage and graphics for workplace environments.

You will work alongside senior staff, manage multiple projects, and contribute to documentation from briefing to installation. A strong production eye and knowledge of Australian standards are essential.

Qualifications

• Diploma, Degree or higher in Graphic Design, Architecture.
• 3+ years industry experience.
• Experience on large-scale Signage projects including: Identification, Directional, Operational and Statutory Signtypes
• Architectural sensibility and high production quality.
• Knowledge of Australian Standards, NCC and BCA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with Head of Graphics and Interiors team.
• Lead signage projects from briefing through to documentation and installation.
• Create signage strategy documents and sign hierarchy templates.
• Collaborate with clients, consultants and suppliers.
• Produce tender and construction documentation for signage projects.

Skills

Wayfinding

Signage design

Adobe Creative Suite

Client liaison

Project management

Education

Diploma or higher in Graphic Design/Architecture

Tools

SignAgent

Blender

MS Excel

Job description

Davenport Campbell, a multidisciplinary design studio specialising in workplace interior environments, is seeking a Mid-weight Wayfinding & Signage Designer to join our in-house team at our Sydney CBD office.

About Davenport Campbell

Davenport Campbell has developed a reputation for being a leader in innovative workplace design and the repositioning of commercial office buildings.

Our focus is on building strong and lasting relationships rather than bouncing from one project to the next.

We are seeking a talented Mid-weight Wayfinding & Signage Designer who wants to be challenged, grow with the studio, push design boundaries, value our client relationships, and has a passion to do great things and own projects.

Employment Type

Full-time OR Contract

About The Role

Over the past five years, we have been developing our environmental, signage and graphics capability to the point that we have now formed an in-house team to support our workplace designers, and to provide a stand alone service that we offer to the market.

This role will primarily focus on the planning, strategy, and design and implementation of our Signage and Graphic projects.

At the heart of what we do is a strong belief that creativity, passion, and innovation are critical to the success of every project.

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly alongside Head of the Graphics
• Attend job briefs with senior members of Interiors team
• Work on Wayfinding and Signage projects across the whole project lifespan from briefing and concepts through to documentation and installation
• Produce Signage strategy documents including implementation of Signage hierarchies and ability to templatise Signage Systems
• Liaise with clients, consultants and suppliers as necessary
• Collaborate within a team
• Manage a range of scale projects across multiple sectors
• Produce specification documentation for Signage and Graphic projects, this includes the use of SignAgent software for location planning
• Manage workflow of all jobs assigned. Alert the Head of Graphics and Project Lead of any changes in scope or deadlines
• Identify design issues that affect User and Signage functionality and offer graphic solutions
• Graphic layout of signage and graphics
• Work with senior team to produce tender and construction documentation of Signage projects

Competencies And Experience Required

• 3+ years industry experience
• Experience on large-scale Signage projects including: Identification, Directional, Operational and Statutory Signtypes
• Adept at taking job briefs and notes during meeting
• An architectural sensibility, skill, and experience desirable
• Ability to maintain a high-level production quality and output with every deadline
• Ability to maintain quality control in print production, typography, shop drawing review and proofreading
• Production knowledge when it comes to implementing Signage and Graphic design concepts
• Production knowledge for the creation of artwork files for production
• Strong communication skills – articulate, friendly, confident, and collaborative
• Strong problem-solving skills in approaching each design task within the broader context of all ongoing project deadlines, rather than treating projects in isolation
• Ability to work efficiently and manage time across multiple projects at once
• Ability to handle urgent requests and client demands in a calm manner
• Work under pressure with simultaneous deadlines
• Able to understand Architectural plans, Australian Standards, NCC and BCA requirements
• Solid knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience with SignAgent is ideal
• Experience with 3D Software such as Blender is ideal
• Experience with MS Excel is ideal

Qualifications

• Diploma, Degree or higher; or equivalent years’ experience in Graphic Design, Architecture

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the team
• Managing projects

Why Davenport-Campbell is partnering with Hatch on this role.

A Final Note: This is a role with Davenport-Campbell not with Hatch.