Senior Wayfinding Strategist (Branded Environments)

Agency Bell; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design consultancy is seeking a Wayfinding Strategist to develop and implement complex wayfinding systems for high-profile projects. You will collaborate with a team of experts, using your 5+ years of experience to enhance the user experience in diverse environments. Ideal candidates will have excellent presentation and organizational skills and the ability to manage junior staff. This role offers a hybrid work model based in London.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in wayfinding.
• Skills in interpreting architectural and 3D drawings.
• Ability to organize and manage complex tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop thinking and planning for wayfinding systems.
• Interpret complex information and plan solutions.
• Manage juniors and mid-level staff.

Skills

Experience developing complex signage systems

Excellent skills in audits and reports

Great presentation skills

People management skills

5+ years relevant experience

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Revit

Autodesk

Sign Agent

MS Office

Job description

Title: Wayfinding Strategist, Branded Environments

Job Type: Perm

Job Hours: Full time

Location: Hybrid (3 days in London studio, Mon and Wed fixed)

Salary range: £50k – £55k plus benefits

Overview

You get the chance to work on international projects and with people from different disciplines, to become a true expert in your field.

You may be a strategist already. Or you could be a designer, a project manager or a design manager that has done plenty of strategy as part of your role and now wants to focus wholeheartedly in this field.

This isn’t ‘just’ signage you are doing the thinking and planning for. These are complicated wayfinding systems for large scale cultural destinations, mixed use spaces, retail spaces, transport systems for high profile brands and businesses. You get the chance to see the whole process through from wayfinding systems strategy and planning to implementation. You will feel like you truly own your projects and be super-connected with the broader team of architects and designers in a very well-regarded business.

You will have

• Experience developing the thinking and planning behind complex signage systems
• Excellent skills in audits, detailed reports and recommendations
• Great presentation skills
• The chance to develop your people management skills with a small number of juniors and mid-level staff keen to learn
• 5+ years relevant experience in wayfinding

You’ll be

• Able to interpret architectural and 3D drawings, read complex information and plan clear wayfinding solutions and schedules
• Astonishingly organised and methodical in your work
• Personable, authentic and a team player who loves their work
• Across accessibility, legibility and industry best practice in wayfinding and signage design
• Able to use some of the following packages: Adobe Creative Suite, Revit, Autodesk, Sign Agent, and MS Office

You will be joining an international business that is at the top of their game and greatly respected, but still incredibly down to earth and supportive as a team culture.

Please attach CV and Portfolio/Link to website (for design roles)

Applicants must be living in and have the right to work in the UK. Job Ref: 38434