Wayfinding Designer – Signage & UX for Cultural Space

Somerset House; Greater London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (3 days in the office)

Pension contributions

Tickets to Somerset House events

Staff discounts at cafes/restaurants

Eye tests and glasses

Job summary

Somerset House is seeking a designer to lead wayfinding, signage and onsite communications as part of the Audience & Experience team in London. The six-month fixed-term, part-time role requires a designer who blends graphic design with user-centred thinking to ensure information is clear, accessible and on-brand across visitor journeys.

You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver practical, intuitive signage, maps, directories and promotional materials, while maintaining consistency

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio demonstrating wayfinding, signage and information design.
• Experience applying user-centred design in physical environments.
• Experience in signage design within cultural venues is desirable.
• Ability to explain design decisions based on user needs and wayfinding logic.

Responsibilities

• Create clear, consistent wayfinding and signage across the Somerset House site.
• Apply audience-first thinking to onsite signage and visitor journeys.
• Produce artwork for maps, directories, posters and interpretation materials.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Visitor Experience and Estates across multiple briefs and deadlines.

Skills

Wayfinding design

Signage design

Information design

Print production

Adobe Creative Suite

User-centred design

Project management

Tools

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

Somerset House is seeking a designer to lead wayfinding, signage and onsite communications as part of the Audience & Experience team in London. The six-month fixed-term, part-time role requires a designer who blends graphic design with user-centred thinking to ensure information is clear, accessible and on-brand across visitor journeys.

You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver practical, intuitive signage, maps, directories and promotional materials, while maintaining consistency