Branded Environments Designer II

Perkins&Will; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Perkins&Will in Dallas seeks a Branded Environments Designer II to translate briefs into coordinated plans and visualizations, shaping interior environments, signage, and storytelling.

The role emphasizes independent contributions, client presentations, site visits, and collaboration with teams, consultants, and fabricators to balance design ambition with project scope and budget.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in branded environments or related fields.
• Ability to read and develop plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and production files.
• Strong visual communication, presentation, organization, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively, incorporate feedback, manage multiple assignments, and communicate risks early.
• Familiarity with materials, fabrication methods, and construction coordination preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop branded environment concepts and design solutions across interior environments, environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding, and storytelling.
• Translate design briefs into coordinated plans, diagrams, sections, elevations, color studies, schedules, models, and visualizations.
• Support concept development through research, precedent studies, exploration, and iteration.
• Apply principles of form, scale, color, texture, pattern, balance, composition, and proportion to project work.
• Prepare clear, well-crafted presentation materials and contribute to client presentations and working sessions.
• Participate in design reviews, charrettes, and pin-ups, offering informed ideas and responding constructively to feedback.
• Conduct site visits, document existing conditions, and take field measurements as needed.
• Coordinate day-to-day design tasks with project teams, internal partners, consultants, fabricators, and vendors, with guidance appropriate to the project.
• Manage assigned workload and deadlines, communicate progress and needs clearly, and raise potential scope, schedule, or coordination issues early.
• Review work for accuracy, completeness, legibility, and alignment with project goals and firm standards.
• Contribute to a collaborative studio culture through curiosity, accountability, and ongoing learning.

Skills

3–5 years experience

Visual communication

Planning and documentation

Team collaboration

Time management

Education

Graphic/Environmental Graphic/Interior Design or related degree

LEED Green Associate (within 6 months)

Professional accreditation valued

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)

Revit

Rhino

Job description

Role Overview

The Branded Environments Designer II brings brand, storytelling, environmental graphics, signage, and wayfinding into the built environment. Working with increasing independence, this role translates a design brief or early concept into accurate, coordinated work that is ready to move forward.

The ideal candidate is a thoughtful, dependable designer who contributes informed ideas, manages assigned work responsibly, communicates clearly, and balances design ambition with project scope, schedule, and budget.

Responsibilities

• Develop branded environment concepts and design solutions across interior environments, environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding, and storytelling.
• Translate design briefs and early concepts into coordinated plans, diagrams, sections, elevations, color studies, schedules, models, and visualizations.
• Support concept development through research, precedent studies, exploration, and iteration.
• Apply principles of form, scale, color, texture, pattern, balance, composition, and proportion to project work.
• Prepare clear, well-crafted presentation materials and contribute to client presentations and working sessions.
• Participate actively in design reviews, charrettes, and pin-ups, offering informed ideas and responding constructively to feedback.
• Conduct site visits, document existing conditions, and take field measurements as needed.
• Coordinate day-to-day design tasks with project teams, internal partners, consultants, fabricators, and vendors, with guidance appropriate to the project.
• Manage assigned workload and deadlines, communicate progress and needs clearly, and raise potential scope, schedule, or coordination issues early.
• Review work for accuracy, completeness, legibility, and alignment with project goals and firm standards.
• Contribute to a collaborative studio culture through curiosity, accountability, and an ongoing commitment to learning.

Qualifications

Experience and Skills

• Typically 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in branded environments, environmental graphic design, experiential design, interior design, architecture, graphic design, or a related field.
• Understanding of how brand strategy, storytelling, environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding, and interior environments come together in the built environment.
• Experience developing design concepts and carrying assigned work through documentation and production.
• Ability to read and develop plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and production files.
• Strong visual communication, presentation, organization, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively, incorporate feedback, manage multiple assignments, and communicate potential risks or needs early.
• Familiarity with materials, fabrication methods, specifications, and construction coordination is preferred.

Software

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
• Working knowledge of 2D and 3D design and production tools. Experience with Revit and Rhino is preferred.
• Experience with visualization, digital fabrication, or specialty environmental graphic design tools is a plus.

Education and Credentials

• Degree in graphic design, environmental graphic design, interior design, architecture, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• LEED Green Associate accreditation is required within six months of hire.
• Professional accreditation in an area of Living Design (such as LEED AP with Specialty, BREEAM AP, WELL AP, SITES AP, CPHC/CPHE, or RELi AP) is valued.