Campus Exhibition Designer (Associate)

Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 53,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Art Institute of Chicago invites applications for an Associate Designer, Campus Projects to support campus expansion and institutional planning efforts. You will assist with presentations, design documentation, and coordination across internal teams and external consultants.

This Special Projects position is a one-year term, reporting to the Executive Director of Exhibition Design. The role emphasizes collaboration, detail, and timely delivery within a dynamic museum environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, interior design, or related field preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of professional or internship experience preferably supporting design and/or architectural projects at cultural institutions.
• Strong collaboration and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities.
• Demonstrated creative and design skills in architecture, exhibition design, industrial design or interior design realms.
• Experience drafting and creating fabrication drawing packages and understanding materials and production processes.
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams and fast-paced project environments.

Responsibilities

• Supports the design of campus and institutional special projects by developing design studies, preparing drawings and presentation materials, and assisting with project documentation and communication.
• Generates maquettes and scale models as needed for planning permanent collection gallery layouts.
• Produces design support materials such as layouts, elevations, and presentation graphics to communicate project goals and design intent.
• Assists in the administration and maintenance of project materials including presentations, drawing packages and documentation.
• Collaborates on artwork layout, interior architecture, furnishings, and design details with departments across the museum and external consultants.
• Generates design concepts for new and innovative exhibition display solutions for diverse permanent collection galleries.
• Assists the design and coordination of display systems by preparing renderings, interior elevations and case layouts, schedules and other design documentation.
• Prepares notes and follow-up materials after internal work sessions and workshops; maintains digital archives and project records.

Skills

Bachelor level collaboration

Creative design

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, interior design, or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Vectorworks

SketchUp

Rhino

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

The Art Institute of Chicago invites applications for an Associate Designer, Campus Projects to support campus expansion and institutional planning efforts. You will assist with presentations, design documentation, and coordination across internal teams and external consultants.

This Special Projects position is a one-year term, reporting to the Executive Director of Exhibition Design. The role emphasizes collaboration, detail, and timely delivery within a dynamic museum environment.