Engagement-Focused Design Strategist

Gensler; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gensler seeks a Design Strategist focused on engagement to lead inclusive, human-centered processes and translate stakeholder input into actionable insights across government, higher education, and cultural sectors.

You will design engagement strategies, facilitate workshops, and craft compelling narratives that turn complexity into clarity, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to guide projects through change in Atlanta, GA.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of project-based delivery experience.
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement, public engagement, change management, or design strategy.
• Strong knowledge of design research methodologies (qualitative and quantitative).
• Proven ability to design and facilitate engaging workshops, public-facing events, and engagement programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to craft clear and compelling narratives.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating excellent command of fundamental communication design including composition, information graphics, and persuasive writing.
• Fluency with digital collaboration tools such as Miro, Mural, Microsoft Teams etc.
• A background in the design of the built environment (architecture, interior design, urban design, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients navigating organizational, spatial, and cultural change.
• Design and lead equitable stakeholder engagement strategies, including public engagement initiatives, community workshops and pop-up events, surveys and outreach campaigns.
• Facilitate dynamic, inclusive workshops and co-creation sessions that gather meaningful input and build alignment.
• Translate qualitative and quantitative data into clear, actionable insights for design teams, presenting complex data and ideas in a way that is clear, accessible, and easy to understand at a glance.
• Develop workplace strategy and change communication materials, including communication plans, FAQs and toolkits, graphic and visual storytelling assets, and environmental and user experience studies.
• Create graphically compelling visual narratives that communicate complex processes with clarity and impact.
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams with a high level of organization and attention to detail.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across landscape architecture, transportation planning, branding and marketing, organizational development, and graphic design.

Skills

Design research

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Storytelling

Qualitative data

Quantitative data

Public engagement

Communication

Graphic communication

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Creative Suite

Miro

Mural

MS Teams

Built environment background

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in design research/related field

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office 365

PowerPoint

MS Teams

Miro

Mural

Job description

Gensler seeks a Design Strategist focused on engagement to lead inclusive, human-centered processes and translate stakeholder input into actionable insights across government, higher education, and cultural sectors.

You will design engagement strategies, facilitate workshops, and craft compelling narratives that turn complexity into clarity, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to guide projects through change in Atlanta, GA.