Lead Wayfinding Designer for Transit & Public Spaces

TYLin; Auburn (NH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

TYLin is seeking a Wayfinding Specialist to support planning and design of wayfinding systems for complex infrastructure and transportation projects in the New York and New Jersey region. This role suits an experienced Architect or Planner with expertise in wayfinding strategy and environmental graphics.

The successful candidate will translate user needs and operational requirements into intuitive, accessible wayfinding solutions, with strong collaboration across disciplines and with clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Architecture, Urban Planning, Environmental Design, Graphic Design, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, with a strong emphasis on wayfinding planning and design.
• Demonstrated experience developing wayfinding strategies and signage systems for complex built environments.
• Experience on transportation or transit infrastructure projects, such as rail stations, transit hubs, airports, terminals, or other public transportation facilities, is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of pedestrian circulation, passenger journeys, spatial orientation, signage hierarchies, and information design.

Responsibilities

• Lead wayfinding strategy and planning: Develop wayfinding strategies, navigation concepts, and signage frameworks for complex buildings, public spaces, and transportation infrastructure.
• Drive design excellence: Lead the development of wayfinding concepts, sign families, signage layouts, environmental graphics, and related design documentation.
• Integrate with the built environment: Coordinate wayfinding systems with architectural design, interior environments, site planning, circulation, and passenger flow.
• Enhance the user experience: Apply user-centered design principles to create intuitive, legible, and consistent navigation experiences for diverse users, including people with disabilities and those unfamiliar with the environment.
• Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with architects, planners, engineers, transportation specialists, and other technical disciplines to ensure wayfinding solutions are integrated into the overall project design.
• Engage clients and stakeholders: Facilitate workshops, present design concepts, communicate recommendations, and incorporate stakeholder feedback into project deliverables.
• Oversee technical deliverables: Guide the preparation and review of wayfinding plans, signage schedules, design guidelines, specifications, and related documentation.
• Support project delivery: Coordinate with project managers and technical teams to manage design milestones, address project constraints, and support successful implementation.
• Promote consistency and accessibility: Ensure designs align with applicable accessibility requirements, relevant codes and standards, client criteria, and project-specific guidelines.
• Contribute to business development: Support proposals, client presentations, and the identification of opportunities to expand TYLin's wayfinding and passenger experience capabilities.

Skills

Wayfinding planning

Signage design

Environmental graphics

Adobe Creative Suite

AutoCAD

Revit

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

TYLin is seeking a Wayfinding Specialist to support planning and design of wayfinding systems for complex infrastructure and transportation projects in the New York and New Jersey region. This role suits an experienced Architect or Planner with expertise in wayfinding strategy and environmental graphics.

The successful candidate will translate user needs and operational requirements into intuitive, accessible wayfinding solutions, with strong collaboration across disciplines and with clients.