Mid-Level Wayfinding Designer — Hybrid NYC

Society for Experiential Graphic Design; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off (vacation, sick days, US

Federal holidays

Job summary

Mijksenaar USA is seeking a Wayfinding Designer in New York with 3–7 years in wayfinding or environmental graphics. You will develop graphic solutions, create 2D/3D designs, and prepare fabrication-ready drawings while collaborating with international teams to meet project goals.

The role emphasizes research, strategy, and communication with clients and sub-consultants to deliver clear wayfinding solutions that improve user experience in diverse environments.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in graphic/communication design, industrial design, architecture, or comparable field.
• Three to seven years of experience in wayfinding, signage, or environmental graphics.
• Creative, analytical, and curious mindset.
• Ability to create flow, process and passenger journeys.
• Strong creative and technical design abilities.
• Thorough knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator (CADTools), InDesign, and MS Office Suite.
• Knowledge of 3D design programs (SketchUp, Revit, SolidWorks, Rhino, BIM, ACAD) is a plus.
• Ability to navigate and interpret architectural drawings, work in architectural scale, draw and detail signs is required.
• Understanding of typography, color, and information design for signage and legibility.
• Excellent communication skills, on-line, in writing, and in person.
• Proactive approach, ability to meet deadlines and strive for the best result.
• Positive, friendly, and eager to take on any challenge, large or small, and highly organized.
• Ability to collaborate with an international team and clients in different time zones.
• Experience in communicating and presenting to clients and project teams, both local and abroad.
• Knowledge of proposal writing and project management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis, then collect findings into organized documentation that is presentable and actionable.
• Create innovative wayfinding strategies that speak to the needs of the user to guide the design and development of a project.
• Conceptualize unique and creative solutions that solve complex informational, visual, and navigational problems.
• Develop functional and aesthetically beautiful 2D and 3D design for typographic layouts, environmental graphics, and sign structures.
• Prepare sign programming using sign location plans, messaging, and sign schedules.
• Create scaled and dimensioned technical design drawings for fabrication, bid packages, and construction packages.
• Manage teams to deliver projects on time and in budget.
• Communicate with clients, sub-consultants and others in order to best deliver projects.

Skills

Wayfinding experience

Creative mindset

Passenger journeys

Creative & technical design

Adobe Creative Suite

3D design software

Architectural drawings

Typography & information design

Communication skills

Proactive attitude

Team collaboration (international)

Client presentations

Proposal writing / PM

Education

Undergraduate degree in graphic/communication design, industrial design, architecture, or comparable field

Tools

Illustrator (CADTools)

InDesign

MS Office Suite

SketchUp

Revit

Rhino

SolidWorks

Job description

Mijksenaar USA is seeking a Wayfinding Designer in New York with 3–7 years in wayfinding or environmental graphics. You will develop graphic solutions, create 2D/3D designs, and prepare fabrication-ready drawings while collaborating with international teams to meet project goals.

The role emphasizes research, strategy, and communication with clients and sub-consultants to deliver clear wayfinding solutions that improve user experience in diverse environments.