Senior Experiential Graphic Designer for Immersive Spaces

CannonDesign; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CannonDesign is seeking an Environmental Graphic Designer IV to lead conceptual and design development across multiple projects. You will mentor junior team members, translate client needs into compelling concepts, and share work across platforms, including awards and social media.

Responsibilities span strategy to final design, with focus on signage, wayfinding, and experiential design across healthcare, education, and commercial markets. Strong leadership and production oversight are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Graphic Design, Architecture, or related design field required.
• Minimum of 10 years of related experience required.
• Exceptional design portfolio and strong background in a variety of markets required. Experience in Healthcare, Education and Commercial projects preferred.
• Strong typography skills.
• Robust communication skills and proven strategies for collaborating in fast-moving, complex project teams.
• Strong knowledge of signage and wayfinding design and methodology.
• Deep understanding of all aspects of experiential design required.
• Strong client leadership and technical leadership for production team: large, complex projects.
• Ability to perform work with a high degree of latitude.
• Must be a critical thinker, highly analytical, and possess business acumen.
• Proficient in project management.
• Attention to detail a must.
• Proficiency on Mac in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign required. Skills in Revit and SketchUp a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead conceptual and design development across multiple projects.
• Mentor junior design team members on technical skills, art direction, and storytelling strategies.
• Share the team’s work across internal and external platforms, including design award programs and social media.
• Translate clients’ needs and ideas into compelling concepts that express their mission and purpose.
• Contribute to marketing pursuits and internal team initiatives
• Execute a project from strategy to storyboard to final design with confidence.
• Engage by using curiosity, empathy, and intuition to clarify complex ideas, visions and strategies.
• Design creative, highly detailed solutions across all media types that express a unique vision.
• Develop documentation for a variety of design projects to include graphic programs, wayfinding and signage systems, donor recognition programs and interpretive exhibits.
• Explore compelling ways to spread CannonDesign’s Living Centered Design ethos and integrate best practices to the team and the firm.
• Manage projects and diverse project teams with creative and artistic direction from start to finish.
• Review and redline shop drawings and submittals throughout construction administration phases.
• Communicate during team calls and actively engage in lively design critique.
• Coordinate with vendors, fabricators, and outside consultants.
• Advocate for the team’s expertise and capabilities across CannonDesign’s network of disciplines and services.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Conceptual design

Typography

Client communication

Project management

Signage & wayfinding

Experiential design

Production leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Architecture, or related design field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

InDesign

Revit

SketchUp

Mac proficiency

Job description

CannonDesign is seeking an Environmental Graphic Designer IV to lead conceptual and design development across multiple projects. You will mentor junior team members, translate client needs into compelling concepts, and share work across platforms, including awards and social media.

Responsibilities span strategy to final design, with focus on signage, wayfinding, and experiential design across healthcare, education, and commercial markets. Strong leadership and production oversight are essential.