Senior Information Designer, Wayfinding & Environmental UX

Society for Experiential Graphic Design; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision and Dental insurance

401K plan

17 days PTO, plus 11 holidays

Additional PTO with years of service

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

Annual training budget

Volunteer day

Travel to London Head office

Office snacks and welcoming atmosphere

Job summary

Applied Wayfinding Inc is seeking a Senior Information Designer to lead wayfinding and environmental graphics projects from concept to production. You will collaborate with designers and planners, driving design workshops and presenting work to clients in the Bay Area and with global partners.

Reporting to creative directors, you will mentor junior designers and help grow the San Francisco office, while delivering projects on time and to a high standard of design excellence.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in Experiential/Environmental Graphic Design, Graphic Design, Wayfinding, or related industry.
• Experience supervising junior designers.
• Proficiency in using Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly with clients and internal team members.
• Ability to work to deadlines and understand budgeting constraints.

Responsibilities

• Design concepts for wayfinding and environmental graphics programs.
• Plan and lead design workshops with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead projects, mentor junior designers, and present work to clients.
• Develop project programs, define deliverables, and work with PMs to scope budgets.
• Oversee sign elevations, construction packages, and coordination with vendors.

Skills

Wayfinding design

Environmental graphics

Design leadership

Workshop facilitation

Presenting to clients

Mentoring junior designers

Budgeting

Project delivery

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Applied Wayfinding Inc is seeking a Senior Information Designer to lead wayfinding and environmental graphics projects from concept to production. You will collaborate with designers and planners, driving design workshops and presenting work to clients in the Bay Area and with global partners.

Reporting to creative directors, you will mentor junior designers and help grow the San Francisco office, while delivering projects on time and to a high standard of design excellence.