Senior Signage & Wayfinding Designer

Gensler; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Wellness program

401k

Profit sharing

Employee stock ownership

Bonuses

Job summary

Gensler Seattle is seeking a Senior Signage & Wayfinding Designer to lead complex signage programs that guide users through built environments. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to develop strategies, craft design concepts, and document installations for diverse client projects.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in signage/wayfinding, strong leadership, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, CAD, and Revit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, industrial design, environmental design, architecture, visual communication or related field
• 10+ years of professional experience in signage and wayfinding, environmental graphic design or similar studio experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to read architectural construction documents and shop drawings
• Totally client and team-oriented, knows how to balance demands for time and resources
• Strong leadership, organization, communication and relationship management skills
• Experience in marketing, writing and delivering proposals for project work
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Word and Excel
• Knowledge of project management tools and methods
• Organized and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Familiarity with CAD and Revit preferred
• The base salary will be estimated between $106,000 to $115,000 plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with a multi-disciplinary team of architects and designers to create a strategy, design signage and wayfinding solutions that connect people to place for diverse client projects
• Generate multiple initial concepts and develop viable, documented design solutions that help solve complex wayfinding conditions
• Integrate messaging, color, imagery, type and composition into three-dimensional built environments
• Produce design intent documentation suitable for public bid processes.
• Review and elevate quality of our design and documentation with design sensibility, code and technical knowledge
• Manage construction administration with fabricators, RFIs and installation quality
• Mentor and train junior designers
• Collaborate with clients, design teams and other graphic designers across multiple industries
• Facilitate great design results by cultivating and maintaining positive client and team relationships
• Perform as point of contact on projects for clients, vendors, and teams
• Manage multidisciplinary project team workload for multiple projects
• Create and manage project scopes, budgets and workplans
• Manage project financial performance
• Assist in the development of proposals and collaborate in the strategic development of new business
• Interact with internal team members, project managers from other areas, representatives from accounting and external vendors
• Manage coordination between internal departments or studios
• Manage project staffing/hours

Skills

Signage & wayfinding

Team leadership

Client collaboration

Graphic design

Communication skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Word

Excel

CAD

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Word

Excel

CAD

Revit

Job description

Gensler Seattle is seeking a Senior Signage & Wayfinding Designer to lead complex signage programs that guide users through built environments. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to develop strategies, craft design concepts, and document installations for diverse client projects.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in signage/wayfinding, strong leadership, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, CAD, and Revit.