View Position : Associate Graphic Designer

Destination by Design Planning; Boone (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A multidisciplinary planning firm is seeking a Graphic Designer in Boone, North Carolina. This role involves creating high-quality design work that influences community branding, marketing, and planning. The ideal candidate should have over 3 years of graphic design experience and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. You will collaborate closely with various teams to translate complex concepts into compelling visuals. This position offers the chance to make a real impact on community development and branding initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional graphic design experience.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating layout, branding, and visual storytelling.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop required).
• Strong typography and document composition skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Design high-quality master plans and strategic planning documents.
• Develop brand identities for downtown districts.
• Create diagrams and visual storytelling tools.
• Support marketing initiatives across the firm.
• Prepare presentation materials for public audiences.

Skills

Graphic design

Visual storytelling

Branding

Collaboration

Project management

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

DbD is seeking a Graphic Designer that wants to help shape how communities grow.

DbD is a multidisciplinary planning, design, and economic development firm serving cities, counties, tourism agencies, and nonprofit partners nationwide. We work at the intersection of downtown revitalization, tourism development, recreation planning, and placemaking across the country. Our work informs public investment, strengthens local economies, and helps communities communicate vision with clarity and confidence.

Our team blends strategy, planning, engineering, and design to produce implementable plans and transformative place-based initiatives.

Our work results in adopted master plans, funded infrastructure, downtown transformations, and destination-driven economic development.

Job Overview

The Graphic Designer will play a central role in shaping how DbD communicates ideas across planning, branding, marketing, and proposal development.

This position reports directly to the DbD Communication Director and works in close collaboration with the DbD Art Director, Marketing and Brand Strategy Manager, and our proposal development teams. The designer will also collaborate regularly with planners, engineers, and firm leadership to translate complex planning concepts into clear, compelling visuals.

This is an in-office position based in Boone, North Carolina.

This role is ideal for a designer who wants their work to influence real-world outcomes — not just marketing campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Design high-quality master plans, strategic planning documents, and implementation reports
• Develop and support brand identities for downtown districts, tourism initiatives, and destination organizations
• Create diagrams, infographics, and visual storytelling tools that clarify complex planning ideas
• Support marketing initiatives and brand strategy efforts across the firm
• Develop graphics and layouts for competitive proposals and qualifications packages
• Prepare presentation materials for boards, councils, and public audiences
• Collaborate with GIS and planning staff to translate spatial analysis into accessible visuals
• Maintain and elevate DbD’s visual standards across internal and external communications

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional graphic design experience
• Strong portfolio demonstrating layout, branding, and visual storytelling
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop required)
• Strong typography and document composition skills
• Experience producing structured, multi-page reports
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Strong communicator and collaborative team member

Preferred but Not Required

• Experience supporting proposal development teams
• Familiarity with civic, municipal, or tourism clients
• Wayfinding or environmental graphic experience
• Motion graphics or light animation skills

What Makes This Opportunity Different

Your work will:

• Support nationally competitive proposals
• Shape public-facing master plans adopted by cities and counties
• Strengthen brand identity for communities across the country
• Influence real, built outcomes

You will be part of a structured communications and marketing leadership team — not operating in isolation — with opportunities to grow in responsibility as DbD continues to expand nationally.