Wayfinding Designer

Society for Experiential Graphic Design; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UX Architecture Studio in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Wayfinding Designer with 3–7 years of experience to join our growing team. You will contribute to signage and wayfinding for major projects, including an international airport, and collaborate across disciplines in a small studio.

You will research, analyze conditions, develop strategies, design 2D/3D typographic layouts, produce drawings, and help keep projects on schedule and within budget.

Qualifications

• Three to seven years of experience in wayfinding, signage, or environmental graphics.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite for design development and presentation.
• Ability to read architectural drawings and work at architectural scale.
• Strong typography, color, and information design for legibility.

Responsibilities

• Research and analyze existing conditions and conduct precedent studies.
• Develop wayfinding strategies rooted in how people move through space.
• Design typographic layouts, environmental graphics, and sign structures in 2D and 3D.
• Produce drawing sets with scaled drawings, sign location plans, and sign schedules.
• Map user flows and visitor journeys; coordinate with clients and project teams.
• Help keep projects on schedule and within budget; present to stakeholders.

Skills

Wayfinding design experience

Strong design skills

Collaborative

Problem-solving

Presentation/communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design, industrial design, architecture, or related field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

CADTools

Revit

Job description

UX Architecture Studio is a Cambridge, MA-based design firm founded in 2019. We center our work on user experience—design that puts the people who use a space first. We work across architecture, wayfinding & signage, and interiors, on institutional, cultural, and transit/airport projects, often in collaboration with larger firms. Because we're small, the work isn't compartmentalized—everyone designs, draws, and helps shape ideas across every phase of a project.

Role

UX Architecture Studio is looking for a Wayfinding Designer with three to seven years of experience in wayfinding & signage to join our growing team. Much of our current work involves signage and wayfinding for a major international airport, alongside institutional and cultural projects. In this role you will:

• Research and analyze existing conditions and conduct precedent studies
• Solve complex informational, visual, and navigational challenges with original, well-considered design
• Develop wayfinding strategies rooted in how people actually move through and understand space
• Design typographic layouts, environmental graphics, and sign structures in both 2D and 3D

• Produce drawing sets that include scaled technical drawings, sign location plans, and sign schedules, and map user flows, processes, and visitor journeys

• Help keep projects on schedule and within budget
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, and project teams to deliver excellent design work
• Produce clear and compelling diagrams and information for presentations to clients and stakeholders

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in graphic design, industrial design, architecture, or a related field
• Three to seven years of experience in wayfinding, signage, or environmental graphics
• Strong design skills, and curious, analytical, and creative approach to problem-solving
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator (& CADTools), InDesign, and Photoshop
• Familiarity with Revit is a plus
• Comfort reading and interpreting architectural drawings, working in architectural scale, and detailing signs
• A solid grounding in typography, color, and information design for legibility
• Collaborative, adaptable, and ready to take on projects of any size

Details of employment

We offer a salary commensurate with experience, paid vacation, sick days, federal holidays, and health insurance. This is a hybrid/full-time position based in our Cambridge, MA office, though fully remote work may be considered. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.