Senior Graphic Designer

Core Responsibilities

• Participate in conceptual development and illustrate design concepts through a variety of mediums depending on the project scope of work
• Develop graphic standards and hierarchies per project style and content
• Attend internal and client meetings to understand the content and materials available to bring the exhibition graphic elements to life both interpretively and creatively
• Develop designs from conceptual, ideation stage to the final design, construction design and implementations
• Lead a team of designers and work in a team environment including G&A staff, subcontractors, clients, suppliers and industry contacts
• Present confidently to client teams
• Work within set schedules, in a fast-paced working environment
• Multi-task; able to lead and work on several different projects at a time
• Travel to meetings and site visits as required by projects
• Responsible for maintaining client missions and design objectives throughout the project
• Disseminate work within the graphics team when appropriate; review and approve design deliverables as required
• Provide updates and milestone deliverables to creative director for review/input
• Coordinate and manage meetings pertaining to graphic and interpretive development
• Conduct design sessions with team to develop and monitor design and direction
• Work with production teams to maintain design integrity within project documents and artwork, and to coordinate and itemize presentation deliverable, format and schedule
• Responsible to project budget and schedule; coordinate with team leaders to monitor/manage project hours

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant background in Graphic Design with a minimum of 5 – 8 years of experience in environmental graphic design or related field
• Strong technical drawing skills 
• Adobe CS Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Google Suite (Slides, Docs, Sheets), MS Office or Keynote.

Proven experience in multiple phases of the design process including: conceptualization, design development, and design intent drawings. (CA experience is a plus), good knowledge of fabrication techniques and materials standards of exhibit design, excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and illustrative), and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.