Branded Environments Graphic Designer I

Location: Chicago IL
Work Arrangement: Hybrid

At Perkins&Will we believe design has the power to connect people communicate ideas and create meaningful experiences. Were looking for a curious creative and detail-oriented Branded Environments Graphic Designer I to join our Branded Environments team in this hybrid role youll collaborate with designers and other creative professionals to bring brands and stories to life through environmental graphics signage wayfinding and engaging experiences within the built environment.

This is a dedicated position within our Branded Environments practice. We welcome candidates from a variety of creative and design backgrounds; however this is not an architectural or interior design position nor is it intended as a pathway into those disciplines. Professional growth and career development for this role will take place within our Branded Environments practice. Youll have opportunities to strengthen your creative and technical skills while contributing to projects from early concepts through design development and production.

• Collaborate with project teams to develop creative branded environment solutions that connect people places and stories.
• Support the development of environmental graphics signage wayfinding and other branded elements that integrate with the built environment.
• Contribute to design concepts visual storytelling color palettes design strategies and graphic layouts that communicate a cohesive vision.
• Create and refine design drawings diagrams presentation materials models and other visual assets that communicate ideas to internal teams and clients.
• Assist with research material exploration design documentation detailing and production files to help translate creative concepts into built experiences.
• Participate in site visits existing-condition assessments field measurements design reviews and team discussions to inform design decisions.
• Coordinate with designers and project partners to support project documentation specifications production requirements and implementation.
• Review your work for accuracy clarity consistency and alignment with project goals quality standards and established documentation practices.
• Bring curiosity creativity and a collaborative mindset to your work proactively asking questions sharing ideas and developing your design expertise.

Required Qualifications

• A degree in graphic design interior design architecture or a related design discipline.
• Foundational knowledge of graphic design principles including typography color composition scale proportion and visual storytelling.
• Familiarity with environmental graphic design concepts including branding signage wayfinding and the relationship between graphics and physical spaces.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite including Illustrator InDesign and Photoshop and the ability to use digital tools to communicate design ideas.
• Strong organizational skills attention to detail and the ability to collaborate communicate effectively and contribute to multiple project activities.
• A willingness to learn new tools explore creative approaches and develop technical knowledge related to branded environments and design production.

Preferred Qualifications

• Approximately 13 years of relevant experience in environmental graphic design experiential design graphic design branded environments or a related creative discipline. Relevant project work and transferable experience are welcome.

• Experience with or exposure to production artwork material research fabrication processes design documentation and tools such as Revit Rhino Grasshopper Enscape V-Ray Vectorworks or other visualization and modeling software. Relevant professional accreditations are a plus.

At Perkins&Will we bring together creative thinkers designers and collaborators who believe thoughtful design can make a positive difference. Our Branded Environments practice explores how storytelling identity graphics and the built environment come together to create memorable experiences. Youll contribute to meaningful design work alongside a collaborative team that values curiosity diverse perspectives creativity and thoughtful execution.

We foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidates qualifications including skill sets education experience and training licensure and certifications credentials if applicable and business-related factors. This practice extends to all employees including performance considerations for merit increases job promotions and transfer opportunities. We additionally review our pay practices conduct pay equity audits and ensure our managers are trained in our pay practices on an annual basis. At the time of posting this job advertisement commensurate with qualifications the annual pay salary range for this position in Chicago IL is between $55000 and $65000.

At Perkins&Will we believe that inclusion spurs creativity and that innovation is born from an engaged culture of diverse people ideas.âBy moving beyond barriers and stereotypes of gender race color religion national origin ancestry age medical condition disability sexual orientation gender identity veteran status; we are committed to building an organization that reflects the diversity of the communities and clients we serve.

Design has the power to inspire joy uplift lives and strengthen the spirit of community.

Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (EEO) which is part of the Companys Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis and without regard to sex race color age national origin religion disability genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression gender reassignment citizenship pregnancy or maternity veteran status or any other status protected by applicable national federal state or local some cases local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.

Perkins&Will will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.

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