Gensler’s Brand Design studio is a collaborative team of designers, strategists, and storytellers that engages with a wide variety of clients on projects of all sizes—from product packaging and websites to campus signage systems and international brand positioning. As Gensler brand designers, we help our clients tell their unique stories effectively via every channel available in today’s diverse media landscape. Our approach combines design and architectural expertise with a unique point of view and strong communication skills. We believe that this approach results in brands that build trust, inspire confidence, and forge lasting relationships.
Your Role
Gensler Seattle is seeking Senior Signage & Wayfinding Designer, with a passion for helping our clients enhance their built spaces through complex signage and wayfinding systems. This position will focus on the ability to understand an environment’s design, and to develop and program a complex signage and wayfinding system to fit that space. This system will help a visitor, student, passenger—any number of users—navigate that space through a combination of graphics, signage, wayfinding, and physical installations.
What You Will Do
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
Your 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
Comfortable in internal and external client facing situations
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.
For consideration, please submit resume and work samples in PDF format.
Life at Gensler
At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.
As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, industrial design, environmental design, architecture, or visual communication
- 10+ years of professional experience in signage and wayfinding or environmental graphic design
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to read architectural construction documents and shop drawings
- Strong leadership and organization skills
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Word, and Excel
Gensler Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Gensler and has not been reviewed or approved by Gensler.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentive programs include twice‑yearly bonuses and profit sharing that are positioned as meaningful parts of total compensation. Employee ownership elements can reward longer tenure and contribute to overall earnings beyond base pay.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employee stock ownership and stock appreciation programs provide wealth‑building avenues beyond salary. These equity mechanisms are highlighted as part of the standard package.
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage spans medical, dental, and vision alongside life and disability, EAP/mental‑health resources, and wellness programs. Benefits breadth is described as solid within the industry context.
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What We Do
Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 53 locations and more than 6,000+ professionals networked across the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Founded in 1965, the firm works globally with more than 4,000 clients across more than 33 practice areas spanning the work, lifestyle, community, and health sectors. Everything we do is guided by our mission: To create a better world through the power of design. We believe the power of design can spark positive change and create a future that promotes equity, resilience, and wellbeing for everyone. Gensler was named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2020, 2019, 2017 and 2016, and our award-winning culture has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2021. Our people-first philosophy is centered on the core ideas of diversity empowerment, impact, community, respect, and growth. You can learn more about our commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace at https://www.gensler.com/careers#diversity.
