Wayfinding Designer

You'll work closely with creative, production and project management teams, as well as architects, clients, consultants and fabrication partners. Projects can include directional and destination signage, navigation systems, directories, environmental graphics, maps, level identifiers and glazing manifestations.,

• Developing wayfinding strategies, concepts, sign families and graphic systems
• Understanding user journeys, circulation and key decision points within spaces
• Creating location plans, messaging schedules, typography, iconography and maps
• Producing detailed design packages and final artwork
• Presenting concepts and design rationale to clients and stakeholders
• Working with architects, manufacturers and fabricators
• Considering accessibility, legibility, materials, fabrication and buildability
• Reviewing prototypes and samples
• Visiting sites during production and installation to ensure the original design intent is maintained
• Managing multiple projects from brief through to completion, Hybrid working with Tuesday-Thursday studio based, with Monday and Friday optional from home.
Benefits include enhanced parental leave, healthcare support, life assurance, Cycle to Work and EV schemes, company MacBook, regular team events and dedicated monthly time for creative inspiration. Apply

You'll ideally have:
• 5+ years' experience within wayfinding, environmental graphic design or a closely related discipline
• A strong portfolio showing projects from concept through to implementation
• Excellent graphic design skills, particularly typography, layout, information hierarchy and visual communication
• Experience designing signage, wayfinding systems, iconography, mapping and/or environmental graphics
• Confidence reading architectural plans and working with spatial information
• An understanding of materials, scale, fabrication and the built environment
• Knowledge of inclusive and accessible design
• Excellent Adobe Creative Suite skills, particularly Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop
• Strong client presentation and communication skills
Experience with CAD, SketchUp or other 3D/spatial design software would be a bonus, as would experience working directly with signage manufacturers, fabricators or digital wayfinding systems.