Environmental Graphics + Experience Designer - NBBJ Design (Seattle, WA)
We are an award-winning design firm, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration. Our purpose-driven approach creates healthy places, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary and help create lasting change. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!
The role at a glance:
NBBJ Seattle is seeking a full time, in-house Environmental Graphic/Experience Designer with a preferred 5 years of dedicated experience in architecture/EGD to join our Environmental Graphic Design + Experience Design Studio. We are looking for a passionate and creative designer with exceptional skills to join our dynamic team - someone who is thoughtful, highly creative, and thorough in their design process. This individual will work cross-functionally within the studio team and collaborate with design teams across our corporate, commercial, civic, healthcare, and sports practices within NBBJ worldwide.
As an Environmental Graphic/Experience Designer, you will support design teams, collaborate with Architects and designers from many disciplines, utilize your knowledge of architecture and design in the built environment, and tap into your creativity to make our client’s brands, business goals, vision and values come to life. You are adept at developing creative, design concepts to evoke emotion, add clarity, and create unique experiences for end users.
You are a collaborator, ready to join a team of thinkers and doers who help craft the brand, story, and experience for our clients. You have 3D modeling/technical skills, fabrication and architectural knowledge, and understand how to deliver small- to large-scale, multi-faceted EGD/XD projects. You would be responsible for both leading and supporting design for projects, coordinating with architectural project teams, occasionally presenting to clients, and helping your team deliver designs you create.
In your new role, you will:
Work with a multi-disciplinary team of architects, lighting, landscape, and interior designers to design sculptural landmark installations, experiential and branded environments, signage, and wayfinding solutions that connect people to their environment and to our client’s brands.
Collaborate with design teams across multiple building and market types…constantly building rapport with design teams within and outside of NBBJ.
Guide, and collaborate with design teams to create experiences by integrating messaging, color, imagery, type, and digital media with built environments.
Understand graphic, signage and architectural materials and construction techniques, as well as electronic display media.
Develop innovative wayfinding strategies and methodologies for increasing navigational clarity for end users
Work as a team member to deliver high quality projects, collaborating with builders and fabricators.
Be accountable to team and schedule, while upholding the highest design.
What you will need to succeed:
Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, industrial design, environmental design, architecture, visual communication, or related field.
5 years of demonstrated experience in architecture and environmental graphic design preferred.
Strong conceptual thinking, rendering, and sketching ability.
Experience with planning, documentation, and management of environmental graphic, wayfinding, and signage projects in the context of the built environment preferred.
Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop), and MS Office required.
Proficiency in SketchUp and/or other 3D modeling programs required.
Proficiency in Revit, Rhino and/or AutoCAD preferred.
Keen knowledge of architectural construction documentation.
Understanding of how to integrate with architectural materials and building systems.
The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $75,000 and $95,000. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.
Why choose NBBJ?
We believe that all NBBJ employees should love their work. This means not only loving what you do but having pride in your workplace. We strive to be that irresistible place to work by enhancing your employee experience with customized programs and comprehensive benefits. In addition to 100% covered employee healthcare costs and 401k contributions, we offer unique professional development opportunities, volunteer opportunities and access to leading technology and resources to further help you love your work and advance your career.
NBBJ has been named three times by Fast Company as one of the most innovative architecture firms.
Founded in 1943, our first office opened over 75 years ago in Seattle, Washington. We now have over 10 office locations around the globe.
We are a transdisciplinary, cross-practice focused firm with a deep portfolio of Civic & Cultural, Commercial, Corporate, Healthcare, Higher Education, Science and Technology, Sports, and Urban Environment projects. We also have several areas of service expertise including: Architecture, Environmental Graphic Design, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Workplace Consulting and more.
In the past decade, NBBJ has received more than 300 awards from leading global, national and regional award programs across the business, real estate and design communities.
We work with 5 of the top global high-tech companies, 14 of the U.S. News and World Report Top Hospitals, and 4 of the top 10 highest-ranked learning institutions.
Our clients include institutional leaders such as Cambridge University, Google, Samsung, Cleveland Clinic, Tencent, and Stanford University.
