Experiential Graphic Designer II

$50,000 - $65,000/Yr

CBRE - North Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

North Chicago, IL

Real Estate

About the position

Become a key member of our creative team as an Environmental Graphic Designer within our Design Collective studio. In this role, you will work on diverse tasks that utilize well-known design methods for creating environmental graphics. Your contributions will be crucial in shaping projects that reflect our clients' goals and values through branding, visual messages, and the design of spaces. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop creative up-front design concepts, environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding, and compelling experiences for physical spaces. As part of your responsibilities, you will participate in strategic planning sessions and deliver projects across diverse markets including civic, hospitality, retail, restaurants, and workplaces. You will be expected to deliver design solutions for a wide variety of graphics, branded environments, signage, and way-finding projects that meet project goals, including scale, timeframe, and budget. Clear communication of ideas in client presentations and to the team is essential, demonstrating your ability to apply a client's brand and design aesthetic across multiple mediums and cohesive systems. Additionally, you will develop and execute a technical understanding to final production and through fabrication/installation, ensuring integration with spatial designs and architectural plans. This position requires a designer with strong interpersonal and communication skills, adept at working with integrated teams of architects, interior designers, and other creatives. You will thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative setting, bringing a strong work ethic, flexibility, and a positive attitude to the team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop creative up-front design concepts, environmental graphics, signage, wayfinding, and compelling experiences for physical spaces.
• Participates in strategic planning sessions and delivers projects across diverse markets including civic, hospitality, retail, restaurants, and workplaces.
• Delivers design solutions for a wide variety of graphics, branded environments, signage, and way-finding projects that meet project goals, including scale, timeframe, and budget.
• Communicates ideas clearly in client presentations and to the team, demonstrating the ability to apply a client's brand and design aesthetic across multiple mediums and cohesive systems.
• Develops and executes technical understanding to final production and through fabrication/installation, ensuring integration with spatial designs and architectural plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Architecture, Visual Communication, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of post-graduate and directly relevant work experience in environmental graphics.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), CADTools, Microsoft Word, and Excel.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, adept at working with integrated teams of architects, interior designers, and other creatives.
• Ability to draw at scale and comfortable working with architectural documentation.
• Strong work ethic, flexibility, and a positive attitude.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable, and courteous service to customers.
• Ability to effectively present information and solve problems involving multiple options.
• Advanced graphic and presentation skills in Adobe Creative Suite and other relevant design software.
• Understanding and application of environmental graphic design principles, theories, color, and materials.

Nice-to-haves

• Skills in Revit, SketchUp, After Effects, and Adobe Premiere are a significant advantage.
• Strong sense of materials, fabrication, and construction within a built environment, with typography and illustration skills being a huge plus.

Benefits

• 401(K)
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance