Experiential Graphic Designer IV

CannonDesign • Portland, OR

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About The Position

The Experiential Graphic Designer IV is a senior creative professional who leads complex experiential graphic design work for global brands across commercial workplace, healthcare, and sports environments. The role partners with interior designers and architects to bring clients’ identities to life in the built environment and turn concepts into engaging experiences. It calls for strong technical expertise, curiosity, empathy, and the ability to translate strategy into distinctive environmental design.

The designer leads conceptual and design development across multiple projects, provides creative and technical mentorship, and contributes to the team’s visibility and business-development efforts. The role oversees work from strategy through final design and construction administration, creating graphic programs, wayfinding and signage systems, donor recognition programs, and interpretive exhibits. It also involves project management, client leadership, design direction, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and coordination with vendors, fabricators, and consultants.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Architecture, or a related design field.
• At least 10 years of related experience.
• Exceptional design portfolio and strong background in a variety of markets.
• Strong typography skills.
• Robust communication skills and strategies for collaborating in fast-moving, complex project teams.
• Strong knowledge of signage and wayfinding design and methodology.
• Deep understanding of experiential design.
• Strong client leadership and technical leadership for production teams on large, complex projects.
• Ability to perform work with a high degree of latitude.
• Critical thinking, analytical ability, and business acumen.
• Proficiency in project management.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency on Mac in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in healthcare, education, and commercial projects.
• Skills in Revit and SketchUp.

Responsibilities

• Lead conceptual and design development across multiple projects.
• Mentor junior design team members in technical skills, art direction, and storytelling strategies.
• Share the team’s work across internal and external platforms, including design award programs and social media.
• Translate clients’ needs and ideas into compelling concepts that express their mission and purpose.
• Contribute to marketing pursuits and internal team initiatives.
• Execute projects from strategy and storyboard through final design.
• Use curiosity, empathy, and intuition to clarify complex ideas, visions, and strategies.
• Design detailed creative solutions across media types that express a unique vision.
• Develop documentation for graphic programs, wayfinding and signage systems, donor recognition programs, and interpretive exhibits.
• Explore ways to promote CannonDesign’s Living Centered Design ethos and integrate best practices into the team and firm.
• Manage projects and diverse project teams, providing creative and artistic direction from start to finish.
• Review and redline shop drawings and submittals during construction administration.
• Communicate during team calls and participate in design critique.
• Coordinate with vendors, fabricators, and outside consultants.
• Advocate for the team’s expertise and capabilities across CannonDesign’s network of disciplines and services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior