The Graphic Designer (GD) has a passion for helping our clients enhance their visual storytelling through communication and environmental graphic design. Our Graphic Designer has stellar conceptual and hands-on design experience and a portfolio of work that is compelling and highly creative. The GD will focus on bringing a client’s vision, identity, and story to life as a built expression and visitor experience through environmental graphic design.
With exceptional organizational skills, design sensibilities, and attention to detail, they will support the design and production of complex projects through tight deadlines. This is a client facing role intended to develop and support the environmental and communication design portion of our project work.
This role—in strong collaboration with a client and internal project team and with support of Director of Graphic Design—will be responsible for all graphic design aspects of their individual assigned projects. They will be responsible for setting and communicating work plans and workflows that are responsive to project schedules and budgets. They are the representative of all graphic design work on assigned projects.
Our Graphic Designer is passionate, driven, motivated, and possesses exceptional communication, design skills, and conceptual thinking!
Primary Responsibilities
- Support conceptual development and illustrate design concepts through a variety of mediums, including hand sketches, mock-ups, and proof of concept sample art.
- Create and apply graphic systems to exhibit and experience design projects
- Collaborate with 3D exhibit designers and exhibit developers to conceptualize and execute project deliverables
- Work closely with the Design team from concept to production as a key member of the project team
- Support the development of an experience’s visual design strategy through use of color, form, hierarchy, typography, imagery, materiality, and methods
- Support the creation of presentations, graphics, or documents
- Support the design and organization of graphic systems, panels, super graphics
- Be a design ambassador for client and internal work
- Interpret and execute feedback with a collaborative and positive mindset
- Manage time and effort across multiple projects from design development through documentation and coordination
- Hands-on creation of print-ready graphics
Project Responsibilities
- Support the development of original graphic and experience design concepts based on content, creative, and exhibit design goals
- Responsible for supporting project kick-off, and contributing to design thinking on and ongoing communication on assigned projects.
- Collaboration with Content, 2D, and 3D Project Leads to ideate, benchmark and establish the design concept and look and feel of a space.
- Adhere to project timelines and budgets to ensure that proper time is being aligned to scope, while escalating and problem solving as issues arise
- Support the establishment of project templates, style guides, and workflows for each project and ensure the team adheres to clean asset management and clear communication
- Support the creation of presentations
- Provide constructive feedback and input with project team and 2D leads to ensure excellent creative output and execution
- Research, develop, and define materials and methods for design work and coordinate effectively with Production Designers to ensure design intent is realized in production
- Support the maintenance of a holistic project design approach and execution through consistent coordination with internal design team, external design vendors, and media partners and freelancers, providing timely and actionable guidance and direction.
Preference for this role is a hybrid schedule of in-person and remote work based out of the Luci Creative studio just outside of Chicago. Given the responsibilities of this role, we anticipate at least 3 days in-office weekly will be necessary to effectively complete responsibilities. We value the collaboration, creativity, mentorship, and learning that comes from being in the same workspace with your team. We also value flexibility, and understand that some work is done best at home or in an otherwise remote environment away from the office. Fully remote will be considered for the right applicant.
- Experience with museum graphic design or related field
- 4+ years experience in graphic design, environmental graphic design
- Excellent typography and layout skills
- Understanding of exhibit construction and materials and print production process
- Experience in brand identity creation or in the application of established visual guidelines
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Google workspace
- An eye for detail and accuracy
- The ability to rapidly communicate and execute on ideas
- Flexibility and agility; excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent communications skills; verbal, written, and sketch
- Ability to work well under pressure in a highly collaborative environment.
- Experience in hand sketching and rapid ideation
- Experience in 3D modeling (SketchUp) a plus
Luci Creative is a world-class museum design firm that ignites discovery, fosters connection, and motivates change. Over the past decade and across more than 90 projects, we have built a reputation as both a thought leader and a thought partner for a remarkably diverse set of clients. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Boston and Seattle, and a team of over 50 employees. We work with cultural, civic, and brand clients to create powerful imprint moments: memorable, meaningful, and transformational visitor experiences. From master planning and design to fabrication and installation, our team brings your stories to life. We make it real.
Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds with a range of professional and educational experiences.
