Signage & Wayfinding Project Designer - Toronto
Arcadis
Date: 10 hours ago
City: Oakville, Ontario
Contract type: Full time
POSITION - SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING DESIGNER
LOCATION - DOWNTOWN TORONTO, ON
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Our dynamic team in Toronto is looking for a Signage and Wayfinding Designer with comprehensive knowledge of graphic and industrial design principles and practices, and wayfinding theories in application to complex projects, including transit facilities and systems.
The ideal candidate will have deep connections within the industry and be aware of the emerging trends!
If you would like to apply, please attach your resume along with a portfolio or sample of work!
Role accountabilities:
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
The salary range for this position is $78,000 to $117,000. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualifications for the role.
#wayfinding
#signage
#arcadis
LOCATION - DOWNTOWN TORONTO, ON
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Our dynamic team in Toronto is looking for a Signage and Wayfinding Designer with comprehensive knowledge of graphic and industrial design principles and practices, and wayfinding theories in application to complex projects, including transit facilities and systems.
The ideal candidate will have deep connections within the industry and be aware of the emerging trends!
If you would like to apply, please attach your resume along with a portfolio or sample of work!
Role accountabilities:
- Create and develop signage and wayfinding design solutions aligned with graphic design best practices. Prepare drawings and documents, including sign location plan, message schedule, fabrication, mounting details, material, and finish specifications, etc.
- Mentor and encourage more junior team members, developing work plans and schedules to estimate effort to price potential work, and to meet the project deliverables
- Review contract documents and owner standards to interpret the scope of work and deliverables necessary for completion of signage projects.
- Develop requests for information (RFIs) for clarification on missing or unclear information, and engage with external stakeholders as necessary to validate the requirements of the contract
- Go to the project site to review technical requirements and logistics. On occasion, site access may require work outside of regular office hours
- Work with internal and external Teams, contributing to discussions to positively move design and projects forward, and explore new business opportunities on behalf of Arcadis
- 10 or more years of experience working with the design and development of wayfinding design programs that also include strong skills related to technical requirements related to materials and fabrication. It would be great if the project experience includes transit facilities such as bus and rail stations, airports, or similarly complex environments
- An excellent sense of Graphic Design and/or Wayfinding Design with a portfolio in typography, illustration, and layout
- Strong software technical skills that include: Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator essential). Ability to work with Sign Agent, Revit, Microstation, and 3D modelling, rendering, and animation packages is an asset
- Membership or associate-level status with the Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) would be a nice-to-have
- A Degree / Diploma in Graphic Design, Experiential Design, and/or Industrial Design
- Comfort working in a nimble, deadline-driven project environment
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
The salary range for this position is $78,000 to $117,000. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualifications for the role.
#wayfinding
#signage
#arcadis
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