Experiential Graphic Designer

Ayers Saint Gross is an internationally recognized, employee-owned design firm with expertise in architecture, planning, landscape architecture, graphic design, interiors, and space analytics. Since our founding in 1912, we have built a reputation for designing environments of enduring value. With over 165 professionals, our firm is organized into a series of studios specialized by practice area, each supported by expertise in various disciplines.

We are unique among our peers in that more than 85 percent of our work is for academic and cultural institutions, having worked on over 500 projects for more than 140 institutions. Our design is driven by a critical and analytical discourse, a respect for past wisdom, a mind for future potential, and a belief that we have an obligation to leave places better than we found them.

We are headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland with offices in Washington DC and Tempe, Arizona.

Our Graphic Design Studio creates visual communication systems that shape how people experience and connect with places. Working at the intersection of graphic design, architecture, and the built environment, we bring together expertise in identity, information design, environmental graphics, signage and way finding, publications, and marketing and fundraising communications.

We are seeking a seasoned Graphic Designer to join our studio and contribute to a diverse range of projects for higher education, cultural, civic, and institutional clients. This is an opportunity to work alongside architects, interior designers, planners, and other creative professionals to develop thoughtful, engaging design solutions—from strategy and concept through implementation.

The ideal candidate brings a strong design sensibility, a love of typography, and a genuine curiosity about how design can improve the way people understand and experience places. You are proactive, collaborative, accountable, and organized, with the ability to communicate ideas clearly, navigate multiple priorities, and bring a high level of craft to every project. This position spans both traditional graphic design and graphic design of physical environments.

• Shape meaningful visual experiences by defining communication goals and developing design solutions that connect brand, identity, information, and the physical environment.
• Design for the built environment
  , developing signage, way finding, environmental graphics, and other applications that strengthen the identity, character, navigation, and experience of a place.
• Translate brands into experiences
  , extending visual identities into cohesive physical environments and other communication touchpoints.
• Collaborate across disciplines
  , working closely with marketing/business development, architects, interior designers, planners, and other consultants to integrate graphic communication into various project types.
• Develop thoughtful way finding systems
  , considering information hierarchy, messaging, typography, symbols, color, materials, accessibility, and placement.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders
  , participating in meetings, workshops, critiques, presentations, and other collaborative conversations to understand needs and advance design solutions.
• Bring ideas from concept to reality
  , participating in site visits and field surveys and developing design documentation through implementation.
• Partner with fabricators and vendors to translate design intent into high-quality built work, reviewing drawings, prototypes, samples, and production materials along the way.
• Lead projects with confidence
  , managing multiple priorities, schedules, budgets, and deadlines while anticipating needs and maintaining a high standard of…