Exhibit Graphic Designer
Listed on 2026-10-13
-
Creative Arts/Media
Graphic Designer, Creative Design / Digital Art, Computer Graphics / 3D / Animation
Title: Exhibit Graphic Designer
State Role
Title:
Media Specialist III
Hiring Range: $60,000.00
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Location:Williamsburg, VA
Agency Website:jyfmuseums.org
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Exhibit Graphic Designer manages the design process and oversees production of two-dimensional media for Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum king with the Exhibitions Manager, Production Coordinator, curators, contract exhibit designers, and other exhibit team members, this position develops interpretive graphics, gallery text panels, special visual elements, and educational and promotional materials. Designs must be visually cohesive, educationally and historically accurate, and completed within established schedules and budgets.
The position develops graphic designs, mockups, and production materials; obtains required approvals for text, images, colors, and graphics; and produces or arranges for illustrations, presentation graphics, and photography. Responsibilities include coordinating with outside contractors, communicating project goals and production requirements, tracking project costs and schedules, and ensuring contracted work meets requirements. The designer also coordinates with Digital Media staff, maintains the large-format printer and printing supplies, and organizes current and archived design files.
The Exhibit Graphic Designer designs and produces signage for both museums, maintains consistent graphic styles within permanent galleries, updates the sign inventory, and incorporates sign standards into contracted work. The position maintains and replaces exhibit labels, text panels, murals, and signage; supports donor signage and printed materials for onsite events; and assists with exhibit installation and the handling and transportation of exhibit materials.
Work must comply with applicable safety codes, accessibility requirements, and museum standards.
Minimum Qualifications
— Demonstrated professional experience in graphic design.
— Portfolio demonstrating strong design sensibility, conceptual development, typography, layout, color, visual hierarchy, andclear visual communication.
— Demonstrated experience designing exhibition graphics, including title walls, section panels, timelines, object labels, orother visitor-facinginterpretive graphics.
— Experience creating environmentalgraphics, directional signs, maps, way finding, orspatial graphics that support visitor navigation and engagement.
— Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including
InDesign, Illustrator,and Photoshop, and experience developing designsfrom concept through final production.
— Knowledge and experience preparing files for digital and print production, including colormanagement, pre-press, large-format printing, vinyl, or direct-to-substrate applications.
— Experience applying accessibilityprinciples, including legibility, typography, contrast,and way finding, toexhibition or visitor-facing graphics.
— Experience collaborating with curators, educators, clients, stakeholders,vendors, or other partners to translate complex information intoclear and engaging visual narratives.
— Demonstrated abilityto manage multipledesign projects, establish priorities, maintain production schedules, communicate project status, andmeet deadlines.
— Experience preparingspecifications and coordinating with…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).