Brand Design Lead
Role Overview
Gensler is seeking a Brand Design Lead with expertise in signage and wayfinding to join their Austin Lifestyle Studio. The studio focuses on creating experiences across Texas and beyond, including college football stadiums, MLS venues, hospitality destinations, and more.
What You Will Do
- Strategic Growth
- Marketing and developing new business
- Attending, hosting, or speaking at industry events
- Increasing Gensler's visibility in the marketplace
- Working closely with the marketing team for business development reporting, lead generation, fee development, project marketing, proposal writing, and timely responses
- Leadership
- Building the industry's most creative team of designers
- Enabling the team to reach their individual potential and maintain a positive team environment
- Building staff capabilities through programs that improve individual design skills, technical skills, communication, and project management
- Providing a creative, innovative, and nurturing environment
- Team Management
- Representing the interests of the Brand team and addressing issues expeditiously
- Monitoring and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of all staff, business, and financial operations within the Dallas Brand team
- Managing and mentoring team members
- Participating in management meetings, studio meetings, staffing, mentoring, and providing creative direction to design teams
- Staff Development
- Working closely with your team to ensure an outstanding experience
- Overseeing hiring, employee work performance, learning, professional development, bonus review, appointment input, and evaluation
- Inspiring creativity by partnering with design leaders to develop Brand strategies
- Projects
- Leading projects and ensuring client satisfaction
- Focusing on project process, service/delivery, work environment, project documentation, and building clients' trust and loyalty in Gensler
- Acting as the liaison to clients and guiding project teams
- Collaborating with other office leaders, Practice Area Leaders, team members, and colleagues to promote an interdisciplinary design approach and philosophy
Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in brand strategy, print design, and environmental graphics
- Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, or related field
- Ability to be client-facing and bring in business
- Exceptional design sense with the ability to provide clear, critical design reviews to project teams
- Excellent communication skills and experience as the main point of contact for clients, vendors, consultants, and project teams
- Ability to lead complex, multifaceted projects while exhibiting financial stewardship and adhering to demanding project schedules
- Ability to work closely with design leadership across Gensler to promote an interdisciplinary design philosophy and to facilitate its advancement both inside and outside of the firm
- Desire to develop, motivate, and mentor young design professionals
- Demonstrated success in building, nurturing, and sustaining client relationships
Location
This position is in-person. Successful candidates will be located in the Austin, Texas area. If you're open to relocating to the area, please apply! Non-local candidates are welcome. Austin is ranked in the top 10 Best Big Cities to Live in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report for 2025-2026.
About Gensler
At Gensler, we believe in enjoying life as much as we do delivering best-in-class design. Our offices feature curated art exhibits, internal design competitions, and "Well-being Awareness Week." We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k), profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range is based on local markets.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off
- 401(k) and profit sharing
- Employee stock ownership
- Twice annual bonuses
- Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
- Reimbursement for certain eligible programs or classes
Job Type
Full Time