Environmental Graphic Designer, Senior - Office of the University Architect

About the role

The Facilities Specialist 2 provides intermediate to complex facilities operations support for a department based on established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a variety of maps, signs and directories throughout all campuses and innovation zones.
• Collaborates with clients to conceptualize, prepare, and design a variety of two and three-dimensional graphics, maps, and signs.
• Works closely with project teams, consultants, contractors, accessibility services, environmental health and safety, fire marshal, facilities management, enterprise marketing, and other stakeholders to coordinate signage requirements and resolve complex design, accessibility and code compliance issues.
• Reviews construction documents, signage packages, location plans, message schedules, and fabrication details for compliance with university standards, accessibility requirements, building codes and project objectives.
• Develops cost estimates, project scopes, implementation strategies, and resource planning tools to support project budgeting and delivery.
• Oversees and complies with environmental graphics, signs, maps, directories, digital wayfinding systems, banners, murals, and related visual communication elements supporting campus identity and navigation.
• Prepares presentations, visualizations, reports, recommendations, and supporting documentation for leadership review and decision making.
• Prepares cost estimates including design, production, fabrication and installation; maintains accurate records of work in progress for billing and department records.
• Creates and prepares floorplans to determine placement.
• Coordinates and leads the work of others.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts or related field such as English, Journalism, Marketing, Psychology, Advertising or Public Relations AND three years’ experience in Architectural Signage, Environmental Graphic Design, Graphic Design or Industrial Design; OR, Seven years’ experience in Architectural Signage, Environmental Graphic Design, Graphic Design or Industrial Design; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Skills

• Project management, process improvement and organizational workflow development
• Accessibility, life safety, and building code signage requirements
• Signage standards, fabrication methods, materials and installation practices
• Wayfinding systems and user centered design principles
• Fabrication requirements/ process and computer-generated signage programs
• Versatility in verbal and written communication, presentation development, editing and proofreading
• Coordination of multiple stakeholders and resolution of complex project issues
• Utilization of computerized signage planning and design software
• Conceptualization of needs, evaluation of alternatives, estimation of costs, and communication of university requirements
• Accuracy while meeting time constraints and budget limitations
• Design within established university graphic standards guidelines

Benefits

ASU offers a comprehensive benefits package including tuition reduction, reduced tuition for staff members, their spouses, and dependents, paid parental leave, and various wellness programs. For more information, visit https://cfo.asu.edu/benefits.

Pay

$60,000 – $65,000 per year, commensurate experience and education.

Schedule

DAYS AND SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday 8:00AM – 5:00PM