Graphic Designer - Brand Design

About the role

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum seeks an emerging designer to join its Brand Design team. This role extends beyond traditional graphic design to help shape the museum's visitor experience across exhibitions, marketing, environmental graphics, digital products, and institutional initiatives. Working within an interdisciplinary team, the Graphic Designer creates visual communications that connect audiences with the Guggenheim through thoughtful, engaging, and accessible design. The ideal candidate is passionate about typography, storytelling, architecture, technology, and contemporary culture, and eager to grow within one of the world's leading museums.

Responsibilities

• Design brand communications across print, digital, environmental, and social media.
• Support exhibition graphics, wayfinding, title walls, donor recognition, and other environmental graphics.
• Contribute to visitor experiences, public activations, partnerships, and experiential design projects.
• Design digital assets, wireframes, and UI layouts using Figma, applying user-centered and accessible design principles.
• Prepare production-ready files for print, fabrication, motion, and digital publishing.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Curatorial, Editorial, Marketing, Communications, Visitor Experience, Retail, Exhibition Design, and external creative partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or related field.
• 1+ year of professional design experience (including internships or equivalent freelance work).
• Strong portfolio demonstrating typography, branding, editorial, and digital design.
• Excellent attention to typography, layout, and production detail.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects), Figma, and Microsoft 365.
• Strong organizational, communication, and project management skills.
• Experience in museums and cultural institutions.
• Knowledge of environmental graphic design, accessibility standards, motion graphics, and basic front-end workflows (HTML/CSS).
• Ability to think beyond individual deliverables to create cohesive brand experiences across physical and digital touchpoints.
• Must be collaborative, detail-oriented, curious, and committed to exceptional craft, bringing creativity and thoughtful problem-solving to projects of every scale.

Work Demands and Environment

• Ability to travel within the metropolitan area as required to perform duties at any of the Guggenheim’s owned or leased properties.
• Occasionally work may be conducted outdoors, with exposure to varied weather conditions.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays on occasion.
• Ability to lift at least 25 lbs.

Pay

$68,958.50 annually.

Schedule

Full-time, hybrid eligible. Hours vary based on position. This role is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 2110 UAW.