Your Role
Gensler's Brand Design team is all about making people feel happy, surprised, smart, confident, important, beautiful. We’re fun, talented, passionate, and really good at helping our clients enhance their brand and business performance. As a design firm, Gensler is committed to being client-first, diverse, exploratory and sustainably-minded.
Come join our Dallas Brand Design studio as a Brand Design Manager for projects working with clients across industries and the world to express their story in multiple media from spaces and places to digital, print, signage and wayfinding.
What You Will Do
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Collaborate with brand team members across the region to develop projects that achieve distinctiveness and recognition for clients and the firm
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Build and maintain excellent client relationships, aware of relevant client information
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Lead and manage the design and detailing of signage and wayfinding systems at all scales
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Manage the detailing of environmental graphics projects at all scales
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Manage project financial performance
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Assist in the development of proposals and collaborate in the strategic development of new business
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Manage project staffing/hours
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Mentor young designers in the signage process
Your Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in signage and wayfinding within an architecture or design firm
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Experience in environmental graphic design is a plus
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Experience with concept design through implementation of code signage, wayfinding signage
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Project Management experience; coordinating and keeping projects on schedule, time and on budget.
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Ability to effectively prioritize with strong time management skills in a fast-paced environment
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Understanding of room numbering, user journeys with relation to navigation, building code requirements and design standards
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Intermediate to advanced skills in Sketch Up, Revit, AutoCAD, MS Office Suite and the Adobe Creative Suite
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Superior verbal and written communication skills
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Highly organized with a strong attention to detail
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High level of professionalism and strong sense of urgency
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Ability to work with minimal guidance; proactive, motivated, self-starter
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Flexibility and ability to handle and manage change effectively and efficiently
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Established success working on multiple tasks/projects as the same time
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Ability to interact professionally with all levels of the firm, clients, and subcontractors
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Must be able to work overtime on an as-needed basis
To be considered for this opportunity, you must UPLOAD A SAMPLE DESIGN PORTFOLIO to the attachment’s sections of your application.
This is not a hybrid or remote position. If you’re open to relocating to the Dallas, Texas area, please apply! Non-local candidates are welcome. U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 study ranks Dallas in the top 3 places to live in Texas!!
Life at Gensler
Gensler is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Through our Five Strategies to Fight Racism, we continue to create a just and equitable future for our colleagues and our communities with our clients. We are a solid voice for social change as we impact people’s lives and fight racism. At Gensler, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace environment.
As a people-first organization, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.
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 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.
As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.
At Gensler, the value of our work stems from its positive impact on the human experience. We are a dynamic and collaborative design firm uniting creativity, research, and innovation to solve complex problems for our clients. Our work challenges conventional ideas about architecture and the built environment. We aren’t just designing buildings — we are reimagining cities and places that make a difference in people’s lives.
Top Skills
What We Do
Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 53 locations and more than 6,000+ professionals networked across the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Founded in 1965, the firm works globally with more than 4,000 clients across more than 33 practice areas spanning the work, lifestyle, community, and health sectors.
Everything we do is guided by our mission: To create a better world through the power of design.
We believe the power of design can spark positive change and create a future that promotes equity, resilience, and wellbeing for everyone.
Gensler was named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2020, 2019, 2017 and 2016, and our award-winning culture has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2021. Our people-first philosophy is centered on the core ideas of diversity empowerment, impact, community, respect, and growth. You can learn more about our commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace at https://www.gensler.com/careers#diversity.
