Environmental Graphic Designer Job at Toole Design Group in Seattle

Overview

Environmental Graphic Designer role at Toole Design Group in Seattle, Washington. We’re hiring a full-time designer with a strong background in graphic design and a passion for improving the built environment. This position focuses on wayfinding and environmental graphics for active transportation. It offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, a health savings account (HSA), a flexible spending account (FSA), and at least 24 days of PTO. We encourage sustainable commuting and provide incentives to bike, walk, or use transit.

About Toole Design

Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm specializing in multimodal transportation. Since 2003, we have grown from a single office to a nationwide presence. Our team of planners, landscape architects, and engineers delivers high-quality work that serves people of all ages and abilities. As an Engineering News-Record top 500 design firm, we have been named a "best firm to work for" and maintain low staff turnover. We foster a collaborative, team-oriented environment where every project positively affects communities.

A Day in the Life of an Environmental Graphic Designer

You will be part of the Graphic Design team, collaborating with urban designers, landscape architects, planners, and engineers to help users engage with the built environment. You will bridge 2D and 3D design, applying visual communication to help users understand and navigate streets, trails, and transit environments. You will contribute to stakeholder outreach and design workshops, concept plans, design guidelines, wayfinding strategies, branding, signage, and map design, producing deliverables from presentations and reports to design intent documents and final artwork. Opportunities in urban design, illustration, and 3D renderings are available depending on your background and skills.

The EGD team currently includes designers in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Austin, and you’ll have opportunities to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across Toole Design's 19 offices nationwide.

Salary

Target salary: $72,000.00 to $80,000.00 with flexibility for exceptionally qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in graphic design, industrial design, landscape architecture, or related field from an accredited college or university and/or comparable work experience in lieu of a degree
• 3+ years of graphic design experience
• Excellent typography, color, and layout skills
• Proficiency in graphic production using Adobe Creative Suite
• Some experience in 3D design preferred, such as with CADTools, SketchUp, SignAgent, and the preparation of signage and wayfinding drawings. Please apply if you have other types of 3D experience and a strong interest to learn.
• Strong logic and writing skills supporting the development of sign locations and messaging
• Enthusiasm and interest in human-centered design

You\'ll be great here if

• You are creative with strong design skills
• You are a team player, organized, thoughtful, and take initiative
• You are passionate about sustainability and the opportunity to work on challenging multimodal projects that make communities more livable
• You enjoy producing high-quality work products and seeing your projects get built
• You have strong visual and written communication skills
• You can build relationships, bring enthusiasm to exciting projects, and are detail oriented with strong problem-solving skills

Work Schedule

This full-time position typically requires a 40-hour work week and will be based in our Seattle office. We offer flexibility to work from home 2 days per week and provide the necessary equipment. The Seattle office is located in the heart of Seattle's Business District, near Pike Place Market, Seattle Art Museum, Central Public Library, and Waterfront. It is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit or ferry. RapidRide lines C, D, and E stop nearby, and multiple Sound Transit lines are within a short walk. Bike lanes are close by on 2nd and 4th avenues.

How to Apply

Ready to join our Seattle team? If you would be right for this Environmental Graphic Designer position, please apply through this page or through our website.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Toole Design, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage those from underrepresented communities—women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, those with disabilities and people at all intersections—to apply. We are a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled).

Individuals may request accommodations or assistance with the application process by contacting 301-927-1900 and asking for Human Resources or emailing HR@tooledesign.com.

For more information about Toole Design, visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• Industries: Civil Engineering

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