Junior Graphic Designer - Part Time

Join Buro Happold as a Junior Graphic Designer (Part‑Time) and help create visual solutions for iconic buildings and urban environments. You’ll collaborate with MEP, Sustainability, Structures, and other disciplines on a variety of projects, sharpening your design and business‑development skills.

Responsibilities
In this role you will support the Senior Graphic Designer in creating client‑facing deliverables such as technical reports, published documents, presentations, competition entries and proposals. Your tasks include designing single images or entire deliverables, developing 2D/3D illustrations, renderings, diagrams, data visualizations, infographics, icons, branded presentations and document templates. You will guide creative direction, storyboard technical teams, identify visualization opportunities in text‑heavy documents and improve narrative communication. Apply Buro Happold’s brand guidelines (and client guidelines when needed) and provide support for company‑wide resources like image libraries and business‑development efforts.

Skills & Experience

1+ year of relevant professional experience

Bachelor’s degree in a field emphasizing visual communication—graphic design, information design, architecture, industrial design, or comparable work experience

Knowledge of the architectural industry/built environment is valuable

Proficiency with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop

Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Experience with CAD software (Rhino, 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Revit) preferred

Data‑visualization skills (Tableau, Excel or other methods)

Strong grasp of design principles: typography, colour, composition

Willingness to learn AI software

Excellent communication and organisational skills; able to work with diverse teams and listen actively to engineer sketches

Candidates encouraged to apply even if they do not meet all requirements

What We Offer

Hourly rate $32‑36 (based on location, skills, education, experience)

Part‑time schedule, 24 hours per week

Benefits package

Annual discretionary bonus

PTO and paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Professional licence reimbursement

Global network and learning & development opportunities

Support for diversity and inclusion initiatives

Other Information
The role can be based in Chicago, Boston or New York. Fully remote and hybrid options are available.

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