Information Designer - Strategy

Information Designer

Design Strategy at Gensler is focused on enabling transformation—our creative and collaborative approach, supported by data and intelligence, enables impactful change and evolution of our clients' organization, culture, and environment.

Our practice in New York is growing and we are looking for an Information Designer to create compelling data visualizations on projects across a broad range of services including workplace strategy, real estate portfolio strategy, change management, and design guidelines. We're primarily focused on developing holistic experiences for a wide range of influential organizations such as major corporations, healthcare providers, cultural institutions, developers, and universities. We are looking for established leaders with an entrepreneurial spirit who will help us develop and strengthen our client relationships and evolve our practice.

Your Role

As an Information Designer in our New York Strategy Studio, you will leverage your conceptual, graphic, UI/UX, and storytelling skills to bring visual meaning to the strategies we're developing for clients across industries and sectors. You'll collaborate closely with both strategy and design teams to synthesize data and feedback into meaningful insights that can be visualized in new ways across mediums including static, dynamic, and interactive platforms like Microsoft Power BI.

What You Will Do

• Design compelling, accurate, and engaging data visualizations that organize statistics, research, design process and other information into a cohesive story for a variety of media (digital, mobile, and print)
• Create and prototype aesthetically pleasing and user-friendly interfaces
• Develop and maintain data visualization templates and materials
• Develop and implement design concepts and data visualizations for internal and client-facing reports, presentations, and website/interactive platforms
• Propose and develop ideas for new and compelling ways to communicate findings that elevate our deliverables while aligning with our client's brand vocabulary

Your Qualifications

• 5+ years of related work experience as a graphic designer, with experience creating both interactive and static infographics
• A strong portfolio demonstrating excellent command of information design to represent and simplify complex ideas in clear and visually compelling ways
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, data visualization, or information design (B.F.A., M.F.A., or equivalent)
• Extremely facile with the latest design, UI/UX, and data visualization software (Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Tableau, Figma, High Charts, eCharts, and/or D3)
• Experience working with web developers/programmers in the development of online, interactive infographics and content
• Ability to produce content and collateral using multiple formats, including digital, web/interactive, as well as print
• A foundational understanding of design systems and templates, grid structures, layout principles, color theory and informational design
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a willingness to communicate positively and professionally with both clients and colleagues
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced team environment under tight deadlines, with attention to detail and an emphasis on accuracy and quality

About Strategy at Gensler

Gensler's Strategy Practice is focused on exploring and defining how space, technology, services, and policy can create great experiences and support organizations' best work. Our multidisciplinary global team works with a wide range of organizations including major Corporations, Healthcare and Cultural Institutions, Real Estate Developers, and Universities. We use in-depth user research and engagement to explore and develop strategies that enable our clients to meet their business and organizational objectives. With our design teams here in New York and around the world, we conceptualize and implement creative solutions that support our client's needs. In parallel, we help our clients manage change to ensure new ideas take root, and to build capability that sustains.

The base salary range will be estimated between $87,500-100k plus bonuses and benefits, contingent on relevant experience.

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, 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.