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Senior Environmental Graphic Designer | Project Manager
Full-Time / In-Office (45202)
Swath Design is a 35-year strong experiential graphic design firm with a worldwide reach. We are located in the Arts District of downtown Cincinnati.
Swath brings clarity to the complexity of place. We design strategic visual systems that positively impact how people experience, navigate, interact, and connect with the built and natural environments.
swath | design that moves people®
We are seeking a Senior Graphic Designer | Project Manager to join our creative team as we continue to grow and expand. If you are a passionate, experienced designer pursuing the benefits of a large corporation with the relaxed atmosphere of a small business, Swath Design is for you!
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design | Communication Arts from an accredited school of design
- 5+ years of experience in environmental graphic design, wayfinding, signage design, and branded environments in healthcare and higher education
- Exhibit/interpretive design experience is a plus
- 5+ years of Project Management
- Thorough experience with all aspects of wayfinding projects, including audit, analysis, recommendations, programming and planning, conceptual design and development, and design intent documentation
- An understanding of space and how people interact with their environments
- Experience with messaging, terminology, and scale
- Produce production artwork and related drawings, ensuring quality through fabrication administration
- Knowledge of materials and leveraging fabrication input for value engineering
- Must have experience with ADA, building codes, zoning, construction, and fabrication methods
- Strong communication and presentation skills, excellent time management and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
- Must be a team player with attention to detail
- High proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and CADtools
- SketchUp is a plus
- Experience with word processing programs such as Microsoft Word and Pages
- Experience with FileMaker and InDesign is a plus
Please submit a resume and portfolio link (or PDF) to Sandie Lange, CEO sandie@swathdesign.com
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Environmental Graphic Design: 4 years (Required)
- wayfinding: 4 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Cincinnati, OH 45202 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Cincinnati, OH 45202: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Insurance
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in environmental designer jobs.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Illustrator and InDesign
- Experience with 3D modeling tools such as SketchUp, Rhino, or Revit
- Bachelor's degree in environmental design, interior design, graphic design, or architecture
- Understanding of wayfinding systems, signage standards, and ADA compliance
- Ability to produce construction-ready documentation and fabrication specs
- Experience coordinating with vendors, fabricators, or general contractors on installations
Tips for Your Environmental Designer Job Search
Show your spatial thinking in portfolio
Environmental designers are hired on work samples, not resumes alone. Lead your portfolio with projects that show scale, wayfinding logic, and material choices. Include annotated process images so hiring managers see how you think through a space, not just the finished render.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists environmental designer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Tailor your resume to the studio type
An experiential agency cares about tight-turnaround activations and vendor coordination. An in-house retail team wants repeatable rollout experience. Read the job post carefully and reorder your resume bullets to surface whichever context matches the employer's work.
Target postings that name your tools
Job listings that specify Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino, SketchUp, or Revit are signaling the team's actual workflow. Apply first to roles where your toolset matches directly. Stretch applications are fine, but lead with positions where your software proficiency is a genuine fit.
Prepare a live-environment walk-through story
Interviewers for environmental design roles almost always ask you to walk them through a completed project from brief to installation. Rehearse one project where you can speak to client constraints, production handoffs, and any on-site adjustments. Vague answers about process kill otherwise strong portfolios.
Negotiate scope before accepting an offer
Environmental design roles vary widely in whether you own projects end-to-end or hand off after concept. Before accepting, ask who handles fabrication specs, vendor sourcing, and site supervision. Those distinctions affect your day-to-day work far more than title does.
Environmental Designer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most environmental designers?
The companies hiring the most environmental designers right now include Surbana Jurong Private Limited, ASD|SKY, and NewGround International, with the largest share of openings in California, Missouri, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Retail brands, experiential agencies, and large tech campuses consistently represent the highest volume of postings.
How many environmental designer jobs are remote?
About 89% of environmental designer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though physical site work limits full remote availability for many roles. Concept development, graphic production, and documentation phases are most likely to be remote, while fabrication oversight and installation coordination typically require on-site presence.
How do you become an environmental designer?
Most environmental designers start with a degree in environmental design, interior design, graphic design, or architecture, then build a portfolio through internships, freelance projects, or in-house studio roles. Developing proficiency in spatial design software and production documentation is essential. Working on a mix of wayfinding, exhibit, or branded environment projects early on broadens your hiring appeal significantly.
How do you get hired as an environmental designer with little experience?
Hiring managers for junior roles focus almost entirely on your portfolio, so prioritize building real project samples over accumulating credentials. Contribute to student exhibitions, volunteer for nonprofit wayfinding projects, or take on freelance signage work to generate tangible case studies. Applying to studios that run structured junior programs or rotational positions also gives you a faster path into full-time work than general postings.
What does the environmental designer interview process look like?
Most environmental designer interviews open with a portfolio review where you walk through one or two projects in detail, explaining your design decisions and production process. A second round often includes a brief design exercise or take-home prompt. Final stages typically involve meeting the broader creative or project management team to assess how you work across disciplines and communicate with fabricators or clients.
Where can I find and apply to environmental designer jobs?
You can find and apply to environmental designer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and specialization, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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