Freelance Signage Wayfinding Designer Jobs in Texas

Stantec's Buildings team is on a mission to become the world's leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.
Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.
Join us and design your place with Stantec.
Stantec's Buildings team is on a mission to become the world's leading integrated design practice. Our architects, engineers, interior designers, consultants, sustainability specialists, and technologists are passionate about the power of design. Our collaborative culture and our innovative, sustainable approach to projects help us create buildings that matter to our world.
Together, we are enhancing the quality of life globally through design.
Join us and design your place with Stantec.
Your Opportunity
We are looking for an Experiential Graphic Designer to join our Houston Branding, Graphics & Experience Design Team, while supporting our other BGX Designers nationwide.
Your Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary design team (branding & graphics, interior architecture, architecture) to develop strategies and document graphic solutions that will extend our client's brand story into the built environment.
• Using brand and identity, as well as the architectural look and feel of a project as the foundation, design concepts for touchpoints such as interior and exterior signage & wayfinding, thematic & specialty graphics, visioning and experiences for academic facilities, hospitality venues, residential & multi-family properties, commercial & workplace spaces, parks & cultural institutions, sports & entertainment experiences, retail developments and aviation projects.
• Develop Signage and Wayfinding Programming Documents (Location Plans and Message Schedules), develop and expand signage and graphics design concepts, detail signage drawings that document designs for fabrication and installation within architectural and landscape settings.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Knowledge and understating of architectural drawings and process
• Understanding of materials and methods required for signage fabrication and installation
• Significant knowledge and interest in typography and color is a plus
• Professional demeanor, positive attitude, eagerness for learning and knowledge-sharing in a collaborative studio
• Strong communication skills and the ability to receive and deliver constructive critique
• Ability to work within a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to creative excellence
• Portfolio demonstrating a strong design sensibility and typographic skills
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite and CADDTools
• Revit, FileMaker and/or WayfindIt experience is a plus

Education and Experience

• A bachelor's or master's degree in graphic design, communication or environmental design is preferred, but candidates from the architectural or interior architectural disciplines are always a welcome addition to the team.
• 4+ years of professional work experience with a focus in signage, wayfinding, and experiential graphic design preferred

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
About Stantec
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what's previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what's possible.
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements
Primary Location: United States | TX | Houston
Organization: 2346 Buildings-US ACQ PSP Houston A&ID-Houston TX
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 06/08/2026 08:08:37
Req ID: 1007080
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