Senior Signage and Wayfinding Designer
AtkinsRéalis · Cairo
Job Description
Role Overview:
We are looking for a highly skilled and culturally aware Senior Signage and Wayfinding Designer to join our Cairo studio, supporting the delivery of high-profile projects across the Middle East. The role requires a strategic thinker with strong design sensibilities, capable of leading wayfinding systems from concept to implementation while collaborating remotely with regional teams and clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and development of signage and wayfinding systems for large-scale urban, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use projects in the Middle East.
- Create bilingual (Arabic/English) wayfinding strategies that reflect regional cultural norms and enhance user experience.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across geographies, including architects, landscape designers, branding consultants, and client representatives.
- Prepare comprehensive design documentation including sign location plans, message schedules, sign family designs, and technical specifications.
- Coordinate with Middle East-based teams during site audits, stakeholder presentations, and installation phases.
- Ensure compliance with regional accessibility standards, local regulations, and cultural sensitivities.
- Stay informed on material innovations, fabrication techniques, and sustainability practices relevant to signage in the Middle East.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in graphic design, Environmental Design, Industrial Design, architecture or any related field.
- +6 years of experience in signage and wayfinding design, with a strong portfolio in signage and wayfinding design of international or Middle East projects.
- Familiarity with Arabic typography, cultural symbolism, and regional design codes.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, and wayfinding-specific tools (e.g., Sign Agent, Figma).
- Strong communication skills with experience in remote collaboration and client engagement.
- Present design proposals to clients, incorporating their feedback and implementing necessary revisions.
- Supervise the production and installation of signage to ensure compliance with design specifications and quality standards.
Preferred Attributes:
- Experience working on Miga projects or with Middle East government entities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and mentor junior designers.
- Multilingual capabilities (English is a plus).
Worker Type
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RegularAt AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.