Following our previous look at an opening for an Architect at Shigeru Ban Architects, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open role on Archinect Jobs for a Signage & Wayfinding Project Manager at Pentagram.
The role, based in New York, calls for an individual to “execute signage, wayfinding, and environmental design projects,” including “understand design intent and translate schematic design into fully developed design intent documents.” Among the requirements for the role are 2-4 years of experience in Environmental Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Architecture in a similar role, alongside proficiency in CAD and 3D modeling programs, Adobe CC, Keynote, Google apps, and Microsoft Office.
Why the role interests us
The open role at the Pentagram offers us the opportunity to explore some of the high-profile projects to recently appear in our editorial which Pentagram has provided wayfinding and signage services. Earlier this year, we covered progress on the Snøhetta-designed Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, for which Pentagram is developing a new graphic identity. Pentagram has also led rebranding campaigns for the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the MIT Museum relocation (led by Höweler + Yoon), and the Museum of Arts and Design in Columbus Circle.
Pentagram’s new visual identity for the Memphis Art Museum. Video courtesy of Pentagram
In Memphis, meanwhile, the firm recently unveiled materials showcasing its new visual identity project for the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art as part of a Herzog & de Meuron-led expansion. The lettering and logo included in the kit derive from cross-section drawings of the new 122,000-square-foot building, which will grace the center of downtown at Overton Park.
“The new logo emphasizes flexibility and is designed to be dynamic, modulating both vertically and horizontally,” Pentagram said at the time. “The brand direction came from working directly with Memphians while the logo letter shapes are derived from the cascading architecture of the new building. The identity provides a host of new colors and applications that allow it to be fluid and distinctive at the same time, reflected in a custom typeface that is infinitely adaptable.”
Further reading for interested candidates
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