Manager - Information Design (6 Months)

Transguard Group was established in 2001 and has diversified significantly, we lead in the fields of Cash Services, Security Services, Manpower Services, Facilities Management & Aviation. Transguard Group is the UAE’s most trusted business support and outsourcing provider and has a large, dynamic, and culturally diverse workforce with 50,000 employees! We are currently recruiting for Manager Information Design to be based out of their office in Dubai.

Job Purpose:

Dubai Airports seek a candidate who has a creative flair, a strong understanding of customer needs and presents information effectively and efficiently through a variety of concepts.

The candidate will be responsible to develop signage artwork, creative visuals, enhance wayfinding standard and provide quality assurance to existing airport wayfinding and signage system.

Job Responsibilties:

• Lead the creation of wayfinding concepts/visuals in accordance with the principles of an independent strategic wayfinding design committee and deliver the required design according to specifications.
• Compile creative proposals/briefs and documentation for short- and long-term strategic roadmaps.
• Creates unique designs and branding communication programs for substantial wayfinding initiatives.
• Create simple, easy-to-understand visuals to effectively explain information, directions, operational processes, or concepts.
• Create circulation, orientation, and information strategies
• Produce and maintain up to date and readily available as built wayfinding route trails across all airport public areas.
• Plan, analyze and create visual solutions to communication problems.
• Lead and manage projects with an expertise in wayfinding information and graphic design.
• Collaborate with technical subject matter specialists to comprehend the purpose and significance of a proposed graphic and use Dubai Airports branding principles to design and produce visualizations and figures accordingly.
• Provide ad-hoc signage-related designs, in line with existing standards, for tactical/operational actions to improve wayfinding.
• Advocate accessibility and inclusive design standards.

• Ability to exhibit and present knowledge of visual and information design principles.
• High-level aesthetic and visual design skills are required, as well as the ability to create high-quality layouts and graphic frameworks.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, including the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and subject matter experts and earn their co-ownership in the service resolution.
• Demonstrated designs and understanding with previously designed artworks that were put into practice in the reality.
• Proven strong attention to detail, process orientated, and multitasking abilities.
• Extensive Adobe Creative Suite and other related design software experience.
• Interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities are essential.