Role Overview
We're seeking a highly skilled and experienced Environmental Graphics Designer to join our corporate marketing-focused design team. This senior-level role will be responsible for conceptualizing and delivering high-impact environmental and spatial branding solutions across HCLTech offices and delivery centers, particularly in India, while also supporting client-branded Permanent ODC initiatives.
You will play a critical role in translating brand narratives into physical environments—designing for walls, spaces, signage, installations, and other large-format print applications. The role requires a deep understanding of print production, materials, and spatial design, along with the ability to work across multiple brand systems, including those of our clients and partners, and to interface effectively with client branding and marketing teams.
This position offers end-to-end ownership—from concept development through production-ready execution—ensuring that every environment reflects strategic intent, brand consistency, and visual excellence. The role will also oversee design agency partners where applicable and provide support to Visual Identity (VI)-related creative activities where needed.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop environmental graphics and spatial branding solutions for offices, delivery centers, and event spaces.
- Translate brand strategies into physical experiences, including wall graphics, wayfinding systems, signage, installations, and large-format print applications.
- Work across multiple brand systems, including HCLTech and client brands, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and high-quality execution.
- Create production-ready artwork with a strong understanding of materials, substrates, finishes, and installation constraints.
- Develop concepts, design narratives, stakeholder presentations, and production-ready artwork.
- Partner with vendors and fabricators to oversee print production and installation, ensuring design fidelity.
- Oversee production and installation to maintain design fidelity and quality.
- Bring innovative thinking to the space by identifying design elements and interventions that enhance the aesthetics and overall experience of the ODC environment.
- Support Visual Identity (VI)-related creative activities, including exploratory design and development of complementary branded materials where relevant.
- Report project progress, design direction, brand compliance, and key approvals to the Visual Identity lead.
- Maintain and evolve environmental design guidelines and standards for global consistency.
- Stay up to date with trends in environmental design, materials, and experiential branding.
- Provide guidance, training and mentorship to junior designers where applicable.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Environmental Design, Visual Communication, or a related field.
- 8–12+ years of professional design experience, with a strong focus on environmental graphics and print.
- Proven experience designing for large-format print, spatial environments, and branded interiors.
- Strong portfolio showcasing environmental graphics, signage systems, and spatial branding projects.
- Expert in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); familiarity with spatial/mockup tools is a plus.
- Strong understanding of print production processes, materials, and vendor coordination.
- Ability to work across and adapt to multiple brand guidelines, including external client brands.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong attention to detail, especially in production-ready files and specifications.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working with global teams and coordinating with vendors is a plus.
