Senior Designer, Airports

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Orange Barrel Media (OBM) creates and operates iconic urban media displays that advertisers ask for by name in top U.S. markets. Since our founding in 2004, OBM has pioneered a community-oriented model of outdoor media development and is nationally recognized by cities and real estate owners alike seeking to implement premier media programs that add to the character of urban places. In the advertising community, OBM is widely recognized as the owner of the highest impact and most memorable advertising locations in the cities where it operates.

The OBM team is also a leader in smart city infrastructure, launching the Interactive Kiosk Experience (IKE) platform in concert with cities across the U.S. through the company IKE Smart City. IKE is a best-in-class public engagement platform that helps cities communicate with the public, enliven the pedestrian experience, and tell the story of their city. The core pillars of the IKE platform are public benefit and social equity, values that we seek to maximize in every IKE market to achieve city objectives and exceed community expectations.

We are a place where people are inspired to achieve success, genuinely like each other, and have endless opportunities to grow.

Learn more at www.obm.com and www.ikesmartcity.com.

About the role

Orange Barrel Media / Departure Media is seeking a Senior Designer to help shape advertising environments at airports across the country. As part of the OBM Architecture Studio, you’ll assess airport spaces, evaluate existing media assets, and develop interior and exterior signage concepts that complement the surrounding architecture and create new advertising opportunities.

This role combines hands-on fieldwork with collaborative design. You’ll travel weekly to conduct site visits and surveys, then translate your findings into conceptual drawings and compelling design proposals. We’re looking for a proactive designer with strong spatial judgment, attention to detail, and enthusiasm for working across a growing national portfolio.

What you'll do

• Travel weekly to airports nationwide to conduct site visits and surveys, capturing existing conditions, photos. signage, and advertising assets
• Identify opportunities for new and expanded advertising placements within interior and exterior airport environments
• Develop signage concepts that consider architectural context, visibility, circulation, and advertising objectives
• Presentation drawings to communicate existing conditions, proposed signage locations, and design concepts
• Collaborate with the OBM Architecture Studio peers on persuasive proposals that bring together siting, design, and narrative
• Partner with real estate development, construction, and advertising sales teams to develop cohesive, feasible advertising proposals
• Organize site documentation and manage design deliverables across multiple projects

Qualifications

• A four-year degree in architecture or a related field
• At least four years of experience in a professional design office
• Ability to produce presentation drawings using CAD software.
• Strong spatial planning skills and the ability to translate site observations into thoughtful design recommendations
• Ability and willingness to travel weekly for site visits and project needs
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain design ideas clearly across departments
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• A proactive, adaptable approach to problem-solving and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

• Two or more years of experience with airport or mall advertising and signage projects
• Experience conducting site surveys and documenting existing conditions
• Expertise in Rhinoceros 3D and Adobe Creative Cloud programs