Your Role
We are seeking a Digital Storytelling Lead to join our growing Design Technology team in the Northwest region at Gensler. We are a collective of digital innovators at the heart of Gensler's People + Process + Technology, driving the region's digital transformation forward. Our goal is to co-create a design technology ecosystem that enables our practitioners to leverage advanced methodologies and technological solutions, reaching new levels of creativity and delivering impactful designs to our clients. In this role, you will champion the integration of visualization, AI, real-time graphics, and immersive media to shape how we tell powerful stories about our work, cities, and communities.
You will work across disciplines to bring design ideas to life, transforming abstract concepts into visually rich and emotionally resonant narratives. Your work will include cinematic visualizations, interactive media, data-driven storytelling, and generative AI experiences to elevate communication, inspire clients, and drive innovation.
What You Will Do
- Lead the development of high-impact digital storytelling across design, research, and strategy initiatives from concept to execution.
- Present sophisticated concepts and solutions to non-technical audiences using storytelling, visual communication, and data-driven insights.
- Lead the creation of original video content, including storyboarding, scripting, animating, editing, sound design, and post-production.
- Own the creative development and visual direction of storytelling pieces in collaboration with design teams, strategists, researchers, and marketing leads.
- Translate complex ideas into visual narratives, leveraging real-time engines, motion graphics, AI content generation, and other digital tools.
- Partner with the Design Technology Director to build a high-performing storytelling team, fostering experimentation, innovation, and collaboration.
- Identify storytelling opportunities at all project phases in collaboration with architects, designers, strategists, and technologists.
- Establish and refine production workflows to scale storytelling capabilities across the region.
- Stay updated with industry trends and technologies, guiding the team's R&D roadmap and tool adoption.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Brand, and Communications teams to support pitches and project storytelling.
- Manage project timelines, creative briefs, and stakeholder feedback from inception to delivery.
Your Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture, Design, Film, Animation, Game Design, Media Arts, Visual Communication, or related experience.
- 5+ years of experience in digital storytelling, visual communication, or interactive media within design, architecture, gaming, film, or technology.
- Solid experience with emerging technologies, visualization, AI, etc.
- Strong knowledge of hardware and software requirements for delivering high-impact digital stories through video and immersive platforms.
- Excellent problem-solving, creative, and critical thinking skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Expertise in storytelling and visual communication to convey innovative ideas to diverse audiences.
**Note:** If based in San Francisco, Oakland, or San Jose, CA, the estimated base salary ranges between $115,000 - $135,000 annually plus bonuses and benefits, contingent on experience.
Life at Gensler
At Gensler, we value work-life balance, offering benefits like medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, paid holidays, 401k, profit sharing, and professional development reimbursements. Our offices host art exhibits, competitions, and wellness events, reflecting our diverse interests.
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