At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
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Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.
We believe transportation is more than movement, it's the foundation of connected, thriving communities. As part of HDR's Transportation Business Group, you'll help shape the systems that move people and goods safely, efficiently, and sustainably. From designing resilient highways and iconic bridges to advancing transit, passenger and freight rail, aviation, federal transportation ports and marine infrastructure, your work will directly support economic vitality, public safety, sustainable and resilient communities and quality of life. We bring together planners, engineers, architects, construction management staff, environmental, strategic communications, economists, management consultants and specialists across disciplines to solve complex mobility challenges with innovation, technical excellence, and a deep understanding of community needs. Whether you're modernizing aging infrastructure or pioneering next-generation transportation solutions, your contributions will help define the future of mobility. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to lead progress, drive meaningful impact, and leave a legacy of smarter, more connected transportation networks. We are all employee-owners at HDR, which is the foundation of our collaborative culture that connects employees around the world.
In the role of Senior Graphic Designer, we'll count on you to:
- Plan, manages, and delivers projects from concept through completion, collaborating with designers and partnering with clients to shape final deliverables.
- Builds strong client relationships and applies critical and creative thinking to elevate solutions beyond provided requirements.
- Develop corporate and marketing materials, including PowerPoint presentations, ensuring brand compliance and high attention to detail.
- Present and contribute as a creative lead in meetings, pursuit efforts, and cross functional initiatives.
- Demonstrates flexibility and strong time management skills while successfully balancing multiple projects and meeting due dates.
- Provide creative leadership by delivering multiple solutions and fostering team growth through mentorship.
- Demonstrate a strong passion for design with a self motivated, proactive approach to refining design processes. Maintains a strong growth mindset and continuously learning, applying, and sharing new skills with the team.
- Act as a collaborative team player, proactively supporting teammates and embracing opportunities to learn and grow new skills.
- Research technology, production techniques, and processes to inform project approaches.
- Maintain quality control by reviewing graphics and text for accuracy, ensuring correct spelling, consistent formatting, strong attention to detail, and adherence to technical writing guidelines.
- Assist in coordinating photography projects, including scheduling, logistics and organizing photography files.
- Support creative projects by developing graphics and signage and securing vendor quotes for events and conferences.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Web Design or Fine Arts related field of study or equivalent experience
- Experience with Premiere, After Effects, Dreamweaver, and CSS; offset printing/digital printing/color correction
- Minimum of 6 years of relevant industry experience.
- Commitment to quality, with the ability to learn and apply our brand writing style, perform thorough spell checks, follow text formatting standards, and proofread accurately.
- Brings excellent photo editing expertise.
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to design a wide variety of styles
- Eye for design details, such as typography, alignment, hierarchy, etc
- Strong portfolio showing design experience
- Understanding of branding/brand development, communications, and research
- Proficiency in customer service, strong communication and negotiation skills, flexibility, time management, project management, detail oriented, leadership, and teamwork
- Experience with Premiere, After Effects and Audition; ability and experience working on strategic campaigns (Video Designers Only)
- Offset printing/digital printing/color correction; ability to coordinate complex projects
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position is $83,000 - $119,000 and depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.)
Primary Location
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United States-California-Irvine
Industry
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Transit
Schedule
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Full-time
Employee Status
:
Regular
BusinessClass
:
Marketing and Admin
Job Posting
:
Apr 20, 2026 |
HDR, Inc.
life insurance, parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement
Apr 21, 2026