Senior Information Designer

Location: We are actively hiring in the Charleston, SC area.

About the Opportunity

LINK is actively seeking a Senior Information Designer to join our dynamic team, where we collaborate with clients across a wide range of industries to create impactful visual stories that communicate complex ideas. You will be responsible for translating concepts into compelling visual products, including prototypes, wireframes, infographics, charts, and diagrams, to effectively convey both quantitative data and abstract ideas in print and digital formats.

This is an exciting opportunity for a creative professional to apply human-centered design and design thinking principles to solve complex challenges and deliver visually engaging solutions. You will work closely with both internal teams and clients to understand their needs, develop intuitive information hierarchies, and create designs that support their goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Visual Journalism, Animation, Information Design, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in graphic design, information design, visual communication, or a related field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Strong expertise in information design, visual storytelling, and communicating complex information through visual means.
• Well-versed in a variety of design disciplines (e.g., information design, graphic design, brand development, experience design) and able to select the appropriate approach for a given challenge.
• Strong understanding of information hierarchy, accessibility considerations, visual communication principles, and human-centered design methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex design efforts and translate information into clear, actionable visual products.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with clients and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines while maintaining high standards of quality and craft.
• Able to work independently while contributing effectively within collaborative team environments.
• Capable of mentoring and coaching others.
• Approaches work with optimism, openness to new ideas, and a collaborative mindset.
• Expertise with Adobe Creative Cloud tools and the ability to guide design approaches, workflows, and tool selection that improve the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of visual products.
• Portfolio that demonstrates both conceptual skills and design execution

Responsibilities

Strategic Visual Problem Solving

• Serves as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams by translating complex challenges into clear communication strategies and visual approaches.
• Partners with cross-functional teams, including strategists, design strategists, engineers, researchers, and subject matter experts, to understand organizational priorities, audience needs, and communication objectives.
• Applies human-centered design principles to develop visual solutions that support stakeholder understanding, alignment, and decision-making.
• Translates quantitative and qualitative data, research findings, and complex concepts into compelling visual narratives and communication products.
• Develops information hierarchies, visual frameworks, and communication systems that improve comprehension, navigation, and usability.
• Guides visual approaches that help stakeholders understand complex systems, processes, concepts, and strategic initiatives.

Visual Design & Information Products

• Leads development of high-impact visual products including infographics, dashboards, diagrams, presentations, wireframes, prototypes, and decision-support materials.
• Establishes illustration approaches, visual frameworks, icon systems, and storytelling techniques that strengthen communication and improve audience understanding.
• Translates highly complex technical, operational, strategic, and research-driven information into compelling visual narratives and executive-level communication products.
• Provides guidance on accessibility, inclusive design, and S