Wayfinding & Design Specialist

Love medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you’re looking for a job to love, apply today. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Position: Wayfinding & Design Specialist Department: Master Facility Planning Location: Hybrid. Must live within a reasonable driving distance to Green Bay or La Crosse, WI for frequent on-site needs. Some travel involved to regional sites as well. Position Summary: The Wayfinding & Design Specialist plays a pivotal role in shaping the visual and navigational experience across all Emplify Health locations. This role blends strategic design thinking, environmental communication, and project management to create intuitive and inspiring spaces. You will plan, design, and manage enterprise-wide signage and wayfinding systems, both interior and exterior, that enhance navigation, reinforce brand identity, and elevate the overall user experience. Collaborating closely with Clinical and Facility Operations, Construction, Master Facility Planning, Interior Design, and Brand teams, you will ensure cohesive, functional, and innovative wayfinding solutions aligned with Emplify Health’s standards and strategic goals. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Minimum 2-year degree in Interior Design, Graphic Design, Interior Architecture, or related field. Experience: 3-4 years of professional experience in Interior Design, Graphic Design, or related field. Proficiency in design software including AutoCAD, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite preferred. Strong verbal and written communication skills with adaptability in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Ability to maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external teams in a hybrid work setting. Keen attention to detail with a strong sense of aesthetics and functionality, adhering to brand standards. Experience coordinating large-scale projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Commitment to diversity, teamwork, and professional growth. Essential Job Duties: Develop and implement signage plans and wayfinding strategies for physical and digital environments that improve navigation and align with Emplify Health’s brand identity. Manage multiple signage projects simultaneously, ensuring adherence to budgets, timelines, and quality standards. Collaborate with Clinical and Facility Operations, Construction, Master Facility Planning, Interior Design, and Brand teams to deliver cohesive signage solutions. Coordinate signage designs and locations with Interior Design to integrate with all interior elements. Ensure brand consistency across all signage at Emplify Health locations. Incorporate leadership and stakeholder feedback to refine signage and wayfinding systems. Stay current with signage trends, tools, and technologies to innovate and enhance wayfinding solutions. Conduct site visits to Emplify Health locations for signage development and installation coordination. Support design teams in developing and implementing new interior and exterior design elements to maintain a unified visual brand identity. Lead the creation of a holistic, enterprise-wide wayfinding process, aligning signage and design across regions and facilities, including digital wayfinding components. Why Join Us? At Emplify Health, you will be part of a mission-driven team that values belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork, and humility. Your work will directly impact patient experience and operational efficiency by creating environments that are accessible, welcoming, and easy to navigate. If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267. We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future. Equal Opportunity Employer Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love! Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve. You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself! What You Can Expect: Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are. Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees. Select Remote/Hybrid Eligible under More search to see our remote-eligible openings. A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you. Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love Medicine at www.gundersenhealth.org/careers/life.