# john maestas > Design Lead Environments Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/johnmaestas Brand Experience designer, environmental graphic designer, art director and artist with robust experience designing and managing the creation of experiences and physical environments. Key clients include both fortune 500 companies in the tech, financial, retail, hospitality and consulting sectors. Primary competencies include experience strategy, experience design, environmental graphic design, brand design, graphic design for print, design for web and digital medias, exhibition design, art direction, creative direction, ideation, illustration, wayfinding strategy, signage design and programming, design development, team leadership, project and production management, vendor management, installation oversight and art curation. Currently dabbling in generative design using Processing Software. ## Work Experience ### Senior Design Manager, Environmental Graphics @ Rivian Jan 2021 – Present ### Experience/Environmental Graphic Designer @ Gensler Jan 2012 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area Core responsibilities include lead design team in creating authentic brand experiences within a physical environment by developing narratives and touch points that embody the client’s mission. Work closely with firm principles, architects, design directors and interior designer to develop design solutions that not only compliment their environment but are thoughtfully integrated and functional. Generate all presentations, designs, sketches and supporting documentation through all phases of the creative process from concept, design development through to design intent and completion. Additional duties include managing client relationships, presenting work, oversight of vendors through fabrication and installation. Mentor junior designers and new hires and work closely with design managers establishing project schedules and ensuring deliverables exceed client expectations. Directing commissioned artists and photographers and art curation. Actual deliverables include branded environmental graphic programs and installations, experience and place making strategies, brand identities, wayfinding systems, ADA and identity signage, digital applications such as web sites, animations and e-communications. ### Senior Designer @ Equinox Fitness Jan 2009 – Jan 2012 Primary duties include development of company marketing assets such as print advertisements for various notable magazines and newspapers, direct mail collateral and small in-club marketing material. Other large scale print materials include window graphic campaigns, highway billboards, building scrims and scaffolding banners. Designing web banner ads, E-mail blasts and moderate maintenance of the Equinox website. Developing environmental graphics for presale offices and permanent in-club signs such as ADA egress signage and cafe vendor signage. Other responsibilities include communicating with printers and fabricators and overseeing that production specifications are met. Also oversaw junior designers and assisted the production manager. ### Graphic Designer @ Rockwell Group P.C Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 Duties included brand development and strategy, design of corresponding print collateral and create environmental graphics and wayfinding systems. Notable work include the Asbury Park Rebranding Project which included the production of a new brand identity and an accompanying environmental design program. Creation of the initial Wayfinding System for The Fairmont Hotel Chicago. Other clients include W Hotels, Renaissance Hotels, Coca-Cola, Orange Investment Partners, JetBlue, Nobu Restaurants, Mistral Innovation Partners, NOLA and Architecture for Humanity. Additional responsibilities include maintaining Rockwell Group's own branding material. ### Freelance Designer @ Firefly Design Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 Duties included design of various print media such as promotional booklets, annual reports and product packaging. Clients include MontBlanc, PEFCO, UNIMAC Graphics, Crown Luxury Travel, Leiber Products. ### Graphic Designer/Production Artist @ Scott's Printing and Design Jan 2004 – Jan 2007 Duties included company branding, designing print material for various clients, apparel graphics, large format graphics and maintaining direct contact with clients. Production work included prepress, RIP operations, press checks and working directly with printers. ### Graphic Designer @ Montrose Daily Press Jan 2004 – Jan 2004 Duties included designing advertisements for the newspaper, its magazine and website. Also assisted with newspaper layout and the initial design of the Newspapers' quarterly magazine. ## Education ### Various Web Design Classes School of Visual Arts ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Graphic Design and Communication Design Colorado State University ### Fine arts and Liberal Arts Fort Lewis College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/john-maestas-3aab6210 - Portfolio: http://www.johnmaestasworks.com - Behance: http://www.BEHANCE.NET/JOHNMAESTAS --- Source: https://flows.cv/johnmaestas JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/johnmaestas/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13