Description

Almost Studio is currently accepting applications for a full-time Junior Architect position.

Please see below for further details: 

Role: Junior Architect

• This is an in-person / in-office position

Experience: 0-4 years experience in architectural offices, including leadership roles within design and project management

Requirements

• Education: Professional architectural degree (M.Arch or B.Arch)
• Priority will be given to applicants with higher levels of experience working in architecture offices:
  • Full-time, either before or after your professional architectural program
  • Summer internships during your architectural program
  • With prior construction drawing set experience

• Software and Skills:
  • Digital
    • Drawing and 3D Modeling: Rhino (drawing and 3D modeling) and AutoCAD (drawing and sheet sets) proficiencies are required
    • Editing, Graphics, and Presentations: Adobe Creative Suites -- especially Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat are required
    • Rendering: proficiency is required and heavily weighted
      • Final Production: VRay, Corona, or other
      • Daily Design: Enscape; expertise and control are preferred
      • Additional & Distinguishing: D5, Keyshot, Blender, Twinmotion, etc.  
    • Animation / Video / Website: The following are especially noteworthy and potential distinguishing factors:
      • Animation / Video editing experience
      • Coding and website experience
  •  Manual
    • Drawing and sketching
    • Painting, mixed-media, printmaking, etc.
    • Physical model making

• English fluency is required and you must be a US Citizen or have a US work visa and be authorized to work in the US. 

Compensation & Benefits:

• Base Salary: $65,000 - $72,000
  • Commensurate with previous professional experience

• Benefits
  • Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance benefits
  • Paid Time Off (PTO): 10 days
  • Sick Time: 40 hours
  • Federal / Office Holidays
  • Professional development working directly with the firm directors and licensure support
  • Project Management skills including direct client relationships and working on projects from initial concepts through to construction drawing sets and construction administration site visits.

Submission Materials:

• Please submit all materials to the email address below with “Junior Architect” in the subject line:
  • employment@almost.studio

• Required Submission Materials:
  • Cover Letter (PDF)
    • Describing reason for interest in the firm and position.
  • CV (PDF)
    • Describing prior professional and academic experience, along with any additional awards, honors, competition placements, and/or publications.
  • Portfolio (PDF)
    • Please share your most distinguishing academic, professional, and individual work -- including artworks.
    • If partner or group projects are included, please be prepared to outline your specific deliverables and project responsibilities.
    • Please include professional work that you were wholly or partially responsible for within a firm -- from schematic design and concept development through to construction drawing sets.
    • If you have any project management or client relationship experience, please be prepared to share.
• (2-3) Recommendations
  • Professional and/or Academic
  • Required: Name and contact information only (no letters required) 

Timeline:

• Video and in-person interviews will be taking place during the month of April, and the beginning of May at the latest.
• Start date: April / May / June (dependent on the selected candidate); no later than June 
• Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
• If you have already submitted an application -- thank you! We record and file all applications and we are reviewing them as part of this current cycle.
  • So that we know you are still interested and you have not taken another position -- we recommend that you re-send an application according to the requirements above to express your continued availability and interest.
• Only qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview.  
   

How to Submit an Application:

Please submit all materials to the email address below with “Junior Architect” in the subject line:

• employment@almost.studio