Architectural Design Associate

James Perse Los Angeles • Marina del Rey, CA

2d • $28 • Onsite

About The Position

The Architectural Design Associate will work as an integral part of the in-house Architectural Design Team and support the Furniture Design Team as needed. The candidate should be a team player with strong design sensibility and excellent communication skills. In addition, the candidate should be thorough, detail-oriented, and have the ability to oversee multiple short and long-term tasks to completion.

Requirements

• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate Architecture or Interior Architecture/Design program
• Proficient in AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Adobe Creative Suite
• 0 - 2 years of relevant work experience, preferably working in all phases of design
• Strong aesthetic sensibility and versatile design skills
• Strong production, technical and research skills
• General knowledge of construction
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Familiarity with architectural and interior details
• Ability to prioritize in order to meet deadlines
• Ability to be a self-starter and proactive

Nice To Haves

• V-Ray experience is a plus
• Retail experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Assist in all phases of design projects, construction through opening and beyond
• Partner with teams with any elements of physical environments of existing locations, including but not limited to facilities and maintenance
• Manage business vendors related to buildings, facilities, appliances, finishes, installations, repairs, maintenance, etc.
• Manage RFP's and present options to the team, help ensure timely follow up takes place
• Track all scheduling with vendors and maintain calendar
• Assist in obtaining proper budgetary approvals for any projects involving external vendors
• Assist the team in communications and follow up with consultants and vendors
• Assist in developing and maintaining SketchUp models, used as a tool in the design development process
• Drafting of architectural drawings and details
• Maintain materials and samples library and obtain new samples for new materials research
• Contribute to daily administration tasks o various projects such as organizing and creating new project files, downloading, uploading, and/or sending files, maintaining printed drawing sets for office use, plotting and printing drawings, etc.

Benefits

• health, dental, and vision insurance
• life insurance
• short-term and long-term disability insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• an employee assistance program
• paid vacation
• paid sick time
• a retirement savings plan with company match
• a generous employee discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees