Mid-Level Designer (3-5 years experience)

Bestor Architecture Employer:
Los Angeles, CA, USLocation:
Tue, Dec 17 '24Posted on:
$70,000 - $75,000 annually Pay:

The Role: Designer 

Bestor Architecture’s Designer is part of a collaborative team of architects and designers. This person will contribute expertise throughout all phases of project development—from schematic design to construction administration.  

WHO WE ARE 

Bestor Architecture has redefined Los Angeles architecture through a practice that engages with the city’s design, art, and urbanism. The firm explores architectural form through experimental spatial arrangements, graphics, and color, evident in projects ranging from custom residences to international corporate headquarters. Founded by Barbara Bestor, FAIA, in 1995, the firm has completed a number of award-winning projects, including headquarters for Beats by Dre and Nasty Gal, Blackbirds (a groundbreaking typology for dense housing in Echo Park), and a variety of experimental residences and commercial spaces. The practice’s creative and aesthetically progressive body of work pushes architecture into the realm of atmospheric urbanism. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO (Duties and Responsibilities)

Design/Project Management

• Collaborate with the team to design and execute multiple projects simultaneously, from concept through completion, and potentially lead smaller residential and commercial projects.
• Work closely with the project team, consultants, contractors, and agency officials.
• Produce presentation drawings, physical models, diagrams, and renderings using Revit, AutoCAD, Enscape, Rhino, V-Ray, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Assist Senior Designers/Project Managers with project management tasks to ensure client satisfaction, service quality, and financial performance.
• Help Senior Designers/Project Managers establish and monitor project budgets and schedules.
• Research materials, products, and building systems throughout the design and construction phases, staying up to date with architectural advancements and trends.
• In coordination with consultants, produce a full set of construction/working drawings.
• Participate in client and consultant coordination on larger projects and serve as the primary client and consultant contact for smaller projects.
• Ensure all contractual requirements for professional services are met on smaller projects.

  Leadership

• Provide informal feedback and some guidance to Junior Designers and Interns; serve as a mentor, resource, and guide.
 

WHAT YOU’LL BRING/WHO YOU ARE (Qualifications)

• A professional degree in Architecture (B.Arch. or M.Arch.) from an accredited institution.
• 3-5 years of experience in progressive, design-focused firms.
• Extensive experience in one or more of these areas: commercial, residential, and/or institutional projects.
• Licensure candidacy preferred.
• Exceptional design sense with strong graphic and technical skills (e.g., fluency in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, V-Ray, physical model-making, and Adobe Creative Suite).
• Motivated, independent, flexible, and cooperative problem solver with a strong work ethic and excellent communication skills.
• Capable of taking direction and initiative with minimal supervision.
• Authorization to work in the U.S.

OTHER DETAILS

• Full-time position
• Reports to Senior Associate or Associate Principal
• No direct reports

Please email your CV, portfolio sample (no larger than 5 MB), and availability to careers@bestorarchitecture.com. Please indicate “Mid-level Designer" in the subject line of your email. No phone calls, please.