San Francisco, USA
Associate drafter/designer
at ORCA Design
ORCA Design is seeking an associate drafter or designer to join its team remotely in San Francisco, USA.
Designer to join growing landscape design studio.
We are an SF Bay Area-based landscape design studio seeking an associate drafter/designer to join our fast growing creative team. We have residential and commercial projects in the SF Bay Area, Los Angeles Basin, as well as Oregon, San Diego and out east. Our ethos is based on using natural materials in their rawest form. We work directly with clients, architects, fabricators, other designers and engineers to create forward thinking sustainable landscapes from conception to completion. We are looking for a part-time team member to join us.
Candidates should have excellent design ability that prioritizes the material language for accurate conveyance of our design thinking. Strong skills in site plan layout, construction detailing, lighting layouts, planting design, and perspective renderings are required. Candidates should be well organized, self-motivated, self-directed, possess strong communication skills, be a problem solver, and able to roll with the predictably unpredictable nature of a small office.
Please send an email with a brief note of interest, resume, and three samples of portfolio using the ‘apply’ link below.
Responsibilities and qualifications:
- design acumen/desire to grow into a leadership role
- proficiency in ACAD, SketchUp and Adobe Creative Suite
- experience with Revit models, blueprints and construction details a huge plus
- quality control, redline editing and review of drawing sets
- keen interest in softscape design and learning about native and drought-resistant plant palettes
- materials/code research
- base mapping
Location: remote work location with occasional need for travel within and around SF Bay Area and Los Angeles
Compensation: commensurate with experience
This is a part-time contract position with intent to quickly grow into a full time role.