Senior Designer (Architecture)

Job Description

At Carrier Johnson + Culture (CJ+C), we view design as a catalyst for creating vibrant, meaningful places that enrich communities and improve the human experience. As an international architecture and design firm, our interdisciplinary teams deliver innovative solutions across mixed-use, multifamily residential, hospitality, higher education, civic, workplace, and commercial markets.

Fueled by creativity, curiosity, and collaboration, we embrace a design culture that values bold ideas, technical excellence, and thoughtful execution. We believe the best solutions emerge when diverse perspectives come together, empowering our teams to shape transformative projects from concept through construction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture from an accredited university required.
• 12+ years of professional architectural experience with demonstrated success leading the design of complex projects.
• Registered Architect (RA) licensure strongly preferred.
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking, design excellence, and successful built work across multiple project types.
• Strong presentation, communication, and visual storytelling skills with experience presenting directly to clients, stakeholders, and public agencies.
• Strong understanding of architectural detailing, building systems, construction methods, and project delivery.
• Ability to balance design ambition with technical, operational, schedule, and budget considerations.
• Proficiency in Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Enscape, Adobe Creative Suite, and other visualization tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams while mentoring emerging professionals.
• Experience across mixed-use, multifamily, hospitality, civic, higher education, workplace, or commercial project types is preferred.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design vision for projects from concept through construction, ensuring design excellence is maintained throughout every phase.
• Establish and communicate a clear design direction that aligns client goals, project objectives, and firm standards.
• Collaborate closely with project architects, project managers, consultants, and technical teams to ensure design intent is successfully executed.
• Lead and contribute to design pursuits, interviews, workshops, and client presentations.
• Explore and communicate design ideas through hand sketching, digital visualization, physical and digital modeling, and other design communication tools.
• Develop compelling visual narratives through diagrams, renderings, presentations, and other materials that clearly express design intent.
• Mentor and inspire designers while fostering a collaborative, design-focused studio culture.
• Build lasting client relationships through thoughtful leadership, responsiveness, and design excellence.
• Promote an integrated design approach that advances innovation, technical excellence, and design quality across the firm.

Your Role

• Lead the design vision for projects from concept through construction, ensuring design excellence is maintained throughout every phase.
• Collaborate closely with project architects, project managers, consultants, and technical teams to ensure design intent is successfully executed.
• Lead and contribute to design pursuits, interviews, workshops, and client presentations.
• Explore and communicate design ideas through hand sketching, digital visualization, physical and digital modeling, and other design communication tools.
• Develop compelling visual narratives through diagrams, renderings, presentations, and other materials that clearly express design intent.
• Mentor and inspire designers while fostering a collaborative, design-focused studio culture.
• Build lasting client relationships through thoughtful leadership, responsiveness, and design excellence.
• Promote an integrated design approach that advances innovation, technical excellence, and design quality across the firm.

To Apply

To be considered, please submit your resume along with a portfolio or work samples in PDF format demonstrating your design process, built work, and leadership experience.