About the Role
The Senior Designer (Placemaking) coordinates the development of design and presentation documents, emphasizing the ideation and documentation of project design goals. This role formulates designs conducive to project purposes and scale, provides recommendations on materials, colors, and fixtures, and independently solves problems or seeks guidance for complex issues.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate research efforts as needed in support of design goals.
- Create functional and aesthetically pleasing retail spaces by blending brand identity, customer experience, and efficient store layouts aligned with Client’s vision.
- Use graphic design software and physical modeling tools to produce design exhibits, such as renderings, presentation packages, and models to convey design goals at various stages of the project schedule.
- Provide verbal presentations of design progress.
- Coordinates and executes routine discipline tasks including diagramming, modeling, detailing, material research and specifications, and drafting.
- Understand and use current company CAD/Revit standards and procedures in the production of design and design development drawings and exhibits and help teach these standards to Designers and Interns.
- Facilitate design coordination processes between RDC-S111 and clients, governmental agencies, tenants, and consultants.
Requirements
- 5 or more years of retail experience focused on design development and documentation.
- Knowledge of architectural design, development and construction documents.
- Understanding of architectural design, site planning, design development and graphic presentation.
- Effective English communication skills, conversational and written, for ongoing project collaboration and documentation.
Skills
- SketchUp
- AutoCAD/Revit (latest version)
- Graphic design software
- Physical modeling tools
- CAD/Revit standards and procedures
Location
- Long Beach, CA
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture from an accredited program preferred
About the Company
- Making Everyday Places Extraordinary.
- Founded in 1979, RDC is a full-service, award-winning architecture firm dedicated to making everyday places extraordinary.
- Headquartered in Long Beach, CA, we are a 160+ team with offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, Washington D.C., and Arkansas.
Equal Opportunity
- RDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
