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About the Role

S9 Architecture is seeking an Intermediate Designer to play a central role in shaping and advancing architectural ideas across a diverse range of project types and scales. This position is ideal for a design-driven architect with strong judgment, conceptual rigor, and a deep interest in architecture as a contextual, collaborative, and iterative practice. Intermediate Designers at S9 work closely with Design Principals and project teams in an open, dialogue-driven studio environment. The role involves generating and refining ideas from early concept through execution, while helping guide junior designers through shared authorship, critique, and mentorship. This is a long-term opportunity for a designer who wants to grow design leadership within a thoughtful, design-intensive studio culture.

Responsibilities

Lead design exploration across multiple scales and project types, including massing, urban response, spatial organization, design narrative, and architectural detail.
Guide multiple projects alongside junior designers, in close collaboration with Design Principals and technical teams.
Coordinate with the team to ensure design intent is thoughtfully carried through design development.
Mentor and support junior designers through critique, guidance, and example.
Actively participate in studio pin-ups, reviews, and ongoing design dialogue.
Contribute to a studio culture that values design excellence, clear communication, and realistic project planning.

Requirements

5-10 years of experience in design-forward architecture studios.
Experience in design-oriented offices with a strong culture of critique, collaboration, and craft.
Demonstrated ability to develop strong architectural concepts and carry them through multiple project phases.
Strong understanding of urban context, zoning, massing, spatial sequencing, and architectural systems.
Clear verbal, graphic, and visual communication skills.
Comfort working within regulatory, structural, and programmatic constraints as part of a collaborative process.
Interest in mentorship, collaboration, and long-term growth within a studio environment.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Skills

Conceptualization
Design development
Collaboration
Critique
Mentorship
Communication (verbal, graphic, visual)
Urban context understanding
Zoning knowledge
Massing expertise
Spatial sequencing
Architectural systems knowledge
Regulatory constraint navigation
Structural constraint navigation
Programmatic constraint navigation

Location

New York City

Work Type

In-Studio

Experience Level

Intermediate

Salary/Compensations

$85,000–$125,000+

Benefits

Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits
401(k) with employer match
Licensure support and continuing education
A collaborative, in-studio culture with direct access to leadership and meaningful design dialogue
A studio environment that values design rigor alongside sustainable work practices
Opportunities for meaningful design responsibility and professional growth

About the Company

S9 Architecture is a 55+ person design practice grounded in modern contextualism, believing that architecture must engage its cultural, social, and environmental surroundings with intelligence and care.
Work spans a broad range of project types throughout New York City and across North America, including multifamily residential (100% affordable, market-rate rental, and luxury condominium), mixed-use developments, office and workplace design, adaptive reuse and repositioning, and cultural and institutional projects.
An open studio that encourages conversation, curiosity, and shared growth.
Design direction is led collaboratively by leadership but evolves through meaningful input and disciplined contributions from all levels.
Values teaching, mentorship, and supportive critique, operating as a meritocracy where thoughtful ideas and strong performance are recognized.
Believes architecture carries a profound responsibility to improve neighborhoods and enhance the daily lives of the people who live in, work in, and use our buildings.
Many projects have been recognized for design excellence and for enriching the human experience.
Work is done in person, side by side, because design is a dialogue and the studio is a shared classroom, workshop, and laboratory.

Equal Opportunity

S9 Architecture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable Federal, State or Local law.