21 August 2007

Job: Calthorpe in CA

Designer

Calthorpe Associates, an urban design and planning firm in Berkeley, has one positions open for a full-time Designer.

Responsibilities include creating plan drawings, urban design diagrams and maps (including hand and digital linework, coloring, scanning, digital output and archiving); area takeoffs and spreadsheets; and, depending on experience, site design, design of building prototypes and development of urban design guidelines. Designers work under the direct supervision of a Principal, Associate or Project Manager.
Minimum Requirements: Applicants should have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in architecture or landscape architecture (license not required) and some prior professional design experience. Urban planning experience or education is desirable, though not required. AutoCAD skills are required, as well as hand sketching or rendering skills. Knowledge of other basic computer programs, such as Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator and Sketchup is desirable. A portfolio of architectural or urban design drawings will be required; carefully selected sample drawings are encouraged.

Salary: depending on credentials, with benefits including paid vacation and holidays, medical and dental coverage, retirement plan, 401(k) and employer-paid transit vouchers.

Please send resume, along with cover letter, references and up to five pages of your best design work, either via email to jobs@calthorpe.com, to our mailing address below, or by fax to 510-548-6848, attention: Designer Opening

We regret that the volume of applications does not permit us to acknowledge individual applications. No phone calls, please. Thank you.

Mailing address: 2095 Rose Street, Suite 201, Berkeley, CA 94709

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