Careers
WRNS Studio works with today’s most visionary organizations to advance their missions through exceptional architecture, planning, and interior design. Our diverse portfolio—spanning education, workplace, science, health, housing, civic, and transportation—brings fresh insight to each project. With offices in San Francisco, Seattle, Honolulu, and New York, we serve an international clientele.
WRNS Studio has been an International Living Futures Institute’s Just Label firm since 2017. This “nutrition label” encourages companies to disclose commitments to diversity, equity, safety, worker and local benefit. Since engaging in the JUST program WRNS Studio’s indicators have improved across all categories. In 2024, we were recognized by Healthiest Employers as the #1 Healthiest Workplace in both New York City and Northern California.
Requirements
- Minimum 7+ years’ experience, architectural and interior design with strong technical and design skills
- Professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design (BS/BA/BFA/MA/MFA)
- Experience with commercial tenant improvements
- Licensed Architect, or on the path to licensure
- Strong communication, presentation and visualization skills
- Experience in consultant coordination and all phases of design and construction
- Experience in medium to large scale projects
- Strong professional experience with Revit
- Proficiency in using rendering software to create detailed 3D visualizations and models of interior spaces
- Proficiencies with Adobe, Sketchup, Rhino, AutoCAD, Enscape, Lumion and Bluebeam (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Manages projects of all sizes and levels of complexity
- Provides project team leadership
- Responsible for all phases of the project – schematic design through construction administration
- Participates in the design control of projects in the design development, construction document, and supervision phases
- Strong office space planning and architectural skills to include custom millwork detailing. Furniture systems a plus
- Strong ability to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure project execution
- Working knowledge of permitting process with local jurisdictions
Submit cover letter, resume, and work sample as follows
Send a single PDF file that includes your cover letter, resume, and a work sample named accordingly:
Your Name_IntProjArchDes_WRNS.pdf
Salary
At the time of posting this job, the salary range for this position is between $85,000 – $115,000. Our final compensation decisions include a candidate’s experience, qualifications, and education.
ApplyRequirements
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience with strong technical skills
- Architectural license preferred
- Literate in Revit
- Experience in medium to large scale projects
- Experience with engineer consultant coordination
- Experience in construction phase
- Excellent written / verbal communication skills
- Completion of professional degree in Architecture, BS/BA/BFA/MA
Responsibilities
- Significant project responsibility
- Plan, coordinate, develop and detail projects of medium to large scope, under minimal supervision
- Internalize architectural concepts and translate into built form
- Collaborate effectively with teams of designers, engineers and technicians
- Oversee junior staff
- Explore relevant subject area, define scope, select items for investigation, and develop novel concepts and methods
Submit cover letter, resume, and work sample as follows:
Send a single PDF file that includes your cover letter, resume, and a work sample named accordingly:
Your Name_IntermedArch_WRNS.pdf
Salary
At the time of posting this job, the salary range for this position is between $85,000 – $115,000. Our final compensation decisions include a candidate’s experience, qualifications, and education.
ApplyRequirements
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience, architectural and interior design with strong design skills
- Professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design (BS/BA/BFA/MA/MFA)
- Excellent written / verbal communication skills
- Experience in all phases of design and construction
- Experience in medium to large scale projects
- Professional experience with Revit
- Proficiency in using rendering software to create detailed 3D visualizations and models of interior spaces
- Proficiencies with Adobe, Sketchup, Rhino, AutoCAD Enscape, Lumion and Bluebeam (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Participates in Projects of all sizes and levels of complexity
- Responsible for schematic design work and design leadership
- Participates in the design control and documentation of projects in the design development, construction document, and supervision phases
- Office space planning and furniture systems planning
- Strong ability to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure project execution
- Responsible for project budget management and cost control
Submit cover letter, resume, and work sample as follows
Send a single PDF file that includes your cover letter, resume, and a work sample named accordingly:
Your Name_IntDesPlan_ WRNS.pdf
Salary
At the time of posting this job, the salary range for this position is between $75,000 – $95,000. Our final compensation decisions include a candidate’s experience, qualifications, and education.
ApplyRequirements
- Minimum 10+ years’ experience
- Professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design (BS/BA/BFA/MA/MFA)
- Strong interior design and leadership skills, demonstrating progressive responsibilities in all phases of architecture projects
- Substantial experience in the innovative design of complex, large-scale workplace projects
- Excellent Revit skills
- Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchup, Adobe applications, and Rhino
- Excellent written / verbal communication skills
- Experience in construction phase
- Demonstrated thorough knowledge of architectural design, detailing, building materials, building codes, construction techniques
- Registered or pursuing registration preferred, LEED AP plus
- Strong planning skills are valuable
- Excellent knowledge of furniture, furniture systems, and interior finishes.
- Good interpersonal skills and able to work independently and as part of an effective team
Responsibilities
- Develop project design direction in coordination with leadership
- Understand and formulate design concepts and present to the client
- Direct projects of all sizes and levels of complexity
- Provide design leadership to project team
- Responsible for schematic design work
- Participate in the design control of projects in the design development, construction document, and supervision phases
- Provide direction to junior interior designers
- Integrate design requirements with architecture
- Prepare and develop with the team where required: drawings, models, images, material & mood boards and other documents relating to the design
- Coordinate the internal design team for the project
- Select and coordinate products and finishes for project that meet project sustainability goals
- Provide branding concepts for architectural projects
- Provide design direction for furniture and coordinate with furniture dealers to implement
Submit cover letter, resume, and work sample as follows:
Send a single PDF file that includes your cover letter, resume, and a work sample named accordingly:
Your Name_SrInterior_WRNS.pdf
Salary
At the time of posting this job, the salary range for this position is between $95,000 – $130,000 for candidates with 10-20 years of industry experience, and $130,000 – 165,000 for candidates with 20+ years of industry experience. Our final compensation decisions include a candidate’s experience as well as qualifications, background and education.
ApplyWRNS Studio is looking for a Marketing Manager with 10 or more years of experience working in the building design industry, preferably in architecture, interior design, engineering, or construction. We welcome candidates from outside the industry if you are passionate about architecture, marketing, and storytelling. The Marketing Manager will be focused on WRNS Studio’s higher education sector. This position brings a great opportunity to gain expertise in a specific market area or areas, while working directly with WRNS Studio’s leadership and contributing to the success of the firm.
With responsibility for managing proposals, qualifications, interviews, and awards, the Marketing Manager will guide the success of their sectors while contributing to the whole of the marketing group and the studio. The position also involves communications and business development support. While focused on specific market areas, we operate like a collective, supporting each other and working in collaboration to steward brand, cultivate relationships, drive new business, and recruit and retain the best. The Marketing Manager will support WRNS Studio’s four offices: San Francisco, Seattle, New York, and Honolulu. The position is based in WRNS Studio’s San Francisco office.
Minimum Requirements
10+ years’ marketing experience
Responsibilities & Duties
- Manage proposals, qualifications, and awards packages
- Manage, track, and report marketing activities and calendars
- Maintain assets + collateral: marketing files, database, image database, web site, project sheets, brochures, resumes
- Support presentations for interviews and conferences
- Support internal + digital communications
- Support business development via research and outreach to potential targets
Qualifications
- Past experience in a marketing role producing proposals
- Advanced proficiency in InDesign and PowerPoint; proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator
- Excellent writing, editing and communications skills
- Basic skills with graphic layout and presentation
- Ability to work on multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Commitment to high quality work and attention to detail
- Bachelor’s degree
Submit cover letter, resume, and work sample as follows
- Send a single PDF file that includes your cover letter, resume, and a work sample named accordingly: Your Name_Marketing_WRNS.pdf
- For the cover letter, tell us:
- What distinguishes you beyond your experience and the requirements of the position?
- Why do you want to work for an architecture firm? Why WRNS?
- How do your outside interests inform your daily work life, or vice versa?
- How does this position support your professional goals?
- For the work sample
- Limit to ten pages
- If available, provide an example of a marketing proposal (RFQ or RFP response)
WRNS Studio offers a creative environment, with growth opportunities and a competitive benefits package.
At the time of posting this job, the salary range for this position is between $90,000 and $120,000. Our final compensation decisions include a candidate’s experience, qualifications, and education.
Requirements
- Completion of professional degree in Architecture, BS/BA/BFA/MA/MFA
- 1-3 years of professional experience preferred
- Experience in Revit preferred
- Must have broad fluency across digital and analog design media
- Physical model building skill preferred
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Plan and develop architectural or interiors projects of small, medium to large scope
- Work within a project team and under supervision of senior staff
- Independently interpret, execute, and coordinate assignments
Submit cover letter, resume, and work sample as follows:
Send a single PDF file that includes your cover letter, resume, and a work sample named accordingly:
Your Name_JrDes_WRNS.pdf
Salary
At the time of posting this job, the salary range for this position is between $65,000 – $75,000. Our final compensation decisions include a candidate’s experience, qualifications, and education.
ApplyRequirements
- Minimum 10+ years’ experience
- Professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design (BS/BA/BFA/MA/MFA)
- Strong interior design and leadership skills, demonstrating progressive responsibilities in all phases of architecture projects
- Substantial experience in the innovative design of complex, large-scale workplace projects
- Excellent Revit skills
- Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchup, Adobe applications, and Rhino
- Excellent written / verbal communication skills
- Experience in construction phase
- Demonstrated thorough knowledge of architectural design, detailing, building materials, building codes, construction techniques
- Registered or pursuing registration preferred, LEED AP plus
- Strong planning skills are valuable
- Excellent knowledge of furniture, furniture systems, and interior finishes.
- Good interpersonal skills and able to work independently and as part of an effective team
Responsibilities
- Develop project design direction in coordination with leadership
- Understand and formulate design concepts and present to the client
- Direct projects of all sizes and levels of complexity
- Provide design leadership to project team
- Responsible for schematic design work
- Participate in the design control of projects in the design development, construction document, and supervision phases
- Provide direction to junior interior designers
- Integrate design requirements with architecture
- Prepare and develop with the team where required: drawings, models, images, material & mood boards and other documents relating to the design
- Coordinate the internal design team for the project
- Select and coordinate products and finishes for project that meet project sustainability goals
- Provide branding concepts for architectural projects
- Provide design direction for furniture and coordinate with furniture dealers to implement
Submit cover letter, resume, and work sample as follows:
Send a single PDF file that includes your cover letter, resume, and a work sample named accordingly:
Your Name_SrInterior_WRNS.pdf
Salary
At the time of posting this job, the salary range for this position is between $95,000 – $130,000 for candidates with 10-20 years of industry experience, and $130,000 – 165,000 for candidates with 20+ years of industry experience. Our final compensation decisions include a candidate’s experience as well as qualifications, background and education.
ApplyRequirements
- Minimum 7+ years’ experience, architectural and interior design with strong technical and design skills
- Professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design (BS/BA/BFA/MA/MFA)
- Experience with commercial tenant improvements
- Licensed Architect, or on the path to licensure
- Strong communication, presentation and visualization skills
- Experience in consultant coordination and all phases of design and construction
- Experience in medium to large scale projects
- Strong professional experience with Revit
- Proficiency in using rendering software to create detailed 3D visualizations and models of interior spaces
- Proficiencies with Adobe, Sketchup, Rhino, AutoCAD, Enscape, Lumion and Bluebeam (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Manages projects of all sizes and levels of complexity
- Provides project team leadership
- Responsible for all phases of the project – schematic design through construction administration
- Participates in the design control of projects in the design development, construction document, and supervision phases
- Strong office space planning and architectural skills to include custom millwork detailing. Furniture systems a plus
- Strong ability to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure project execution
- Working knowledge of permitting process with local jurisdictions
Submit cover letter, resume, and work sample as follows
Send a single PDF file that includes your cover letter, resume, and a work sample named accordingly:
Your Name_IntProjArchDes_WRNS.pdf
Salary
At the time of posting this job, the salary range for this position is between $85,000 – $115,000. Our final compensation decisions include a candidate’s experience, qualifications, and education.
ApplyRequirements
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience, architectural and interior design with strong design skills
- Professional degree in Architecture or Interior Design (BS/BA/BFA/MA/MFA)
- Excellent written / verbal communication skills
- Experience in all phases of design and construction
- Experience in medium to large scale projects
- Professional experience with Revit
- Proficiency in using rendering software to create detailed 3D visualizations and models of interior spaces
- Proficiencies with Adobe, Sketchup, Rhino, AutoCAD Enscape, Lumion and Bluebeam (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Participates in Projects of all sizes and levels of complexity
- Responsible for schematic design work and design leadership
- Participates in the design control and documentation of projects in the design development, construction document, and supervision phases
- Office space planning and furniture systems planning
- Strong ability to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure project execution
- Responsible for project budget management and cost control
Submit cover letter, resume, and work sample as follows
Send a single PDF file that includes your cover letter, resume, and a work sample named accordingly:
Your Name_IntDesPlan_ WRNS.pdf
Salary
At the time of posting this job, the salary range for this position is between $75,000 – $95,000. Our final compensation decisions include a candidate’s experience, qualifications, and education.
ApplyNo positions currently available in Seattle.
No positions currently available in Honolulu.
Internships at WRNS Studio
WRNS Studio is called “studio” for a reason: through open, in-house critiques and roving tutors, we engage in an ongoing critical discussion about how the firm’s buildings can most powerfully evoke place, while avoiding the trivializing effects of mimicry. The result is two-fold: a vigorous culture of education, linking the academy and practice; and a distinguished portfolio of buildings spanning a broad range of programmatic type, fundamentally rooted in mission, place, time, culture and human aspiration.
We believe in challenging, teaching, researching and growing in all aspects of our work. We are seeking interns who are curious, engaged and proactive (and will even teach us a thing or two). It is our belief that the best education WRNS Studio can offer you is to treat you as a young professional — a staff member — so that you can learn about the integrated process of design and construction through real projects, in real time. We will assign work based on your skillset and specific project needs, as we would with any staff member, and we will do our best to accommodate any specific goals you have for your time with us.
To ensure a truly rich, diverse experience, our internships include educational activities that will support the work you do in the studio. These activities will broaden your exposure to many aspects of the profession and arm you with skills you will need throughout your professional career as an architect:
Research Project — Over the course of your internship, you will be required to conduct research on a topic themed around a particular issue chosen by the office. At the end of your internship, you will give a short presentation to the studio sharing your findings. This will mirror similar presentations given by staff at our many culture events (SkillSHARE, Scholarship Presentations, WRNS U and more).
Bi-monthly All-Staff Presentations — Presentations by staff on past and current projects to keep everyone up to date with the work being produced in the studio.
Roundtable Discussions — We will put together roundtables of experts from within our office on specific topics from our design and construction experience. Please bring questions!
Mentorship Program – Throughout your internship, you will be paired with a WRNS mentor from outside your project team. This mentorship provides a dedicated space for regular check-ins, professional guidance, and open conversations tailored to your growth. Your mentor will offer insights, advice, and support, allowing you to shape the relationship in a way that best serves your development and career goals.
Internship Recap and Assessment — At the completion of your internship you will meet with a staff advocate and the internship group to provide an opportunity for you to share our experience and benefit from a candid conversation of our experience with you.
Application Deadline: Friday, February 28th, 2025; No late submissions will be accepted/reviewed.
Interviews: Mid March
Final Decisions: End of March
Internship Dates: If selected, your internship start and end dates can be negotiated. Typically, internships occur between the months of May and September.
Pay: At the time of posting, the pay range for this position is between $20.00 and $23.00 per hour. Our final compensation decisions include a candidate’s experience, qualifications and education.
Please fill out the Application Form:
https://wrns.submittable.com/submit/6b691453-2136-4b1b-b194-eb2b4f623b8f/2025-wrns-studio-internship
It is critical that all applicants follow these submission requirements, as WRNS will not review incorrect applications. PDF format only. 10MB limit for each file. File naming conventions are as follows:
LastName_FirstName_2025CoverLetter
LastName_FirstName_2025Resume
LastName_FirstName_2025Portfolio
We can’t wait to hear from you!
