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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.
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.
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