Junior Architect

JUNIOR ARCHITECT

ReThink Studio is seek­ing a Junior Architect with strong design and draft­ing skills to devel­op draw­ings and pre­sen­ta­tion mate­r­i­al for our urban tran­sit pro­pos­als. Ideal can­di­dates are tal­ent­ed design­ers with pre­vi­ous draft­ing expe­ri­ence, a strong graph­ic sen­si­bil­i­ty, and a basic under­stand­ing of Adobe After Effects. Strong visu­al skills, self-moti­va­tion, crit­i­cal think­ing skills, and a desire and abil­i­ty to learn quick­ly are essen­tial. Preference will be giv­en to appli­cants with a strong tech­ni­cal under­stand­ing of urban sys­tems and stan­dard means of rep­re­sen­ta­tion, as well as the abil­i­ty to present com­plex ideas in a clear and artic­u­late manner.

Job Duties:

~ Efficiently draw, design and devel­op tran­sit pro­pos­als at mul­ti­ple scales
~ Distill com­plex and abstract con­cepts into clear and well-illus­trat­ed draw­ings and narratives
~ Draft and edit tech­ni­cal and rep­re­sen­ta­tion­al draw­ings, dia­grams, and images
~ Work with a team to pro­duce and edit animations 
~ Assemble research, draw­ings, design mate­ri­als into cohe­sive presentation
~ Work with a team to con­struct descrip­tive nar­ra­tives of pro­pos­als and sup­port­ing pre­sen­ta­tion materials

Qualifications:

~ 1–2 years expe­ri­ence work­ing in a relat­ed role preferred
~ B.Arch., M.Arch., or equivalent
~ Fluency in AutoCAD, Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), GIS
~ Knowledge of Adobe After Effects preferred 
~ Interest in and tech­ni­cal under­stand­ing of urban tran­sit sys­tems (rail, bus, metro, etc.)
~ Strong graph­ic sen­si­bil­i­ty with regards to the visu­al­iza­tion of data, maps, and diagrams
~ Excellent inter­per­son­al, writ­ten, and ver­bal com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills
~ Ability to pri­or­i­tize and multi-task

We are look­ing for some­one who is self-moti­vat­ed and tal­ent­ed to join our team. If you’re pas­sion­ate about what we’re doing and feel that you have the skills to con­tribute, please email us your resume with a cov­er let­ter to [email protected]. Please let us know why you’d like to join the ReThinkNYC pro­duc­tion team and how you feel you could best con­tribute to our efforts.

The posi­tion is full time and the salary will be com­men­su­rate with your skills and experience.