At Carrier Johnson + Culture (CJ+C), we are fueled by creativity, curiosity, and collaboration. Our team champions a user-first approach that pushes design boundaries and fosters innovation. As a Designer, you’ll work directly with design and technical leaders to advance CJ+Cs diverse portfolio spanning high-rise mixed-use residential, hospitality, civic, and public projects.
If you’re dedicated to shaping impactful spaces and cultivating client partnerships, join CJ+C to thrive in a dynamic, interdisciplinary, and design-driven environment.
Your Role
As a Designer at CJ+C, you will contribute to the creation and realization of thoughtful, high-quality architecture. Depending on your experience level, you may assist with or lead elements of the design and documentation process from conceptual design through construction. You bring curiosity, technical skill, and design sensibility to every project, helping our teams deliver innovative and meaningful results.
You are passionate about collaboration, eager to grow, and committed to advancing design excellence in a supportive and creative culture.
What You Will Do
- Participate in all project phases, including conceptual and schematic design, design development, construction documentation, and construction administration.
- Collaborate with project teams on design concepts, presentations, coordination, and production.
- Contribute to creative problem-solving, addressing complex design challenges with innovative and practical solutions.
- Work closely with clients, consultants, contractors, fabricators, and regulatory agencies to achieve project goals.
- Prepare graphic presentations, renderings, and construction drawings using a range of digital and hand-drawing tools.
- Assist with or lead project coordination and communication across teams and disciplines.
- Support client engagement, proposal development, and project presentations.
- Mentor junior team members or, if early in your career, learn from senior designers and technical leaders.
- Participate in office initiatives, professional development, and a culture of design curiosity and collaboration.
Your Qualifications
- Bachelors or master’s degree in architecture from an accredited institution.
- 1-10 years of relevant architecture and design experience.
- Actively pursuing architectural licensure or licensed; LEED accreditation a plus.
- Proficient in Revit, SketchUp, Enscape, and/or other 3D modeling tools such as Rhino.
- Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) for design communication and presentations.
- Strong ability to communicate and present design concepts and their rationales.
- Familiarity with building codes, accessibility standards, and sustainable design principles.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with clients, consultants, and colleagues.
- Passion for design innovation, professional growth, and contributing to a culture of creativity.
Additional Information
To be considered, please provide a current portfolio and/or work samples in PDF format.
Final title, role, and compensation will be commensurate with experience and demonstrated skills.
Carrier Johnson Benefits Summary
Health, Disability, Retirement and Other Benefits and Amenities
As a regular, full-time employee, you are eligible to participate in all of Carrier Johnson + Culture sponsored benefits, plans and activities. Carrier Johnson + Culture offers comprehensive medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, life insurance, 401(k) plan and flexible spending programs. Carrier Johnson + Culture is pleased to provide 100% coverage for employee medical, dental and vision plans for those who choose the HMO plan. If you choose to add additional dependents this will be at a reduced cost to you and deducted from your paycheck each pay period (pre-tax). The amount will vary depending on the plan you select. Carrier Johnson + Culture 401(k) plan does not include any matching. In addition to offering the 401(k) plan Carrier Johnson + Culture offers an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
Time-Off Benefits
You will accrue vacation at a rate of 3.33 hours for each pay period, (80 hours per year, or 2 weeks) for the first 4 years. 5.00 hours for each pay period begins accruing after 4 years (120 hours per year, or 3 weeks).
In addition to your vacation accrual, you will receive eight (8) paid holidays and you will receive forty eight (48) hours sick leave per year immediately upon hire.
At Carrier Johnson + Culture we offer two regular work schedules: 8 hours/5 days per week or a 9 hours Monday thru Thursday and a 4 hour Friday. Within these hours we offer a hybrid work model of in office and remote working.
Benefits Highlights
Rates and plans are subject to change on an annual basis
We are happy to share with you the benefit plans we have to offer. Contributory plan details are included as attachments to this letter, you will also find attached, an employee bi-weekly contribution schedule for your cost considerations.
A list of contributory plans that we offer are:
- Medical – No cost for employee only when they choose the HMO Plan (Employees outside the state of California have PPO option only available to them at no cost for employee only)
- HMO plan UHC Gold Signature Value 30-60/20%/$500 Deductible
- PPO plan UHC Gold Select Plus 25/500/20%
- Kaiser Gold 80 HMO 250/25
- United Health Dental PPO Plan
- United Health (Vision) Plan
- Flexible Spending plan for medical and/ or dependent care expenses
- $50 per month allowance for cell phone usage (to be expensed monthly thru accounting system)
- $50 per month allowance for internet usage (to be expensed monthly thru accounting system)
- $20 per month allowance for gym memberships (to be expensed monthly thru accounting system)
- Paid parking when requested
- 401(k) plan with before tax/after tax contribution options, available after 30 days of employment
- Auto Enrollment will begin after first 30 days of employment at rate of 6%
- Voluntary plans for Supplemental Life Insurance, Short-term disability, Long-term disability, Cancer, and accident through MetLife
- Legal Shield Legal plan
- Aflac Medical plan
- Additional Life Insurance plan increase up to 5x base salary (not to exceed $500,000) with employee Premium contribution.
- No additional compensation offered for opting out of the plans
A list of Carrier Johnson + Culture sponsored plans you will be enrolled in.
6 Years of Employment – Vesting at 100%
Short-term Disability Insurance -thru Principal: Up to 60% of base weekly earnings (up to $2,308 per week). Benefits payable through 24 weeks of disability
Long-term Disability Insurance – thru Principal: Up to 60% of base monthly earnings (up to $10,000 per month for all active full-time employees.) Benefit begins after 180 days of disability. Benefits payable for 24 months.
Accidental Death Insurance thru Principal: Amount equal to your Basic Life Insurance.
50K Life Insurance plus one times base salary up to a Maximum Life Benefit of $250,000
Employee Assistance Program
Travel Assistance Program
Chiropractic Care Available for Employee only. Includes up to 20 annual visits to In-network providers with $15 co-pay each visit.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Vesting in the ESOP commences at 20% per year following two years of employment
The first year of employment must exceed 1000 hours prior to September 1st of that year. The Plan is managed by The Newport Group
Less Than 2 Years of Employment – Vesting 0%
2 Years of Employment – Vesting at 20%
3 Years of Employment – Vesting at 40%
4 Years of Employment – Vesting at 60%
5 Years of Employment – Vesting at 80%
Salary is commensurate with experience.
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