Landscape Architect/Designer

3-5 Years of Experience

Arterra Landscape Architects is seeking a creative and motivated landscape designer to join our studio in San Francisco. An ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in the field and a keen interest in hands-on involvement in every step of the design process from conceptual iterations through to built work. This is a full-time position with growth potential.

Landscape Designer Skills

  • Creative, curious, and imaginative

  • Desire to work collaboratively on a design team with oversight by a Project Manager/Senior Landscape Architect

  • Experience or interest in working on large-scale residential projects involving detailing of custom design

  • Fluent in CAD Drafting, conceptual sketching, formal hand drawing, and experience working with adobe creative suite (Arterra is a Mac-based office using Vectorworks, Sketchup, and Lumion)

  • Knowledge and interest in new/sustainable materials and technologies and drought-tolerant/native California plants

  • Graduate of an accredited landscape architecture program

About Arterra

Arterra is a woman owned business founded with the intention of making people the center of our work both internally and through design. We have been building our network and honing our craft for over 20 years in the Bay Area, from Wine Country to Carmel. We are dedicated to doing sustainable work and living sustainable lives. Support for both of these goals is built into our business model through our mentorship of the next generation of designers, our supportive office culture, our collaborative relations with our strategic partners and our work ethic.

Arterra is an equal opportunity employer and we offer benefits including health, vision, dental, flexible spending plan, employer contributing 401k plan and paid time off (PTO). Our employees enjoy a 9 day/80 hour schedule with every other Friday off. We also offer a flexible work schedule with the option to work remotely on Tuesdays and Thursdays with other days spent in our sunny office in Potrero Hill, San Francisco.

Portfolio

Please email a cover letter and pdf including relevant samples of your work illustrating the range of technical skill along with a hand sketches to careers@arterrasf.com

No phone calls please

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visas at this time.