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APA Los Angeles provides this job bank as a free service. Please submit your job posting here.  Submissions are subject to review for relevance to the planning community and will be published upon approval.

After you submit your job posting through the above form, consider browsing the APA Los Angeles resume book for potential hires. The resume book allows job-seeking planners to showcase their work histories and professional skills to prospective employers. If you would like to request access to the resume book, please contact [email protected].

Urban Designer

John Kaliski Architects, Inc. (JKA) / Los Angeles, California
Posted on: November 11, 2020

Application Deadline: December 9, 2020

Job Description

JKA is seeking a full-time Urban Designer with two to four years of experience with either an environmental design, architecture, and/or urban planning (urban design concentration) undergraduate or graduate degree.

Required Experience / Skills / Education

JKA is seeking qualified urban design applicants who demonstrate:

  • Excellent and collaborative writing, communication, and presentation skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and/or similar
  • Demonstrated ability with design software including Adobe Creative Suite programs (PS, AI, ID), CAD/Revit, SketchUp, ARCGIS Urban, and/or similar
  • Familiarity and interest in zoning and form-based codes is preferred though not a requirement
  • Long-term US work authorization only
  • Ability to start work no later than February 2020

JKA works on a range of urban design projects as well as multi-family residential and commercial architecture projects. Urban design projects for public and private clients include master plans, specific plans with an urban design focus, design codes, standards and guidelines, design feasibility studies, and design review for both public and private clients.

Our mission is to foster places and buildings that further social equity and support the health, happiness, and well-being of all living things. We are growing our practice through a design and thinking culture of collaboration, respect, diversity, mentorship, leadership, and opportunity.

Application Instructions

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and written and graphic portfolio/work samples (maximum 10MB) to [email protected].

Due to the volume of resumes we receive, we respond to those we interview.

During the Covid crisis the office is fully remote. JKA provides a full range of benefits including a health plan, 401K, and Metro pass/parking.

No calls, no recruiters.

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