Year One - Junior Designer - Architecture at Skidmore,… · Chicago

Summary: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is a global collective of talented and passionate people, and they are seeking a Junior Designer in Architecture for their Year One Program. This role involves contributing to project development, producing deliverables, and collaborating with project teams while fostering innovation and problem-solving skills. Responsibilities: - Contributes to the development of an aspect of a project under the direct supervision of project leadership. Exhibits initiative, process innovation, problem solving, and decision quality with a high attention to precision and accuracy at a task-specific level - Produces presentation and contract deliverables such as diagrams, 3D models, drawings, renderings, physical models and animations - Effectively communicates internally through timely and appropriate written, oral, and visual means - Creates and innovates with a strong conceptual design ability. Integrates interdisciplinary criteria to effectively move forward the design of a project component - Actively collaborates at a project team level by critically and constructively evaluating ideas - Demonstrates a basic understanding of building materials, systems, specifications, codes, details and construction techniques. Effectively uses appropriate tools to design and document at all project phases - Manages time and workload to meet project task deadlines and commitments with frequent interaction and direction from Project Leadership Required Qualifications: - Recent completion of a professional degree in Architecture or a related field - Strong collaborative ability - Strong verbal and written communication skills - Demonstrates proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, parametric and rendering software, and Adobe Suite - Proficiency in Google Workspace Required Skills: Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino Important Skills: Adobe Suite, parametric software, rendering software, Google Workspace Nice-to-Have Skills: collaborative ability Benefits: Health and Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life & accident insurance., Savings: 401K matching, pre-tax spending accounts, and employee discount programs., Work/Life Balance: Hybrid/Flexible schedules, paid family leave, paid vacation, backup child and elder care, and an employee assistance program., Professional Development: Reimbursement for professional licenses, associated renewals, and exam fees as well as specialized in-house career development.