Drafter/Designer - Entry Level

Thank you for taking the time to consider joining Arcadia Studio’s team! 

Arcadia Studio, in our 25th year, is an award winning Landscape Architecture firm with three offices across California. We are seeking a full time person in our Santa Barbara office to help draft and design projects while providing general project support.

Arcadia has a long and successful history of providing advanced learning and skill building opportunities for those who are early in their careers. Being a member of Arcadia’s team provides experience in a wide variety of project and design styles. The ideal candidate will meet these basic requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture is required.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Sketch Up, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign is required.

• Exposure to Adobe Illustrator, Bluebeam, Enscape, and LandFX is preferred.

This position includes on-going training that assists new team members in learning to manage the following responsibilities: 

Drafting 

• Producing workable CAD drawings, often incorporating existing files from engineers, architects, arborists, surveyors and others.

• Working closely with Arcadia’s project managers to develop cohesive landscape plans and construction documents. This will include planting plans with a palette suitable to our region, irrigation plans, sustainable water features and developing hardscape plans that ensure accessibility and maintainability while retaining a high level of design sensibility, and more. 

• Developing technical, custom detail drawings for built elements. 

• 3D modeling projects to create renderings using various software tools. 

• Assisting in master planning efforts, such as consolidating renderings, creating image boards and schematic design graphics for presentations.

Design 

• Provide input while developing layout plans, inspiration boards and material specifications, coordinating design intent with clients and architects through iterative design sketches, layouts and reviews.

• Researching and designing planting palettes and layouts that emphasize drought resilience, water conservation and wildlife biodiversity.

• Assisting with on-site plant placement and arrangement to successfully execute designs.

Arcadia offers a comprehensive, competitive compensation and benefits package that includes:

• Fully paid health insurance, 401k that includes a company contribution, accrued paid personal time off and health related absence and eight annual paid holidays.

Please send a cover letter, resume and graphic examples to Justin Dullum at admin@arcadiastudio.com - we look forward to hearing from you!