Draftsperson

Artistree Home is hiring a part-time to full-time draftsperson to join our design team. Our client base is growing, and we are looking to bring on a drafter/designer to help us create permit sets and construction drawings for our award-winning tree houses

The Draftsperson role is essential to the Artistree Design Team. In this position, you will assist with the production of design drawings. The position will start part-time (20-25 hrs/wk) and has room to quickly expand into full-time for the right person; we will consider starting the right Candidate at full-time. The ideal candidate is excited to learn, integrate, and grow as a valuable member of our team.

Main Areas of Responsibility:

• Working collaboratively within our design team to produce complete drawings and presentation materials for each step of the design process
• Seeing design intent integration throughout the design development process
• Integration of building science into drawings, including technical drawing for construction details, MEP & structural integration, etc
• Preparing and packaging large sets of documents and drawings for Client and AHJ submittal

Experience:

• Strong technical skill in creating plansets of various scales from Schematic Design through Construction Documents
• Working and communicating effectively with other designers and consultants to ensure successful project delivery
• Experience in construction, working in design-build teams, latest building science trends, and/or detailing preferred
• Any experience with permaculture, alternative / earthen building, ecological site planning, or boutique structures (tiny houses, tree houses) a plus

Strengths:

• Detail oriented
• Clear, efficient Communication
• Ability to manage multiple tasks
• Taking initiative and seeing things through to completion

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of experience in architectural design; a portfolio is required to demonstrate design background
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Sketch Up, and Bluebeam; experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Enscape or other rendering softwares, and Google applications (drive, sheets, docs, etc) preferred but not required
• Candidate must have Archi
  
  CAD experience including 3D modeling, sheet and view templates, schedules, 2D detailing, etc; will train the right candidate
• Knowledge of and dedication to sustainable design principles

Compensation:

$35-45/hr (depending on experience)

Location:

Artistree is based out of Sonoma County, CA and Austin, TX, with a fabrication workshop near Chattanooga, TN. This position is remote but requires residency in CA, TX, or GA. Preference given to applicants in the Austin, Texas or Central Texas area. Applicants must have excellent written and spoken English proficiency and be authorized to work in the USA. Applicants living nearby our project sites (majority around Austin, TX & SF Bay Area) may get an opportunity to interface with our team on-site.


About Artistree Home

We are more than just builders, artists, and hoteliers. We are stewards of place—reconnecting humans to nature and doing so in partnership with our planet. Each Artistree project is a vehicle to protect, share, and plant forests. Artistree has been designing and building award-winning tree houses for its clients nationwide since 2012, with offices in Sonoma County CA, Austin, TX, and Chattanooga, TN.

Artistree Home is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.