Urban Designer

Johnson Fain is looking for an urban designer with both education and experience in Architecture and Urban Design. The ideal candidate should be a conceptual thinker who has practical experience with projects. These include master planning for public and private clients. Experience should involve some of the following:
Plans for inner city neighborhoods, new towns, city General and Specific Plans, corporate and commercial developments, transportation and land use strategies, university campuses, media and entertainment districts, feature movie and television studios, resort facilities, and large-scale regional plans that involve conservation, land use and transportation planning.

• Ability to lead a collaborative urban design effort with clients, consultants, and the company’s urban design team.
• Use applied research methods to discover and understand the issues related to an urban design problem.
• Conceptualize alternative project ideas with the support of team members.
• Prepare and direct urban design presentations that effectively and creatively communicate urban design and planning ideas.
• Convey graphically and through written text the development of urban design ideas.
• Mentor urban design staff throughout the urban design process.

• Ten or more years of relevant architectural and urban design experience.
• Bachelor and/or master’s degree in architecture and urban design.
• Licensed architect, preferred.
• Familiarity with local codes and agency approval processes in the United States.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Sketch Up, GIS, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office, 3D Visualization software such as Rhino, Lumion, and Twinmotion.

• Health and Dental Insurance.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Professional development stipends.
• Work schedule, half day on Fridays.

Johnson Fain offers an intellectual and creative work environment with state-of-the-art computer software integration, with 3D print modeling, virtual reality technology, and a spacious open studio. The firm offers a competitive benefits package, half day Fridays, remote working days, guest speaker and social events, professional development support and more. Competitive salaries offered commensurate with level of experience. Candidates will have strong involvement in the firm’s future growth.

For 40 years Johnson Fain has remained a fully integrated, architectural, urban design + planning, and interiors firm with one office in Los Angeles, CA and has established itself as an award-winning studio known for its creative approach to the built environment and attention to client service. Founding Partners, Scott Johnson and William Fain lead a diversified office of 40 professionals with Partners Juan Begazo, Amber Langlois, Suma Spina and James (Jed) Donaldson.

The firm has received numerous awards for design excellence, including the 2023 ULI Americans Award for Excellence for the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, OK. The American Institute of Architects has also recognized Johnson Fain with multiple awards at the national, state and local levels. The American Institute of Architects California Council honored Johnson Fain with their 2018 Firm of the Year Award.