Architecture Job Listings
Would you like to join our team?
Board & Vellum is an engaged group of design professionals, collaborating on single-family, multifamily, commercial, and civic projects. Creating spaces and communities people love is why we get up in the morning. With architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture teams in-house, we thrive on building integrated teams to design and deliver beautiful, thoughtful projects.
We believe in building stories, not just spaces. Our work is deeply rooted in creating environments that connect with the people who experience them. At Board & Vellum, you’ll find a supportive team that values collaboration, humor, and the joy of great design. We offer competitive pay, benefits, and a flexible work environment that celebrates work-life balance. You’ll also have opportunities for professional growth and mentorship as part of a team that celebrates curiosity and learning.
If this sounds like your next chapter, you just may be a great fit for our team. Open positions are listed below. For each, please consider the General Qualifications, as well as the role-specific qualifications included in each open job listing. We can’t wait to meet you and see how your skills and passion will contribute to the Board & Vellum story.
General Qualifications
- Bachelor or Master of Architecture, or commensurate working experience in the industry.
- Experience with Built Green, Passive House, or other sustainable practices earns bonus points.
- Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite (especially InDesign), and Microsoft Office, along with a general comfort with technology.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Well-honed graphic presentation and visual communication skills.
- Desire to be involved in every phase of projects.
- Proactive, engaged, and able to handle multiple projects and tasks.
- Passionate about asking questions and engaging in critique.
- Dedicated to a practice of constant learning and continuing education.
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative, cross-disciplinary, creative environment.
Let’s get into the details.
We value flexible working hours, treating each other with respect, having fun, maintaining a work/life balance, bad jokes, and speaking in a language our clients can understand.
We offer competitive salary and benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; paid professional memberships; 401k matching; paid time to volunteer in your community; four weeks of vacation; holiday and discretionary time; free ORCA pass; wellness reimbursement; and a bunch of damn great people to work with.
Board & Vellum is a dog-friendly office, and a non-smoking environment. Part of our commitment to the health of our office community includes required COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees. Our office is on Capitol Hill, within walking distance to all the fun stuff you want to do. We run a hybrid office with some required in-office days and some (optional) work-from-home days, though we are open to fully-remote workers when they are non-local.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status. Compensation will be commensurate with professional work experience. Our opportunities do not offer visa support.
Designer 2
Are you passionate about creating spaces that tell a story? Do you thrive on translating complex design ideas into diligently executed realities? Board & Vellum is looking for an awesome emerging professional to join our team as a Designer 2. We’re a dynamic architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture studio located in Seattle, WA, where collaboration, creativity, and storytelling shape everything we do. We’re looking for someone who can balance technical precision with an understanding of how spaces connect people and ideas. Salary commensurate with experience, range: $73k-$79k.
What You’ll Bring to the Team
- Experience: 3-5 years of professional design experience with a B.Arch or M.Arch degree.
- Technical Proficiency: Exceptional skills in Revit are a must. Bonus points for familiarity with SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, or Enscape.
- Documentation Skills: You understand redlines and have experience in drafting them. You have a good grasp of assembling contract documents.
- Execution-Oriented: You are detail-oriented, highly organized, and adept at driving projects forward, meeting deadlines, and delivering high-quality results. You thrive when you diligently complete your task list.
- Design Acumen: A creative eye for detail and a passion for storytelling through design. You understand how spaces evoke emotion and how every design choice contributes to a cohesive narrative.
- Communication Skills: You can confidently communicate ideas, collaborate with teammates, and engage with clients to bring designs to life. You do what you say you’re going to do.
- Excitement for a Variety of Project Types: You are excited to work on a variety of project types including custom residential, low and mid-rise multifamily residential and mixed-use, commercial, and civic projects.
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams to develop design concepts and documentation, ensuring alignment with client goals and project narratives.
- Take responsibility for your role producing project deliverables, focusing on accuracy, quality, and meeting deadlines.
- Produce design documentation and technical drawings using Revit with precision and efficiency.
- Participate in a collaborative studio culture where your voice and ideas are welcome.
To be considered for this position, please send a résumé and cover letter (we really read them), along with samples of your work to: [email protected].
Please, no phone calls regarding career opportunities.
Would you like to learn a little more about us?
Feel free to explore the pages below, and — of course — please reach out to us if you have something particular you’d like to ask.
Our Culture
We are changing the game when it comes to what it’s like to work in an architecture firm. We provide great benefits, a fun and supportive place to work, and everyone has a say in the direction of the firm. Don’t be surprised if you hear laughter ringing through our office — we have a lot of fun together!
