Since 1956, our practice has focused on designing timeless, beautiful, sustainable architecture. We seek a talented full-time interior designer to support our evolving practice and advance with the next generation of leaders, striving to provide thoughtful and contextual designs.
A career at FFA means joining a collaborative team that strives for creative solutions and design excellence. We believe in cultivating relationships with our clients by consistently providing outstanding service and working with multiple client types across our market sectors. You will excel at FFA if you are interested in developing interior environments in partnership with the architecture team as well as leading interiors-only projects. This position requires clear communication with clients, consultants, and colleagues, thinking critically about design opportunities, and presenting conceptual and detailed design ideas to consultants, clients, and colleagues.
Our Community Agreements outline our firm culture and our commitments to one another.
At FFA, we are deeply committed to responsible resource use and understand the crucial role of the built industry in combating climate change. Our practice is dedicated to providing clients with practical, resilient building strategies and striving for loftier sustainability goals. We are looking for candidates who share our mission, and the ideal candidate will have experience in working on highly sustainable buildings.
Applicant Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in interior design or interior architecture or an equivalent architectural-based design degree and work experience
- The ability to travel to local and regional client sites (a personal vehicle is not required)
- Commitment to our company’s hybrid work schedule, working in-office four days/week. FFA reserves the right to change this policy.
Candidates should demonstrate the following
- A minimum of five constructed projects at least 15,000 SF in size; explain your role on the projects and the impact of your contribution to the team
- Experience in programming, conceptual design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration for new construction and renovation projects
- Experience working for commercial developers and building owners. The preferred candidate has experience working in multiple building types, including higher education facilities, affordable housing, or civic buildings
- REVIT modeling experience on projects and experience developing REVIT construction documents
- Knowledge and experience in tenant improvement design, space planning, programming, concept development, color and material selection, specifications development, as-built document development, vendor/supplier coordination, construction administration, and furniture procurement, including specifications, documentation, and installation
- The ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects of various scales with overlapping deadlines
- Experience with project site observation and documentation for accurate base drawing development
- An understanding of how interior components are constructed and how materials come together in a design
Additional Qualifications
The preferred candidate is proficient in Sketchup modeling, Enscape or Twinmotion rendering, and the Adobe Creative Suite; has their NCIDQ Certification, LEED Accreditation, and/or WELL Accreditation, or is actively pursuing one or more certifications; and is experienced in working with BOMA Standards
Applicant Instructions
Applicants should email their cover letter, resume, and portfolio to resumes@ffadesign.com.
Benefits at FFA include
- Fully covered individual medical insurance
- Voluntary vision and dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 401K Savings Plan
- Pre-tax transportation and phone stipends
- Experience-based paid time off program
- Paid volunteer time
- Paid holidays and one flex holiday
- Company-sponsored continuing education
- Professional licensure and certification assistance
Compensation
At FFA, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This allows your compensation to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is negotiable and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and years of experience. This is a salaried position.
Notification to Applicants
FFA Architecture and Interiors is an equal-opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, mental or physical disability, age, genetic information, veteran or active military status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, domestic partnership, family status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
FFA will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)
FFA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need accommodation during the hiring process, please contact erunning@ffadesign.com.
Full-Time
At FFA, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This allows your compensation to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is negotiable and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and years of experience. This is a salaried position.
Our dedication to quality and craft means that our work is rooted to its place on the planet, and representative of the people it serves. If you share these values and have a desire to invest in a career at FFA, we’d like to meet you.
Every voice matters
At FFA, everyone has a seat at the table. Our design culture allows open conversations about ideas because when everyone has a voice, it leads to better outcomes for our clients. Candid, respectful and open dialogue encourages new thinking, diverse ideas and creates an inclusive workplace environment. Everyone is part of the bigger picture and takes ownership of their work and professional growth.
Culture
We strive to create a healthy professional environment that inspires our design culture and enriches our employees’ lives. From providing healthy snacks in the breakroom to all-office design charrettes and weekly happy hours, we focus on initiatives that support employee wellness. FFA’s office environment, competitive salaries, events and job perks create a flourishing, productive backdrop where we can thrive.
Work-life balance
We put in hard work because we are dedicated to the design process and the work we produce. There may be a late-night right before a deadline, but we produce our most profound and insightful work when the fuel tank isn’t running on empty. We empower employees to build a healthy work-life model where they can be present in both their life and at work.
Meaningful projects
Since 1956, our practice has been focused on developing architecture that is timeless, beautiful, and sustainable. FFA is proud of this tradition and its legacy of thoughtful, contextual projects throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Today, we continue to learn and elevate our design portfolio with projects ranging from thoughtful historic renovations to a myriad of new building types. We pursue unique projects which are diverse in scope and location — check out our portfolio. Whether it’s architecture, planning or interior design, or all the above, each of FFA’s projects tells a compelling and memorable story.
Equity
At FFA, our goal is to create and sustain a community where everyone feels valued. This is important to us and not just something we say we do, but something we work on every day. In our ongoing work to honor this commitment, our Equity Committee and Leadership Group have developed Community Agreements – a living document which is posted throughout the office. We use these agreements as a guidepost for everyday decision-making, collaborating with team members, participating in meetings, and generally interacting with our colleagues. Using these agreements daily helps us continue to be supportive of our equity and inclusion goals, and each other.
