Benefits:

Life and AD&D Insurance

Continuing Education Allowance

LARE Exam Reimbursement

Paid Membership to ASLA

Employee Referral Program

Yearly Employee Health Allowance

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

YOU ARE CURIOUS BY NATURE AND WANT TO LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR ENVIRONMENT. YOU ALSO ENJOY EXPLORING WAYS TO IMPROVE UPON YOUR ENVIRONMENT, BOTH NATURAL AND BUILT. YOU FIND SATISFACTION IN CREATING SOMETHING WITH LASTING VALUE FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR COMMUNITY. YOU DESIRE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT WHERE YOUR FEELINGS ARE SHARED BY YOUR COLLEAGUES, WHERE THE WORK IS MEANINGFUL, AND WHERE YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF AS A PART OF A BIGGER PICTURE. OH YEAH, AND YOU LOVE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE!

AT FOLK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS WE LOVE, LOVE, LOVE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, SO IT MAKES SENSE TO US THAT OUR NEW HIRES DO AS WELL. FOLK (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS ARIA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE) WAS STARTED IN 2013 TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, STRONG COMMUNITIES AND BEAUTIFUL SPACES. AS A GROWING FIRM, CHANGE IS INEVITABLE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO US THAT “CHANGE” IS NOT A SCARY WORD FOR YOU AND YOU CAN THRIVE IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS REGULARLY ADAPTING AND EVOLVING TO BECOME A BETTER VERSION OF OURSELVES THAN WE WERE YESTERDAY.

IDEAL CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS:

YOU ARE:

· CREATIVE.

· DETAIL ORIENTED.

· ENJOY COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS.

· EXCITED TO LEARN NEW THINGS.

· PASSIONATE ABOUT DESIGN AND ITS EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY.

YOU HAVE:

· A BACHELOR’S OR MASTER’S DEGREE IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FROM AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY . 5-10 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN NON-RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

· STRONG WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF AUTOCAD, SKETCHUP, PHOTOSHOP, INDESIGN AND MICROSOFT OFFICE (WORD, EXCEL, AND POWERPOINT).

· EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

· THE ABILITY TO WORK IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT AND ON YOUR OWN WHEN NECESSARY.

· POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND A STRONG WORK ETHIC.

· LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE LICENSE PREFERRED BUT NOT MANDATORY

· HAND GRAPHICS AND 3D MODELING SKILLS ARE A PLUS!

CANDIDATES WITH ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND IN ECOLOGY, NATIVE AND ADAPTIVE PLANT SELECTION, GRAPHIC DESIGN AND OTHER SKILLS OR SOFTWARE THAT HAS NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED ARE ENCOURAGED TO SHARE DETAILS.

THIS IS A SALARIED FULL-TIME POSITION WITH ADDITIONAL HOURS AS PROJECT SCHEDULES DEMAND.