Project Designer
Company: Carrier Johnson + CULTURE
Location: San Diego
Posted on: February 19, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description At Carrier Johnson Culture
(CJC), we are fueled by creativity, curiosity, and collaboration.
Our team champions a user-first approach that pushes design
boundaries and fosters innovation. As an Intermediate Designer
(Designer II) you'll work directly with design and technical
leaders to advance CJCs diverse portfolio, encompassing high-rise
mixed-use residential, hospitality, civic, and public projects. If
you're dedicated to shaping impactful spaces and cultivating client
partnerships, join CJC to succeed in a dynamic, collaborative, and
interdisciplinary environment. Your Role As a Project Designer at
CJC, you'll play a key role in executing innovative design
projects, drawing on your technical proficiency and imaginative
perspective to propel initiatives from inception to realization.
With 5-10 years of experience, you're a skilled contributor to
design-focused initiatives, specializing in user-centric solutions
and supporting clients in achieving their goals. Your dedication to
teamwork, mentoring junior talent, and enhancing design quality
positions CJC as the ideal setting to elevate your career within a
vibrant, rewarding, and passionately curious culture. What You Will
Do Contribute significantly to projects across concept development,
schematic refinement, detailed design, construction documentation,
and site administration. Offer technical and creative input,
focusing on project coordination, production, and effective
delivery. Foster seamless collaboration with internal and external
teams, professional consultants, and strategic partners. Embrace an
inside-out and outside-in design philosophy, contributing to
iterative design processes with team members, using a wide variety
of tools to communicate to the team and client, including hand
sketching and 3d tools. Partner with internal teams, consultants,
and stakeholders to meet project goals. Assist in creating
persuasive proposals and interview materials to pursue new project
opportunities Support and guide junior designers, contributing to
multiple projects with high-quality outcomes while working with
technical staff. Facilitate client interactions to deliver project
goals and maintain positive engagement. Work closely with your team
and across the firm to promote an interdisciplinary design
approach, upholding CJCs commitment to design excellence and
technical innovation. Your Qualifications Actively working towards
Licensure, Registered Architect, a significant plus Bachelor's or
master's degree in architecture from an accredited university
required. 5 years of relevant architecture and design experience,
with a strong background in diverse project typologies and scales.
Strong ability to communicate and present design concepts and their
rationales. Skilled in addressing client needs, budget constraints,
architectural opportunities, or challenges impacting design
concepts. Knowledge of sustainable design principles and
certifications. Skilled in Revit, SketchUp, Enscape, and/or other
modeling software and Adobe Creative Suite. Exceptional graphics
and visualization skills to effectively convey design ideas. Strong
ability to build collaborative relationships across the firm, with
clients, and with key stakeholders. To be considered, please
provide a current portfolio and/or work samples in PDF format.
Final role, title, and compensation will be commensurate with the
specific candidate's expertise and skill.
Keywords: Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, Corona , Project Designer, Design, Graphic Design & CAD , San Diego, California
