The Mills Group – Architectural Designer or Graphic Media Arts Designer

The Mills Group, a West Virginia Architecture-Planning-Preservation firm is a team of architects, designers, planners, and historians who work to improve our community through timeless, inspired design. We are excited to be a part on the Impact WV Fellowship in hopes of recruiting creative talent to work with Mills Group and aid our team in making a positive impact on the built environment of West Virginia. We look forward to building a greater relationship with Generation WV and with our Fellow.

We are seeking either an Architectural Designer or a Graphic Media Arts Designer to join our team. Applicants with either skillset are encouraged to apply:

As an Architectural Designer at The Mills Group, a typical day might include the following:

• Design consultations with Architects / Clients
• Selecting Finishes, ordering samples and meeting with product representatives
• Updating the sample Library and staying current on product knowledge
• Surveying buildings
• Computer Modeling in Sketch Up and Revit
• Working with design team to execute construction drawings and documents

This job might be a good fit for you if:

• You have excellent client management, customer service, and presentation skills
• You enjoy working in project teams and within consultant teams on a variety of projects.
• You are an eager individual willing to learn and advance in a growing company
• You are someone who can see the big picture while maintaining a keen eye for detail.\

To land this gig, you need to have:

• 2-4 years of architectural design experience
• A professional degree and licensure track is preferred
• Experience analyzing, planning, and designing various structures throughout all phases of the projects of any scale
• Experience developing construction documents on small to medium size commercial projects
• Knowledge of Revit Architecture software
• Knowledge of interior space planning and interior architecture and material
• Graphics design skills are preferred

As a Graphic Media Arts Designer at The Mills Group, a typical day might include the following:

• Heavy use of the Adobe Suite with a focus on Lumion, Photoshop, Illustrator, & InDesign.
• Create visual narratives and graphics.
• Coordination meetings with Architects and clients.

This job might be a good fit for you if:

• You have excellent client management, customer service, and presentation skills
• You enjoy working in project teams and within consultant teams on a variety of projects.
• You are an eager individual willing to learn and advance in a growing company
• You can verbally communicate your visual design to clients
• Ability to exchange critical ideas
• Knowledge of the graphic design work-process and managing multiple graphic platforms simultaneously.

To land this gig, you need to have:

• A degree in graphics design or multi-media arts
• Experience creating environmental graphics, wayfinding, architectural renderings, animations, augmented reality, and virtual reality
• Experience with Lumion 8, Sketch-Up, Adobe Creative Suite
• Interpersonal skills to work with a creative team