Architectural Designer

TAIT partners with artists, brands, IP holders and place makers to bring culture-defining, never-before-seen experiences to life. With a legacy of innovation spanning over 45 years, TAIT has grown from pioneering in rock ‘n’ roll concert staging to setting the global standard for extraordinary live events and experiences through cutting-edge technology, precision engineering, and creative design. TAIT’s 20 global offices have developed iconic productions and experiences in over 30 countries, all seven continents, and even outer space for renowned performers, theme parks, exhibits, and venues across the globe, including partnerships with Taylor Swift, Cirque Du Soleil, Royal Opera House, Nike, NASA, Bloomberg, Google, Beyoncé, and The Olympics

Position Purpose

Architectural Designer III is a senior individual contributor within TAIT’s Planning & Architectural Design (PAD) team, focused on independently leading significant architectural design scopes across immersive, guest-centered experiential projects.

This role translates creative vision, storytelling intent, operational requirements, and project objectives into well-developed architectural solutions that balance design quality, technical execution, and delivery success.

Working closely with project leadership and multidisciplinary teams, the Architectural Designer III leads assigned scopes from concept through technical resolution with minimal oversight while helping strengthen project quality, team collaboration, and design execution across TAIT's experiential work.

This role also provides guidance to developing designers through active project leadership and mentorship.

Responsibilities

Design & Project Ownership

Independently lead significant architectural design scopes across project phases

Translate creative vision, storytelling objectives, operational needs, and project goals into architectural solutions

Develop plans, sections, elevations, layouts, design studies, diagrams, and presentation materials

Drive design solutions that balance immersive storytelling, guest experience, operational functionality, and implementation feasibility

Apply strong architectural judgment to advance project design quality and spatial experience

Technical Delivery & Coordination

• Lead technical development and coordination of assigned architectural scopes with minimal oversight
• Produce and maintain high-quality BIM/Revit models, drawing packages, and design documentation
• Resolve architectural design challenges involving detailing, coordination, technical integration, and constructability
• Coordinate consultant input, interdisciplinary feedback, and technical requirements into cohesive design solutions
• Maintain strong technical quality, documentation consistency, and delivery reliability
  
  

Multidisciplinary Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborate closely with planning, interiors, landscape, show set, art direction, technical design, engineering, production, media, and external consultants
• Align architectural design with project goals, creative direction, operational needs, and technical realities
• Identify and proactively resolve coordination issues and design conflicts
• Present architectural work clearly in internal reviews, workshops, working sessions, and select client-facing discussions
• Communicate design rationale, technical considerations, and creative intent effectively across teams
  
  

Team Contribution & Mentorship

• Provide guidance and support to Associate Architectural Designers and Architectural Designers I–II
• Review junior work as needed to support design quality, coordination, and professional growth
• Share technical knowledge, design best practices, and project lessons learned
• Contribute to a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team culture
• Lead by example through professionalism, initiative, and strong project ownership
  
  

Success Profile

A Successful Architectural Designer III Will

• Independently lead significant architectural scopes with minimal oversight
• Deliver high-quality architectural solutions that balance creativity, guest experience, technical rigor, and operational functionality
• Demonstrate strong design judgment, problem solving, and interdisciplinary coordination
• Serve as a trusted architectural contributor across project teams
• Communicate design solutions confidently to internal teams and clients
• Support and elevate junior team members through mentorship and example
  
  

Experience

Position Requirements

7–10 years of relevant experience in architecture, experiential design, themed entertainment, hospitality, cultural environments, or related industries

Demonstrated experience leading substantial project scopes from concept through technical delivery

Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, consultants, and technical integration

Experience contributing to immersive, experiential, or guest-centered built environments

Built Project Delivery Experience Strongly Preferred

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Environmental Design, Interior Architecture, or related design discipline required;
• Advanced degree in Architecture or related design field preferred.
  
  

Portfolio Requirements

• Leadership of significant architectural project scopes
• Strong concept-to-execution capability
• Immersive or guest-centered environment design
• Technical coordination and documentation capability
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Architectural problem solving and design ownership
• Built project experience strongly preferred
  
  

Skills & Competencies

• Design Expertise
• Architectural design execution
• Experiential and guest-centered design
• Storytelling through architecture
• Spatial problem solving
• Technical coordination
• Constructability awareness
• Design communication
• Architectural decision-making
• Documentation quality
  
  

Tools

Strong Working Knowledge Of

• Revit
• AutoCAD
• Adobe Creative Suite
• SketchUp, Rhino, or similar platforms
• Microsoft Office and/or Google Workspace
• Visualization and digital collaboration tools preferred
  
  

TAIT is an equal opportunity employer fully committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran or any other protected characteristic as outlined by international, national, state, or local laws.