Architect- Architecture Design

A principal-led boutique architecture firm with nearly 50 years of exclusive focus on retail and restaurant design is seeking licensed Architect for their Akron, Ohio headquarters. and five Canadian provinces, this is a lean, high-trust team that delivers national rollout programs for some of the country's most recognized brands.

Architects here own projects end-to-end — from first client call through construction administration — and their work ships nationally. 90,000 – $180,000 base (DOE) + potential project-based bonus

You will own the full project lifecycle across concurrent retail and restaurant rollout assignments — from initial client intake through construction administration — across multiple states simultaneously. Produce complete Construction Document (CD) packages for retail/restaurant tenant improvements and ground-up projects

Serve as primary client contact — lead meetings, manage owner's rep relationships, and coordinate subconsultants (MEP, structural, civil)

Adapt national brand prototypes to local site and code conditions at rollout scale

Assess existing buildings for adaptive reuse and/or historic tax credit eligibility

Deliver projects on time and on budget — a promise this firm has kept for nearly 50 years

8–14 years of post-graduation experience; Commercial architecture background: retail, restaurant, tenant improvement, mixed-use, or similar

AutoCAD proficiency; Revit/BIM working knowledge strongly preferred

Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects independently

Specification writing experience

Named brand retail or restaurant rollout experience

Adaptive reuse or historic preservation project experience

Akron / Cleveland / Columbus market residency or confirmed relocation intent

Your work appears on nationally branded stores across 49 states — not buried in a 500-person org chart.

CAD / BIMAutoCAD (required)

Adobe Creative Suite (a plus)

Project Types

This firm's identity is intentionally kept confidential at this stage. What we can share: it is a principal-led boutique, with a specialty practice that has remained exclusively focused on retail and restaurant architecture for nearly five decades.