AIA Seattle facilitates the exchange of employment information in the design professional community. See below for resource information, to post your resumé or job listing, or to view current postings of available personnel and positions.
You can submit information in hard copy for posting in the AIA Seattle Resumé Book or Job Book (see below), or post your employment ad or resumé on the online EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE.
AIA Seattle Employment Exchange
WELCOME to the AIA Seattle online Employment Exchange. AIA Seattle invites Members and all others to post information about open positions and also resumés, and to view current posted materials.
AIA Seattle Resume Book
AIA Seattle accepts 8.5x11" hard-copy resumés for posting in a Resumé Book, maintained for reviewing at the AIA Seattle office. Anyone may provide a resumé (maximum 3 pages) by mail, fax, or as an attachment to e-mail (aia@aiaseattle.org). Submitted resumé items (c.v., cover letter, illustration within the total of 3 pages) will remain posted for one month. After one month's time (or at the earlier request of the applicant), AIA Seattle staff remove resumés from the file; applicants may choose to resubmit or update their resumés at this point.
AIA Seattle Job Book
Employers submit hard-copy job announcements in the AIA Seattle Job Book, maintained at AIA Seattle. AIA Seattle Member Firms may post listings at no charge; others pay $25 per listing for one month's posting. AIA Seattle staff posts listings in one-month increments from the date of receipt. AIA Seattle staff will remove ads for positions when employers advise of completion of the search.
Other Resources
AIA CAREER CENTER, a resource for employers and job-seekers nation-wide
Salary & Benefit Info Access current information on compensation in US architectural firms from the most recent edition the AIA Compensation Report, available for review and purchase at AIA Seattle
E-Source Center
Many design practices mention available positions on their own firm websites. Please check the firms currently linked to the
AIA Seattle E-Source Center.
NW Classifieds
includes listings for architects, drafters, and other design and construction personnel for positions throughout the greater Puget Sound region
Society of Design Administration , an organization of business professionals who work in the administration of design firms.
SDA Seattle Jobline contact: Deborah Dea-Fuller 206.441-4151, or visit SDA Seattle online.
