SmithGroup recruitment brochure

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Think big.
Big means a deep pool of talent--a heady place where you'll roll up your sleeves daily with the best in the business. They're leading industry experts in everything from sustainability to site engineering. And they're your co-workers.

Big means marquee clients and marquee projects: Global headquarters. Cutting-edge research labs. Restorations of national historic treasures. Landmark learning facilities. Nary a strip mall in sight.

Big means resources: Think a start-up design firm can afford things like the best training tools and the latest building information modeling technologies? No, they can't.

Big means a little security in a volatile world: Industries go through upheavals. Urban economies go south. And that's when small firms sink, often through no fault of their own. With 35 studios, SmithGroup can weather some mighty storms.

Big means being loved, in a 401(k), health-insurance sort of way.

Big means potential for growth and change. Want to live near Chinatown? Near Georgetown? Desert or Great Lakes? Don't know? You don't have to know. Here, your life choices and career choices can span from sea to shining sea.

Now think small.
Small means a work environment of specialty practice groups and boutique studios scattered across North America.

Small means you're needed. We don't invite people here to warm a chair. We want you--we expect you--to be an integral part of our creative team from Day One.

Small means getting your hands dirty, working on projects you thought were several steps down your career path.

Small means diving head-first into the creative process, collaborating with thoughtful colleagues and receptive clients.

Small means passion. We're here to up the artistic ante, to create designs that are unique and meaningful and perfect for each client. We're here because great design is great fun.

Small means never feeling lost in a monotonous mass. You'll discover mentors, peers, friends.

Small means making a difference--in your career and in your life.