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Featured Job: Technical Coordinator (REVIT) in New York City Job Description DBI has been retained by an international architecture and design firm with an extensive portfolio of corporate and hospitality projects who is looking to hire a Technical Coordinator for the firm’s office in New York City. The candidate will […]

“I want to work projects from start to finish, but I want to work in a big firm where there is more consistency.” I hear this a lot when talking with candidates that are considering a career move. To be honest, in my experience, this doesn’t really exist and I […]

Featured Job: Project Architect in Seattle, WA Our new client, a well-established and expanding full-service architectural firm in Pioneer Square (Seattle) is hiring a Project Architect to join their firm. This firm believes in dense, vibrant, well-designed urban environments. They believe, without apology, that these well-planned urban environments provide a […]

Here are 4 free websites to get you architecture portfolio online.  Having an online architecture or design portfolio is a must in today’s fast-moving, digital world. It is a critical tool in being able to attract potential employers in a tight job market, an excellent way to stay organized as […]

Featured Job: Senior Designer – Hospitality – Dallas, TX Job Description DBI has been retained by a global Hospitality design firm to engage a Senior Designer for their Dallas office. The right candidate will own the process of inception to buildable product. The right candidate must be of two minds, […]

DBI Welcomes Dawnielle Owens DBI is very excited to announce that Dawnielle Owens has joined our office in Seattle. Dawnielle is our new Senior Recruiter. She will be supporting recruiting efforts across the globe. Dawnielle comes from a very fast-paced recruiting environment. Starting her recruiting career in 2012, she quickly […]

Website Launch! Welcome to the New dbifirm.com! The website, like everything else, has evolved over the last year. It is no longer the static billboard for a company. It is no longer the best and polished side of a firm, a glittery mirage of what you hope to be. In […]

  Are you passionate about design?  More importantly, are you passionate about designs influence on the world?  Does creating spaces that are aspirational, memorable, and unique the reason you started in design?  If this is you, my client may be a great place to move your career. By starting with […]

  In my last post I discussed what interviewers should ask design talent to uncover their potential.  This week I want to speak to the talent. Design talent, you know who you are, if there is anything to understand at this moment in time it is that you are in […]

Job Description: DBI has been retained by a large local firm to find outstanding Project Architect talent.  This firm has a need in its Global Retail practice group.  The desired candidate must be a creative and organized architect with a background in performing architectural design and development work for projects.  […]

Design potential. For a design firm, design potential is paramount to keep clients happy and the firm recognizable and relevant. But how can a design firm assess future design potential? Yes, the portfolio is an invaluable indicator of talent, but does it tell you the future design skill a candidate […]

The Most Important Thing I Took Away From SourceCon By: Zach Brown Recently, I enjoyed the opportunity to attend a recruiting industry conference called SourceCon for the first time. It was being held just a few blocks away from DBI HQ here in Seattle and it promised to be action-packed […]

Featured Job: Interior Designer – Commercial Interiors Job Description: One of the most exciting design offices in San Francisco is looking for an Interior Designer with a strong background in Commercial Design. This office is part of a growing national firm. With a diverse set of clients, this office of […]

  As part of our regular blog calendar our Monographs postings take an inquisitive approach, offering more questions than they answer in the hope that these questions can catalyze useful thoughts amongst our team and our industry. In this post we are exploring questions about the hiring practices of architectural […]

Featured Job: Senior Workplace Strategist Job Description: A globally established and fast-growing Workplace Interiors firm has hired DBI to find a Senior Workplace Strategist for their Seattle, Washington office. The right candidate will come with excellent credentials and pedigree in the Workplace Strategies market as they will be working with […]

  Since DBI started in 2009, we have learned a great deal. One of the things we learned is that there are not many recruiting firms that exclusively support the architecture and interior design industry. Because of this, many firms don’t quite know how to best work with an outside […]

Weekly Round-Up! 2/20/15 By: The DBI Team Happy belated President’s Day everyone! This week’s round-up of articles from the DBI Team features a pretty cool selection of links from hip vintage light bulbs to self-assembling chairs (Wait, what?!). Check out the articles and posts that we wanted to share with […]

Featured Job: Urban Housing Leader Job Description: A national leader in sustainable design and urbanism since 1949 is hiring an Urban Housing Leader to join the firm’s Seattle office. The firm’s work is defined by its innovative blend of design, technology and nature to create places; the outcome is one […]

Weekly Round-Up! 2/13/15 By: The DBI Team Look out all you superstitious types, Friday the 13th is upon us for the first time in 2015! We don’t have any extra salt for you to throw over your shoulder or tips on how to manage your triskaidekaphobia, but we do have […]

Featured Job: Senior Interior Designer Job Description: Seattle based design firm with an established reputation for innovative and strategic thinking has a need for a Senior Interior Designer to join the firm’s office in downtown Seattle. The firm practices in numerous project types including workplace, commercial, retail, hospitality, residential, and […]