Join Our Team
Design a better world. Thrive in a successful career.
The secret to transformative architecture?
Designers who love what they do.
We offer a workplace that is inclusive, progressive, and full of possibilities. Your career deserves nothing less.
Be yourself and do your best.
Imagine doing what you love with people you really like. In a place where creativity knows no bounds. DesignGroup is a hub for new ideas and professional growth, inspired by a 50+ year legacy of groundbreaking design. A place where collaboration isn't just encouraged – it's celebrated.
More than half of our associates have been with us a decade or longer.
We will encourage you, invest in you, and provide an environment where you can flourish. The work is ambitious and fulfilling, driven by leadership that is collaborative and supportive. We’re excited to do great things together.
100+
Project and Firm Awards
50%
Women Employees
1,500+
Continuing Education Hours Per Year
4,000+
Community Service Hours
Open Positions
Can you see yourself here?
We are always seeking new talent to add to our team. Browse our open positions (and internships) or create a personal profile and upload your resume. We’ll watch for an opportunity that’s the right fit.
Benefits
Everything you need. And then some.
Your success and well-being matter to us, and we're here to support you every step of your career.
Good Health, Great Benefits
Well-being is a top priority for us. That's why we offer fully paid healthcare. We believe a healthy you is a happy you.
Investing in Your Future
We know you're building not just a career but a lifetime. So we offer 401(k) plans with a company match. We're all in to ensure your financial health, too.
Flexibility Matters
Work isn't just a place; it's a state of mind. That's why we offer flexible and hybrid work schedules.
Celebrate the Weekend Early
We offer a half-day on Fridays year round to kickstart your weekend adventures early. It's your time to recharge and enjoy life outside of work.
Initiatives Push Us Forward
We're all about continuous improvement – for our clients and ourselves. Ongoing efforts focus on DEI, Sustainability, and next-generation thinking.
Learning Never Stops
We're obsessed with expanding our understanding of design and the world. We offer countless opportunities to feed your curiosity through retreats, trips, and more.
Feeling Valued and Heard
A sense of belonging is the heartbeat of our culture. We consider this a benefit because we know it’s uncommon. In fact, we believe in our people’s voices so much, we routinely put them into the world.
Bringing Diversity to Our Profession, One Firm at a Time
American architecture continues to lack diversity. In this inspiring essay, DesignGroup’s Parva Markiw shares how she learned to embrace her Iranian heritage as a design professional. And advocate for others to do the same.
Grounded in Mission. Driven by Impact.
DesignGroup’s design philosophy expresses how we work and think. Inside our firm, it’s a foundational vision. Outside the firm, it’s a differentiating approach that puts our clients and their communities at the center of everything we do. Here’s a closer look at how we define what we do every day.
The Benefits of Long-Term Partnership
Architecture/design is best achieved when expertise is proven and client trust is earned over time. Here’s why it matters.
Be yourself and thrive.
There are two very important reasons diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are priorities at DesignGroup. First, they’re paramount to the work we do. Environments we design are used by people with vastly different ages, backgrounds, beliefs, and experiences. For a building to be successful, it must be welcoming, easily understood, and empowering for all who use it.
Second, these priorities are essential to the productivity of our team and the success of our business. Because the best ideas and outcomes happen in a workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and heard. A diverse workplace is how we achieve these ideals.
Our DEIB Commitment
We are committed to providing a safe work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and placed in positions to contribute to our future success. We seek to achieve equitable inclusion of people of all gender identities, ages, races, ethnicities, national origins, cultures, religious or political beliefs, languages, education levels, socioeconomic backgrounds, family or relationship statuses, sexual orientations, genetics, and/or abilities.
Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Program provides a framework for related initiatives and policies across the firm. When communication, transparency, and trust are achieved, great things are possible.
DesignGroup’s commitment to DEIB extends to all areas of our business, including recruitment, job assignment, compensation and benefits, talent development, skills enhancement, promotions, employee retention, flexible work arrangements, forms of leave available to employees, policies and procedures and succession planning. Our policies apply to all employees and anyone conducting work on behalf of DesignGroup or any of its operating companies.
Our Code of Ethics
DesignGroup’s Code of Ethics has been, and continues to be, an important part of the our corporate culture. We encourage associates to embrace this Code of Ethics as their own professional philosophy.
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Serve clients competently and exercise unprejudiced professional judgment on their behalf.
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Conduct ourselves in a professional manner to instill confidence, respect and trust.
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Serve and promote the public interest through respect for the natural environment and service to the community.
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Enhance the public understanding of our profession.
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Accurately represent our professional qualifications.
Curiosity and professional growth are simply a way of life here.
Through our unique DesignGroup University (DGU), the firm is committed to the continuing education of both staff and clients. Our annual design trips take us to new places where we can examine, contemplate, discuss, and grow. This commitment to lifelong learning extends into the communities where our projects have touched the lives of children, teens, and adults.
DesignGroup’s role in civic engagement extends far beyond client work.
We volunteer untold hours (and sweat equity) to professional and human services organizations. Our associates are deeply involved in community organizations such as the Discovery District, Greater Columbus Arts Council, and others that advocate for beautiful, sustainable neighborhood growth and preservation. And we generously donate time and treasure to Pelotonia, United Way, Light of Life, and other social causes. It’s how we give back to the cities that have given us so much.
DesignGroup is committed to the practice of equality in employment for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or military veteran status. DesignGroup actively seeks diversity in building our team of professionals.