Architectural Resources Group (ARG) is a full-service
architectural and historic preservation planning firm with offices in Los
Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland. We seek an Architectural Historian / Preservation Planner with a strong
background in the fields of Architectural History and Historic Preservation
Planning for a full-time, in-person position in our Los Angeles office. Fully
remote candidates will not be considered. This position requires an individual
with a Master’s Degree in Historic Preservation or closely related field from
an accredited institution. The candidate should have a minimum of three years of
post-graduate school work experience in a similar position(s). The candidate
should meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications
Standards in Architectural History.
Applicants should possess the following skills, interests or
experience:
- good communication skills and ability to work both independently and collaboratively;
- the ability and desire to take on a wide variety of tasks, large and small;
- outstanding research, writing, proofreading and editing skills;
- experience with large-scale historic resource survey projects;
- experience drafting historic context statements;
- experience evaluating and documenting the significance of historic resources for potential local, state, and national eligibility;
- familiarity with architectural styles prevalent in California; and
- literacy in computer programs of the basic MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
The following skills are desired but not essential:
- proficiency with GIS;
- ability to present project findings in a public setting;
experience with environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
- proficiency with the Adobe creative suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator; and
- experience with or willingness to learn database development and/or
- experience with cultural resource documentation databases such as Fulcrum, Survey123, Arches, and others.
ARG’s Los Angeles office of 18 planners/historians, architects, and
conservators offers a dynamic, energetic, collegial, and collaborative work
environment. We are located in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Downtown Los
Angeles, near multiple modes of public transportation. This is a full-time
position, eligible for ARG’s competitive benefits package. The salary range for
this position is $65K - $80K, commensurate with experience. ARG is a majority
Women-Owned Business and an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are recognized as a JUST Organization through the International
Living Future Institute.
Submit letter of interest, resume, three professional references,
and two writing samples (one should be a historic context statement, or an
excerpt of one, authored wholly by the candidate) to careers@ARGcreate.com, with “Los Angeles Planner
Position” in the subject line.