Job Description

Associate Designer

RootBound is a custom landscape design and project management company. We mostly work in the high-end residential market along Lake Michigan. We are a small team of designers looking to add talent to our collective. A landscape designer or landscape architect with experience and creativity is our main need. We have a small, friendly work culture, are flexible and have a passion for beautiful spaces. We are looking for a good fit in personality or philosophy equally to the list of skills on a resume.

For information about RootBound check us out at rootbound.com, get into our social media, and if you feel you may be able to contribute something to our team, please touch base with garth@rootbound.com. Send a note or resume and set up a time to meet with the principals (Garth and Lani). Our timeframe to fill this is during the 2025 season, with someone in place, oriented and trained by or before August 1.

Design Work (Landscape Designer or Landscape Architect):

Site Measurements

Basemap Mockup

Charrette Help

Concept Mockups

3D Renderings

Material and Finishes Decisions/Research

Client Meetings & Communication

Cost Perspectives (project budgeting)

Contractor/Scope Communication

Project Management (site visits)

General Office Client Management

General Preferred Skills:

High levels of CAD proficiency (Vectorworks preferred)

High levels Adobe Suite proficiency

3D Renders – Twinmotion or other

Photography + Editing

Creative Marketing / Business Ideation

Client Support & Communication

Support Business strategy and planning

Website, marketing and social media

Assist lead designers in their daily tasks

Set up and confirm meetings

Help manage calendar and tasks in demand

Help manage contracts & maintenance agreements

Support purchasing

Misc. items as needed

Plant purchasing communications & bids

Editorial Skill for proposals and documents

Generally, a creative person with tech skills

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