Architectural Job Captain

Reporting to: Sr. Architectural Project Manager & Team Lead Location: Southern California residents are preferred for occasional in-person client and team collaboration. Hybrid arrangements are welcomed, and remote candidates will be considered for the right fit. Schedule: Full-time

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Administer and Guide As the Architectural Job Captain, you will lead design projects, ensuring adherence to building codes and specifications. Under the Project Manager and Architect's direction, you will manage technical designs and documents using software such as Revit, Bluebeam, Revu, and AutoCAD; driving projects from concept to construction with a focus on compliance and design integrity. You will take ownership of the development and coordination of construction documents, ensuring alignment across all disciplines. For small to mid-scale projects, you’ll independently lead the production and documentation process, while supporting larger or more complex projects under the guidance of the Project Manager and Architect. Coordinate and Communicate In this role, you will be the key liaison between project teams, clients, and consultants, discerning project requirements and guiding designs to meet client approval. You will collaborate with Architectural Project Managers and other team members to help manage the project's documentation requirements, timeline, and streamline communication while ensuring project milestones are achieved efficiently. You will actively coordinate with external consultants (MEP, structural, etc.), reviewing their drawings for conflicts, ensuring alignment with architectural intent, and helping drive timely integration into the overall construction documents for submittal to governing jurisdictions. Ensure Excellence, Integration, and Compliance Your dedication to quality will see you verifying documentation accuracy, ensuring project compliance, and implementing Project Manager QA / QC reviews. You will deliver contract documents and guarantee that architectural designs are perfectly integrated with all project aspects, leading to exemplary finished projects. You will incorporate redlines, markups, and consultant feedback into final drawing packages, maintaining a high level of accuracy and consistency. You will also help uphold documentation office standards, model organization, and file integrity across the project lifecycle.

WHAT SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE

You are accountable for ensuring smooth project navigation from concept to completion. Exhibit flexibility, kindness, and a willingness to learn. Yep, that’s the top of the list! You’re the go‑to person who administrates our architectural projects, and ensures the project follows building codes. You’ll interact and consult with our clients to discern a project’s specifications and you’ll help guide the interpretation and direction of designs. You’ll prepare and submit drawings and renderings for approval and cross‑collaborate with the team and make needed corrections. You'll be able to use construction modeling software such as AutoCAD, Revit, and others to create schematics. You’ll demonstrate an ability to work on multiple projects concurrently, with the confidence to multi‑task and delegate as required. You’ll visit architectural work sites and take measurements of structures and spaces if necessary. You take ownership of the full drawing set, ensuring coordination, accuracy, and readiness for each phase of delivery. You confidently interpret and apply building codes, contributing to well‑resolved and compliant design solutions. You support construction administration efforts, including responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals, and assisting with field coordination as needed. You perform project‑specific code analysis, ensuring designs align with applicable building codes and regulatory requirements from early design through construction documentation. You’ll review drawings for accuracy and ensure construction documents reflect as‑built conditions. You’ll work to ensure the architectural team’s alignment with the studio's strategic priorities. You’ll contribute to a positive work culture and uphold our core values.

OUR KIND OF WORK

Civic and cultural environments (museums, community spaces, Churches, places of gathering) Hospitality and branded environments (resorts, retail, dining, and guest experiences)

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE PARTY

Skills and Qualifications You have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in architectural design, building codes, and construction documentation. Throughout your career, you have consistently demonstrated a keen eye for detail, coupled with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. You have experience directing and supporting junior team members in drawing production, providing clear guidance and maintaining documentation standards. You demonstrate a strong understanding of constructability and design risk, with the ability to proactively identify and resolve potential issues. Your expertise shines through as a rock star in Revit, Bluebeam, Revu and AutoCAD Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, ensuring effective and clear conveyance of ideas and information. Highlight strong interpersonal skills, emphasizing your commitment to fostering positive relationships within the team, thereby contributing to a collaborative and productive work environment. You’ve got some experience working with projects involving churches, non‑profit, or faith‑based organizations. You’re able to work in our main office in Corona, California two days out of the week (Thursdays, and Fridays) You like forests, but you love trees! You have the uncanny ability to see the big picture but the detail orientation not to miss the small things that make or break a package. You possess Jedi‑level knowledge of CAD‑based systems (Autodesk Architecture 2025 preferred), Revit, and Microsoft Windows‑based applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) If you have 3‑D modeling experience, that would be amazing, but not required. You have proficient knowledge of many federal, state, and local building codes and how to navigate regulations. Your prioritization skills are breathtaking! While you can carry a lot on your own, you enjoy having a pack and work well with the team. You have the ability to provide advice and recommendations in an informed and confident manner. You build teams. It’s one of the things you’re most proud of. You have exceptional written and verbal communication skills. You love closing the loop and ensuring project leaders have pertinent information to manage client expectations. Bonus points for a sense of humor! You have an EQ that matches or supersedes your IQ— we hire just as much, if not more, based on values than strictly intellect or ability. If you’re humble, hungry, and servant‑hearted—you’ve found your people! You see feedback as a means to growth rather than criticism. You love this whole themed entertainment industry thing! You’ll be highly comfortable and enthusiastic working on our cause and Christian faith‑based projects which we do through our PlainJoe brand. You’re fluent in English—equally able to write or present.

ABOUT US

Storyland Studios is an experience design and production management firm with offices in the US and UK. We imagine, design and create immersive experiences and environments that lift the Spirit. From our shared background at Walt Disney Imagineering, we learned the art, craft and science of experience design—of telling stories in space. Our team of over 75 veteran Imagineers, strategists, marketers, artists, animators, designers, and developers craft connected stories and create truly immersive experiences. We’re a fun‑loving family that loves what we do and leads with our heart. We serve the themed‑entertainment and attraction market through the Storyland Studios brand and Christian‑based charitable organizations through PlainJoe. Storyland Studios is an equal‑opportunity employer. We value and celebrate people and honor their individual stories. We understand that differences broaden our perspective, strengthen our team, and enable us to produce better stories. We do not discriminate based on age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Storyland Studios