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# Freelance Architectural Designer at HUSH

- **Company:** HUSH
- **Location:** Brooklyn, NY
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2019-11-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/hush/4faa4196-2bed-421c-8fad-91dd0780931f

## Job description

Who we are: We are a team of Proactive, Respectful, Communicative, Candid, Diverse, Equitable and Curious leaders seeking new team members who share our values. We are world-class experience designers, technologists, strategic thinkers and creators assembled to develop global design projects for adventurous, industry-changing Fortune 500 companies and leading organizations.

Who you are: You are a spatial thinker with an artist’s sensibility. You understand that architecture is not just about buildings—it’s about the way people feel, move, and find meaning in the spaces around them. You work fluidly across scales: from a human-scale sculpture and installation to a building façade or master plan. You are conceptually driven, aesthetically sharp, and more interested in the emotional texture of space than the technical mechanics of construction. You have a portfolio that reflects genuine creative range, a strong point of view, and a hunger to push what the built environment can be.

## Role Overview

As a HUSH Architectural Designer, you bring a design sensibility rooted in art, culture, and human experience. You are the creative force that shapes how our spaces look, feel, and resonate—translating brand narratives and human stories into spatial and experiential language. You work across project types and scales, contributing to concept development, mood and aesthetic direction, and the visual logic that guides how a project comes to life. You collaborate closely with designers, technologists, and strategists to ensure every environment we create leaves a lasting impression. Focus: 80% making and execution; 20% learning and concepting

## Key Responsibilities

Contribute to spatial concept development—from big ideas to the refined aesthetic details that define a project’s character. Develop mood boards, visual narratives, and inspiration frameworks that guide the creative direction of spaces. Shape the experiential arc of a space—how people enter, move through, pause, and feel in an environment. Journeys, mapping, narratives. Collaborate with designers, technologists and fabricators to translate conceptual vision into realized work. Contribute to pitch development with strong visual storytelling and spatial thinking. Articulate design ideas clearly and compellingly in both visual and verbal form. Seek and embrace feedback. Iterate with intention. Evolve the idea without losing the soul of it. Evaluation Bi-annual meetings to review progress across core responsibilities, professional, and personal goals.

## Requirements

- 2–4+ years of design experience in architecture, experience design, spatial design, or a related creative field.

- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, fine arts, interior design, or equivalent work experience—formal architectural training is appreciated but not required.

- A portfolio that demonstrates conceptual range, aesthetic sophistication, and comfort working across scales.

- Strong skills in visual communication: sketching, mood-making, spatial storytelling.

- Proficiency in tools such as Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp, or similar. 3D rendering, AI rendering.

- Genuine curiosity for art, culture, technology, and sensorial experience.

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills—you are as comfortable in a concept conversation as you are presenting work to a client.

## About HUSH

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: HUSH is a design firm that blends content, space, and technology to give physical spaces a powerful voice and amplify an organization’s boldest ideas.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Partnership)
- **Headquarters**: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: David Schwarz (Founding Partner), Erik Karasyk (Founding Partner)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Design (experiential design, environmental branding, digital experiences)
- **Target customers**: B2B – ambitious organizations across industries (e.g., Nike, healthcare innovators, fusion energy companies) seeking to shape how people work, invest, and learn through their physical spaces.
- **Mission/purpose**: “Making spaces speak volumes” – empowering spaces to express and reinforce an organization’s most ambitious ideas.

## Products & Services
HUSH offers a comprehensive suite of design and technology services, typically delivered as integrated projects:
- **Animation & Film**: Motion graphics and short-form storytelling.
- **Application Development**: Custom software and interactive tools.
- **Audience Research & Content Strategy**: Data-driven insights to guide content.
- **Data Visualization & Digital Design**: Translating data into compelling visuals.
- **Environmental Design & Exhibition Design**: Shaping physical spaces and exhibits.
- **Experience Analytics & Master Planning**: Measuring and planning user journeys.
- **Generative Content & Interface Design**: AI-assisted and UI design.
- **Placemaking & Retail Design**: Creating destination and retail environments.
- **Wayfinding & Information Architecture**: Navigation systems and signage.
- **Installation Design & Creative Software**: Physical/digital installations and proprietary tools.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$12M (as of 2026; SignalHire reports $5M–$25M range)
- **Total Funding**: $350K (per SignalHire)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Clients include Nike and other “boldest organizations” across industries. No public investor list.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 7.1% YoY (+6 people) to ~21 employees (LinkedIn company data). However, SignalHire estimates 25–100 employees and LeadIQ reports ~89 employees across 6 continents – conflicting reports. Active job postings (4 open roles as of July 2026). LinkedIn followers grew 22.5% yearly.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Integrated approach**: Combines strategy, content, space, and technology under one roof, delivering end-to-end experiential design.
- **Proven track record**: Nearly 20 years of work with ambitious, high-profile clients (Nike, healthcare, energy).
- **Creative culture**: Emphasis on being proactive, respectful, communicative, candid, and curious – differentiating from commoditized design agencies.
- **Talent magnet**: Attracts talent from top design firms (Pentagram, The Mill, Gretel, Local Projects) and sends alumni to Gensler, Framestore, etc.

## Strategic Focus
- **Growth direction**: Continuing to serve “audacious vision and tenacious drive” clients across geographies and cultures. Expanding into new technologies (e.g., augmented-reality projects like HUSH/Listen).
- **Current priorities**: Blending physical and digital experiences, leveraging data and generative content, and strengthening its reputation as a strategic partner for space-driven brand storytelling.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Rated 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor (12 reviews) with culture score 3.9, work-life 3.5, compensation 4.0, career 3.8. Described as a collaborative, curious environment.
- **Work policy**: Mostly on-site roles based in Brooklyn, NY (HQ). Some contract and hybrid positions listed. Internships are on-site.
- **Notable perks**: Opportunity to work on high-impact projects for top brands; exposure to cutting-edge design technology (AR, generative content); small, agile team with direct access to leadership.
- **Engineering/design culture**: Design-driven with a mix of specialists (8), directors (3), and interns (3). Departments include Design (6), General Management (6), Operations (3), Product (2), Consulting (1), Technical (1).

## Sources
1. [Lever.co – HUSH careers page](https://jobs.lever.co/hush)
2. [heyhush.com – About page](https://www.heyhush.com/about)
3. [LinkedIn – HUSH company page](https://linkedin.com/company/hush-studios-inc)
4. [SignalHire – HUSH company profile](https://www.signalhire.com/companies/hush)
5. [LeadIQ – HUSH company overview](https://leadiq.com/c/hush/5a1da10a2300005a0092406f)

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