People

Bringing together a diverse pool of talent around a single shared table, our company is built on open, ongoing conversation. Founded in 1992 by Trey Trahan, the firm is intimate in size but broad in its scope.  We engage in a collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities and economies. Each member of the Trahan team is an integral part of a collaborative process that enriches our company culture and improves the quality of our work.

Ethos: Collaboration

Team
Trey Trahan
Founder
Brad McWhirter
Partner
Lesley Braxton
Principal
April De Simone
Principal
Kevin Thomas
Managing Principal, New York Studio
Julia LeBlanc
Director of Communications
Jennifer Schecter
Director of Marketing
Margaret Jankowsky
Director of Urban Design
Robbie Eleazer
Design Director
Oana Bunea-Velea
Technical Director
James Babin
Design Architect
Stephen Breaux
Designer
Gabriela Calzada
Designer
Ciarán Conlon
Senior Design Architect
Kyle Culver
Senior Project Designer
Sean David
Senior Project Manager
Ana Durão
Senior Project Manager
Paúl Duston-Muñoz
Senior Design Architect
Nicholas Garrison
Office Manager
Manuela Hiches
Business Development Specialist
Drew Hutcheson
Senior Project Designer
Jason Kurzweil
Project Designer
Travis Lombardi
Senior Project Designer
Matthew Rivera
Designer
Henry Savoie
Designer
David Sweere
Designer
Patricia Thomas
Office Manager
Bruce White
Designer
Careers

The quality of our work reflects the collective commitment of a diverse and engaged team. Build your career with us.

New Orleans
Marketing Manager
The full-time Marketing Manager position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative architecture practice in search of design excellence. The role is based in the firm’s New Orleans office. The ideal candidate will have applicable experience in an architecture or engineering firm, or related industry; a positive, can-do attitude; time management skills; and the agility to pivot from one project to the next and back again. The role manages and coordinates the firm’s marketing efforts....
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Project Manager
We are looking for a Project Manager to join our established and growing design practice in New Orleans. This is a high-level leadership opportunity with an award-winning, collaborative practice that strives for design excellence. The Project Manager will lead a range of project types, in collaboration with our diverse design team. We are searching for a highly motivated individual who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities, and economies and to explore design...
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Project Designer
The full-time Project Designer position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The Project Designer will be directly involved in a range of project types, exploring form and function, with a strong focus on materiality. We are searching for someone who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities, and economies with design solutions that are...
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Project Visualizer
The full-time Project Visualizer position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The Project Visualizer will be directly involved with developing 3D rendered imagery for a range of project types, exploring form and function, with a strong focus on materiality. We are searching for someone who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities, and economies...
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Design Architect
The full-time Design Architect position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The Design Architect will be directly involved in a range of project types, exploring form and function, with a strong focus on materiality. We are searching for someone who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities, and economies with design solutions that are...
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Designer
We are looking for a professional, full-time Designer to join our diverse team. Candidates will have the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The designer will be directly involved in a range of project types, exploring form and function, with a strong focus on materiality. We are searching for someone who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities, and economies...
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Senior Technical Coordinator
Trahan Architects is particularly interested in senior design and technical architects and managers who have experience with large-scale, programmatically complex projects, especially those related to cultural, educational, assembly, and mixed-use facilities in the range of $5 to $20 million or more. Senior Technical Coordinators work directly with the firm’s principals, project managers, design leaders, and team members. They are responsible for technical aspects of assigned projects, including exploration of design solutions. They are committed to reconciling the goals and priorities...
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New York
Marketing Manager
The full-time Marketing Manager position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative architecture practice in search of design excellence. The role is based in the firm’s New York office. The ideal candidate will have applicable experience in an architecture or engineering firm, or related industry; a positive, can-do attitude; time management skills; and the agility to pivot from one project to the next and back again. The role manages and coordinates the firm’s marketing efforts....
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Project Manager
We are looking for a Project Manager to join our established and growing design practice in New York. This is a high-level leadership opportunity with an award-winning, collaborative practice that strives for design excellence. The Project Manager will lead a range of project types, in collaboration with our diverse design team. We are searching for a highly motivated individual who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities, and economies and to explore design...
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Project Designer
The full-time Project Designer position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The Project Designer will be directly involved in a range of project types, exploring form and function, with a strong focus on materiality. We are searching for someone who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities, and economies with design solutions that are...
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Project Visualizer
The full-time Project Visualizer position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The Project Visualizer will be directly involved with developing 3D rendered imagery for a range of project types, exploring form and function, with a strong focus on materiality. We are searching for someone who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities, and economies...
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Design Architect
The full-time Design Architect position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The Design Architect will be directly involved in a range of project types, exploring form and function, with a strong focus on materiality. We are searching for someone who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities, and economies with design solutions that are...
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Designer
We are looking for a professional, full-time Designer to join our diverse team. Candidates will have the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The designer will be directly involved in a range of project types, exploring form and function, with a strong focus on materiality. We are searching for someone who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our...
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Project Visualizer

The full-time Project Visualizer position offers the opportunity to engage in challenging work within an award-winning, collaborative practice in search of design excellence. The Project Visualizer will be directly involved with developing 3D rendered imagery for a range of project types, exploring form and function, with a strong focus on materiality. We are searching for someone who is committed to the collective questioning of how our process and work can contribute to the health of our ecologies, cities, and economies with design solutions that are simultaneously timeless and progressive.

Experience required:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in architectural, design, or arts is required
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a design firm or rendering agency
  • Experience working independently and with project teams in creating representations of design sketches or developed projects
  • Ability to research solutions to either artistic, or technical, issues when they arise
  • An eye for composition and sound artistic judgement
  • Expert knowledge of modeling and rendering in 3D Studio Max with Corona/Vray rendering engine and post production with Adobe Creative Suite is required.
  • Advanced computer skills including Rhino, Revit, AutoCad and Sketchup preferred
  • Experience with real-time rendering and VR/AR environments is a plus
  • Experience with video and animation production is a plus
  • Good interpersonal and communications capabilities
  • Strong, positive references

In order to be considered for employment, all applicants must show proof of US citizenship or authorization to work in the United States.

Opportunities:

  • Challenging work within an award-winning design-focused practice
  • Exploration in form, function, and materiality
  • Collaboration with a team in search of design excellence
  • Creation of work that is simultaneously timeless and forward-looking
  • Developing a range of challenging project types nationally and internationally

To Apply:

Please submit cover letter, resume and professional portfolio. Portfolio should include work samples that reflect Architectural Visualization experience as well as design capabilities. Candidates should indicate their role and responsibilities on each project. Portfolios must be submitted for all applications. Applications without work samples will not be reviewed. Portfolios should be one PDF attachment, maximum 5 MB. Please no drop-off submissions or phone calls.

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