Build a career, not
just a job.
Whether you want a single project, the freedom of freelancing, or a permanent seat at a studio worth your talent — for forty years we've opened those doors for serious architects, interior designers, and engineers, in New York and nationwide.
Get started. Create your candidate account on our portal — upload your résumé and portfolio, get matched to roles that fit, and track your applications. A CFA recruiter follows up personally.
Prefer email? Send your résumé and portfolio to recruiters@cons4arch.com.
Forty years of placing designers
What our recruiters do for you
Portfolio & résumé review
A design-native recruiter reads your work and tells you what firms will notice — and what to lead with.
Salary benchmarking
Real numbers for your title, city, and software stack — so you walk into every offer conversation informed.
Off-market introductions
Roles that never reach a job board. When a principal describes who they need, we already know who to call.
Interview preparation
Firm-specific briefings — the studio's culture, the partners you'll meet, and the questions worth asking.
Offer & negotiation support
Title, base, rate, benefits, and start date — we advocate on your behalf, then confirm every detail in writing.
A long-term career partner
Confidential, no-pressure conversations whenever you're ready to make the next move — this year or years from now.
Why work with us
Seen by principals
Your portfolio reaches the people who actually hire — not an applicant-tracking filter.
Recruiters who read drawings
Our team is design-native. We understand your work, your software, and where you fit.
Roles worth your time
Project, project-to-perm, and permanent — at the firms you actually want, across architecture, interiors, and engineering.
Honest representation
Straight guidance on salary, title, and fit, and an advocate through every interview.
Confidential always
Your search stays private. We never circulate your details without your say-so.
People who stay
The recruiter who places you this year will still be here for your next move.
Prefer to work by the project?
Not everyone wants a permanent seat. Since 1984 CFA has placed architects and designers as career freelancers, working across a variety of firms by choice — range over routine, paid by the hour, on your own terms. If that’s the career you want, it has a home here.
We match you on your whole profile.
Most job boards rank you by how many times your résumé happens to say "Revit." We don't. Our in-house talent engine, TalentRadar™, helps our recruiters see the whole picture — your portfolio, your experience, the kind of work you do best — so you're surfaced for the roles you'd actually want.
That includes roles that never reach a public board. When a firm describes who they need, the right people are already on our radar — current, ranked, and ready for an introduction. Forty years of human judgment, with a modern engine behind it.
How it works
Submit
Send your résumé and portfolio. It takes a few minutes.
Meet
We get to know your work, goals, and the kind of studio you want.
Match
We introduce you to firms that fit — often before the role is even posted.
Place
We advocate through the offer and beyond. You start your next chapter.
Job-hunt from your pocket.
The CFA Job Search app is the fastest way to find and apply for architecture and interior design roles. Add your résumé, swipe through openings, and apply in a few taps — or browse as a guest. Download it free on Google Play below.
- Search and apply in a few taps
- Track your applications
- Store and manage your résumés
- Fill out, e-sign, and submit onboarding documents
iOS version currently unavailable