Upon graduation, I intend to work for a small full-service or boutique firm. I enjoy interacting with smaller groups of people on a more relaxed and intimate level, along the same lines as the studio experience here at CMU. I thrive on close personal relationships, which would be easier to establish with coworkers and clients in this setting. Additionally, working for a small full-service firm would give me the opportunity to experiment with a variety of roles on an array of projects. I am interested in the different steps involved within any given project, from the initial client meetings through the final execution. Gaining exposure to the entire process might be difficult elsewhere.
I definitely do not want to work in an in-house design department. I have experienced working in-house at both a small and a large company, and though working in-house has its benefits, this setting often feels too limiting and restricting in the long term.
Regarding characteristics that should be avoided, I have no interest in working for firms that have relationships with clients that do not respect the design process. I also wish to avoid firms that treat junior designers as glorified interns—basically, places that chew up junior designers and spit them out after a year or so.
I would like to further explore the dynamics of small design offices. How does the average junior designer in a small firm spend their workday?
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