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Landed a role at Tesla after a focused, coach-guided search.
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Career coaching for architects
A career coach for architects, at the firm or beyond it
Working toward licensure, stuck below associate, or ready to take your design training into development, construction or product design: get matched with a coach who knows how firms promote and where architects move next.
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300,000+professionals coached
90%+receive a job interview within 3 months
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Sound familiar?
If this is you, a coach can help
- You're working through the ARE and logging AXP hours on top of long weeks, and you're not sure the license will change your pay or your title.
- You've been a project architect for years and can't see what it takes to make associate or principal at your firm.
- You're the one coordinating consultants, contractors and clients on every job, and you want a role in owner's representation, real estate development or construction management that rewards it.
- You're drawn to UX and product design or computational design and want to know how to carry your portfolio and skills across.
What you get
Built for an architecture career
A coach who knows design careers
Get matched with a coach who knows how architecture firms promote and how developers, builders, owners and tech companies hire architects.
A path to associate or principal
Your coach helps you build what promotion decisions weigh at your firm: project leadership, client relationships, fee and schedule control, and bringing in work.
Options beyond the firm
Owner's rep, development, construction management, facilities, UX or computational design: your coach helps you compare paths and pick the one that fits.
A portfolio and resume that cross over
Your coach helps you reframe projects around budget, schedule, coordination and outcomes, and reshape your portfolio for a hiring manager outside architecture.
If you're moving toward construction or delivery roles, see our project manager career coaching. For a move into product design, see UX designer career coaching, or browse the full career coaching hub for other specializations.
How it works
You could start this week
01
Take the 2-minute quiz
Tell us where you are on licensure, your role, and what you want next.
02
Get matched
We pair you with a coach who knows architecture careers and the fields architects move into.
03
Start moving
Leave your first session with a prioritized plan for the promotion or the pivot.
Real outcomes
Where our clients land
Real people who worked with a Realign coach and landed roles they were excited about.
Hired at Tesla
Hired at ScentbirdSharon
Hired at AmazonLeslie
Made the move to Amazon with a clear plan from her Realign coach.
Hired at VerizonJennifer
Landed at Verizon after working with her Realign coach.
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100% satisfaction guarantee
If you're not happy within 48 hours of your first session, you get a full refund. The only risk is staying stuck.
Questions
Architect career coaching FAQ
Is it worth finishing my license if I might leave architecture?
It depends on where you're headed. Licensure is usually expected on the path to principal at a design firm and can add credibility in owner's rep and development roles, while it carries less weight in UX or product design. Your coach helps you weigh the time and cost against the roles you're targeting.
What jobs can architects move into outside of firms?
Common moves include owner's representative, real estate development, construction management, facilities and campus planning, UX and product design, and computational design. Your coach helps you match your experience and interests to the paths worth pursuing and plan for any skill gaps.
I've been a project architect for years. How do I make associate?
Start by finding out what your firm weighs in that decision, which often includes client relationships and business development along with design and delivery. Your coach helps you get that feedback, build visibility with the principals, and decide whether to push for it where you are or move to a firm that will promote you.
What if my coach isn't the right fit?
Tell us within 48 hours of your first session and we'll re-match you or refund you. That's our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Ready when you are
Ready to draw up your next move?
Get matched today with a coach who knows architecture and the fields beyond it.