"The best way to predict the future is to design it."
– Buckminster Fuller
Build Your Best Team
The right hire is the difference between a studio that keeps pace with its backlog and one that turns work away. Venture Personnel finds the architects, designers and project leaders who aren’t looking, brings them to the table with the right story, and carries the search from intake through the first ninety days.
Partnering with Venture gives you:
- A recruiter who speaks architecture: licensure and NCARB status, studio and practice-area fit, Revit-driven production and concept-through-CA leadership are screened before a candidate reaches you.
- Reach into the passive market through an A/E/C network of over 30,000 connections, peer-firm mapping and referral chains.
- One point of contact from intake to start date, with weekly pipeline reporting by requisition.
- Technology-enabled capacity: recruiting systems we designed and built in-house, AI-assisted sourcing that works every open role, with a person behind the wheel at all times.
- Contingent, retained or dedicated-resource terms, each backed by a refund-or-replacement guarantee.
Who we recruit:
- Architecture and Design: Directors of Architecture, Design and Project Delivery; Principals and Studio Leaders; Senior Project Architects and Project Managers; Project Architects; Project and Senior Designers; Job Captains; Specifications and BIM Leads; Interior Designers and Planners
- Firm Operations: Controllers and Senior Accountants with design-firm experience; Proposal and Marketing Managers; Office and Operations Managers
- Engineering and Construction: Structural, Civil and MEP Engineers; Construction Managers and Estimators, for the partners and consultants design firms build with
Planning to break new ground?
LET’S BUILD YOUR BEST TEAM, TOGETHER
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."
– Arthur Ashe
Find Your Next Studio
Whether you’re ready to lead a studio, take on larger projects, relocate, or join a firm whose work you admire, Venture Personnel works with award-winning architecture practices across Florida and the East Coast that hire for the long term. We represent you to the principals, not to a job board.
When you work with Venture, you get:
- Access to architecture and design roles that are never publicly advertised
- A straight read on each firm: the studio, the work, the compensation band and the people you’d report to
- Confidential searches that protect your current position while you explore
- Preparation before every interview, built around what that firm’s decision-makers actually look for
- A recruiter who stays with you from first conversation through offer, start date and beyond
Ready to Construct a Strong Future?
START A CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATION
"We Rise by lifting others."
- Robert G. Ingersoll
About Us
Joanna Elledge, Founder and Chief Recruiter, was raised among entrepreneurs, blueprints, and hammers. Growing up, she watched her father, a self-employed draftsman, almost single-handedly build their family home, instilling in her a deep appreciation for design, construction, and the people who make both happen. She discovered her passion for connecting people in the non-profit sector, where she ran recruitment and operations for an inner-city youth organization, recruiting more than 1,500 students and training over 100 team leaders. After college, she built a career across sales, marketing, agency recruiting, and corporate talent acquisition, with one thread running through all of it: helping people find the right place to do their best work.
Over a decade of successful staffing across diverse industries, with a deep focus on architecture, engineering, and construction, led her to establish her own recruitment firm in 2020. Today architecture is Venture Personnel’s primary practice, and most of the firm’s placements have been with award-winning architecture practices across Florida and the East Coast, from boutique studios to multi-office firms.
Joanna also builds the technology she recruits with. Rather than buying off-the-shelf software, she designed and built Venture’s own recruiting platform and an AI-powered sourcing and outreach desk that works every open role around the clock: mapping peer firms, finding the architects and designers who aren’t looking, and keeping every conversation on track, with a person behind the wheel at all times. The result is a one-recruiter firm with the reach and follow-through of a full team, and the personal judgment that placements still depend on.
In her personal time, Joanna enjoys relaxing with family and friends, working in her garden, attending concerts, enjoying the beach, traveling, and supporting her community. Her work and life are guided by a commitment to making a meaningful impact.
At Venture Personnel, we believe that dedication and excellence deserve recognition. We value ownership and integrity, aiming to inspire others to celebrate their successes and strive beyond mediocrity. We stay adaptable and live the values we promote, understanding that building a brand is about more than words; it is about embodying those principles every day.
Recruiting a new team member is more than writing a job description, broadcasting opportunities, reviewing resumes, conducting interviews, and onboarding. It is about assembling a team poised to elevate your firm to new heights, and fostering an environment where people feel valued, supported, secure, and respected.
We understand what drives people. We are those people.
LET’S BUILD YOUR BEST TEAM, TOGETHER
Contact
Joanna Elledge, Founder and Chief Recruiter · (813) 851-1054 · [email protected]
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