Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$109K - $117K/yr
About The Role As a Senior Designer at Zoo, you will own design across our product experiences, core workflows, as well as our website, tutorials, and brand systems assets. This is a broad, high ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$109K - $117K/yr
About The Role As a Senior Designer at Zoo, you will own design across our product experiences, core workflows, as well as our website, tutorials, and brand systems assets. This is a broad, high ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$60K - $80K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$60K - $80K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$145K - $195K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$145K - $195K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$145K - $195K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$145K - $195K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Oakland, CA · On-site
$71K - $83K/yr
... Zoo's website, including conceptualizing and creating pages, maintaining the content management system, and ensuring the website is accurate and up to date. * Partner with Lead Graphic Designer to ...
Oakland, CA · On-site
$71K - $83K/yr
... Zoo's website, including conceptualizing and creating pages, maintaining the content management system, and ensuring the website is accurate and up to date. * Partner with Lead Graphic Designer to ...
Oakland, CA · On-site +1
$71K - $83K/yr
... Zoo's website, including conceptualizing and creating pages, maintaining the content management system, and ensuring the website is accurate and up to date. * Partner with Lead Graphic Designer to ...
Oakland, CA · On-site +1
$71K - $83K/yr
... Zoo's website, including conceptualizing and creating pages, maintaining the content management system, and ensuring the website is accurate and up to date. * Partner with Lead Graphic Designer to ...
Santa Barbara, CA · On-site
$160K - $171K/yr
This is a hands-on, strategic operator role-equal parts builder, steward, and systems leader-designed to support the Zoo's growth trajectory, master planning vision, and AZA-level excellence.
Santa Barbara, CA · On-site
$160K - $171K/yr
This is a hands-on, strategic operator role-equal parts builder, steward, and systems leader-designed to support the Zoo's growth trajectory, master planning vision, and AZA-level excellence.
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$145K - $195K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$145K - $195K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Santa Barbara, CA · On-site
$160K - $171K/yr
This is a hands-on, strategic operator role--equal parts builder, steward, and systems leader--designed to support the Zoo's growth trajectory, master planning vision, and AZA-level excellence.
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Santa Barbara, CA · On-site
$160K - $171K/yr
This is a hands-on, strategic operator role--equal parts builder, steward, and systems leader--designed to support the Zoo's growth trajectory, master planning vision, and AZA-level excellence.
Oakland, CA · On-site
$71K - $83K/yr
... Zoo's website, including conceptualizing and creating pages, maintaining the content management system, and ensuring the website is accurate and up to date. * Partner with Lead Graphic Designer to ...
Quick apply
Oakland, CA · On-site
$71K - $83K/yr
... Zoo's website, including conceptualizing and creating pages, maintaining the content management system, and ensuring the website is accurate and up to date. * Partner with Lead Graphic Designer to ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
$30 - $45/hr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
$30 - $45/hr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$145K - $195K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$145K - $195K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$145K - $195K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1
$145K - $195K/yr
About Us Zoo is building the next generation of hardware design tools redefining how hardware products are designed, developed, and built. Our platform combines a modern, cloud-native CAD environment ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$80K - $90K/yr
EHDD is seeking thoughtful and enthusiastic designers to join our team in San Francisco. This is an ... Zoo Aquarium. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$80K - $90K/yr
EHDD is seeking thoughtful and enthusiastic designers to join our team in San Francisco. This is an ... Zoo Aquarium. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$80K - $90K/yr
EHDD is seeking thoughtful and enthusiastic designers to join our team in San Francisco. This is an ... Zoo Aquarium.We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$80K - $90K/yr
EHDD is seeking thoughtful and enthusiastic designers to join our team in San Francisco. This is an ... Zoo Aquarium.We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Escondido, CA · On-site
Strongly preferred experience includes designing safe update and rollback patterns and operating ... Free admission to the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park * Family Passes
Escondido, CA · On-site
Strongly preferred experience includes designing safe update and rollback patterns and operating ... Free admission to the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park * Family Passes
About The Role As a Lead Machinist at Zoo, you will own day-to-day operations of our machine shop ... designs into world-class manufactured components. You will play a critical role in bridging ...
About The Role As a Lead Machinist at Zoo, you will own day-to-day operations of our machine shop ... designs into world-class manufactured components. You will play a critical role in bridging ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$200 - $225/hr
Chief Financial Officer The San Francisco Zoo is designed with the underlying belief that nature-focused interaction leads to conservation action. Learning about animals inspires visitors to care for ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$200 - $225/hr
Chief Financial Officer The San Francisco Zoo is designed with the underlying belief that nature-focused interaction leads to conservation action. Learning about animals inspires visitors to care for ...
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A Zoo Designer is a professional who plans and creates zoo exhibits and environments that prioritize animal welfare, visitor experience, and sustainability. They incorporate principles of architecture, landscape design, and animal behavior to develop spaces that meet the physical and psychological needs of animals while engaging the public. Zoo Designers work closely with zoologists, veterinarians, and engineers to ensure exhibits are safe, functional, and immersive. Their goal is to design habitats that support conservation, education, and research while providing a naturalistic and enriching experience for animals and visitors alike.
To thrive as a Zoo Designer, you need expertise in architecture, landscape design, animal behavior, and environmental planning, often supported by a degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or a related field. Familiarity with CAD software, 3D modeling tools, and knowledge of building codes and accreditation standards, such as those from AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums), are typically required. Strong collaboration, creativity, and communication skills are essential for working with multidisciplinary teams and translating complex ideas into practical designs. These skills ensure that zoo environments are functional, aesthetically pleasing, safe for both animals and visitors, and promote animal welfare and educational goals.
Zoo Designers often encounter the challenge of balancing the needs and welfare of diverse animal species with guest experience, safety, and budget constraints. Each project requires extensive collaboration with veterinarians, animal keepers, engineers, and educators to ensure habitats are enriching, secure, and align with conservation goals. Zoning restrictions, climate considerations, and adapting to existing landscapes can also add complexity to the design process. Designers must continuously update their knowledge of best practices in animal care and exhibit innovation, making flexibility and problem-solving essential assets in this role.
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Los Angeles, CA • On-site, Remote
$109K - $117K/yr
Full-time
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As a Senior Designer at Zoo, you will own design across our product experiences, core workflows, as well as our website, tutorials, and brand systems assets. This is a broad, high-impact role for a versatile designer who thrives moving between product design, web design, visual storytelling, and user education.
You will help shape how customers experience Zoo at every stage: discovering the company, learning the platform, using complex technical tools, and engaging with the brand over time. Our products include Zoo Design Studio- our 3D CAD modeling app, Zookeeper- our AI agent, and infrastructure tools, so we need a designer who can bring clarity, usability, and visual excellence to highly sophisticated technology. You will partner closely with engineering and leadership to establish a world-class design standard across every touchpoint.
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