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Bespoke Careers

Specialist architecture and design recruiter operating since 2004, with Australian offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

Overview

Display / Trading Name
Bespoke Careers
Year founded
2004

Business Description

Bespoke Careers is a recruitment firm specialising in architecture and design. Founded in 2004, it operates across the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand. Services include permanent recruitment, contract and temporary staffing, and retained search for executive and senior leadership roles. It recruits across architecture, interior design, landscape and urban design, A&D products, business support and strategic appointments, and offers software skills assessment, salary guides and a salary calculator.

Service & Expertise

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Permanent Recruitment

Bespoke Careers provides Permanent Recruitment for architecture and design practices, operating since 2004 from Australian offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

  • The firm has matched more than 30,000 professionals with jobs since 2004, and over 1,000 practices trust it with their hiring each year.
  • Candidate assessment uses KnowledgeSmart across Revit, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Adobe Suite and MicroStation, covering most CAD packages.
  • Disciplines covered are Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape and Urban Design, A&D Products, Business Support and Strategic Appointments.
  • Client practices include Gensler, Grimshaw, Benoy, Architectus, HDR, KPF, Cera Stribley, Genton and Pascall Watson. Founder Lindsay Urquhart is Chief Executive Officer, based in Sydney.

Best for: architecture and interior design practices hiring permanent design staff who want a recruiter specialised in the discipline.

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Executive Search and Headhunting

Bespoke Careers runs Executive Search and Headhunting as a retained service for architecture and design leadership appointments across its Australian offices.

  • Retained Search covers executive and senior leadership appointments, run as a dedicated search rather than a contingent shortlist.
  • Candidate assessment uses KnowledgeSmart across Revit, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Adobe Suite and MicroStation.
  • Australian offices are in Surry Hills, Melbourne and Fortitude Valley, with Adelaide and Perth reached on +61 3 9663 1188.

Best for: design practices appointing a principal or studio leader who want a dedicated retained search rather than a contingent shortlist.

Operational Coverage

  • New South Wales (Hybrid) Suite 6, Level 3, 2-12 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills NSW, 2010
  • Queensland (Hybrid) LightSpace Studios, 30 Light Street, Fortitude Valley QLD, 4006
  • South Australia (Hybrid)
  • Victoria (Hybrid) Level 3, 517 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC, 3000
  • Western Australia (Hybrid)

Industry

Industry Experience

Administrative and Support Services

Contacts & Channels

Resources

Guide

Salary Guide 2026, benchmark data for offers across the disciplines and cities where Bespoke Careers operates.

Clients

Gensler
Grimshaw
Benoy

FAQs

Which disciplines does Bespoke Careers recruit for?

Recruitment covers Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape and Urban Design, A&D Products, Business Support and Strategic Appointments. Candidate assessment uses KnowledgeSmart across Revit, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Adobe Suite and MicroStation.

What services does Bespoke Careers offer?

Services are permanent recruitment, contract and temporary staffing, and Retained Search for executive and senior leadership positions. Candidate assessment uses KnowledgeSmart across Revit, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Adobe Suite and MicroStation. The firm also publishes a Salary Guide 2026 and a salary calculator.

Where are the Australian offices?

Sydney is at Suite 6, Level 3, 2-12 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills 2010 on (02) 9212 0230; Melbourne at Level 3, 517 Flinders Lane, Victoria 3000 on (03) 9663 1188; and Brisbane at LightSpace Studios, 30 Light Street, Fortitude Valley, Queensland 4006 on (07) 3088 4010. Adelaide and Perth are reached on (03) 9663 1188.

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