Career Opportunities
Content and Engagement Fellow
Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020
The Center for Active Design (CfAD) seeks a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Fellow who will support collaborative efforts to develop a new Active Design publication. This role will involve community engagement activities as well as original content development. This is a part-time opportunity (~20 hours per week).
Key tasks will include:
- Apply exceptional writing, communications, organizational, and analytical skills to enhance all facets of the Active Design initiative
- Support engagement activities that elicit meaningful input from a diverse range of NYC stakeholders, including community-based organizations, City agencies, and professional associations
- Work with CfAD team to draft and edit original content that unifies academic research with on-the-ground practice
- Conduct interviews, collect imagery, and craft compelling project profiles that unpack the holistic health impacts of various design, development, and placemaking initiatives
- Support the development of project materials, including worksheets, reports, surveys, and other collaterals
- Other duties as necessary
Qualifications
- Commitment to CfAD’s mission to create healthy, engaged communities through design
- Experience framing complex urban issues with a racial equity lens
- Graduate student, preferably in urban planning, urban studies, community organizing, public health, architecture, or related fields
- Exceptional communications skills; experience with facilitation and/or public-facing presentations preferred
- Excellent interpersonal and professional relationship management skills
- Self-motivated, creative thinker with the ability to work quickly—both independently and as part of a team
- Design skills, and/or strong design sensibility, with careful attention to detail
- Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, including Powerpoint and Excel
- Proficiency with Adobe design products including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply
JOB DETAILS:
Salary:
$18 - $20 / hour, commensurate with experience.
Work Location:
New York, NY / Remote
Number of Positions:
1
Submitters Name:
Jessica Arnold
Submitters Email:
jessica@centerforactivedesign.org