Career Opportunities

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