Community Designer - Creative Urban Alchemy LLC (NYC, NY)
Creative Urban Alchemy LLC (CUA) is an award-winning urban design & planning studio working at the intersection of art, architecture, urban design and planning centering cultural heritage and equity in praxis. CUA has worked in the sectors of arts & culture, housing & community development, climate & environmental justice, health & wellness and community safety. Our work focuses on the ideation and strategy development that is rooted in the engagement process. We aim to transform places and spaces in a way that builds community agency and improved partnerships between the grassroots and institutional.
The Role
As a community designer, you will be responsible for supporting projects from initial to final stages, including research support; production of engagement, design, and strategy materials; and coordination of project collaborators and project activities. The CUA Design team current consists of a small team mostly working remotely and each person is project based. We seek a thoughtful, creative, and extremely organized individual with experience in design, planning, urban studies, or community development and a demonstrated commitment to and passion for advancing racial, social, and spatial justice. You will be involved with transformative community-engaged design and planning, managing organizational systems, and working with a diversity of stakeholders from city agencies, community residents to designers to nonprofit leaders.
We are excited to learn about you and if it is a great fit - invite you to join our team!
Visit www.cuadesign.com for more information on our practice.
HOURLY RATE:
$40.00 - $50.00 based on experience to review after 6 months
Community Engagement Support
Support the coordination and activities of project-related community advisory committees
Provide remote coordination support for project-related engagement activities
Help develop and manage community engagement tools and graphics; support community engagement through the production of graphics, community engagement tools and facilitation of workshop meetings (in person or virtual), video editing/live action/graphics
Research
Help support quantitative, qualitative, and secondary research in areas related to community engagement, spatial and racial justice, trauma and grief, and community- based healing
Production of GIS mapping and other info graphics
Assist with the synthesis of research data and its translation into accessible and dynamic graphic products
Support report development through the creation of diagrams, design research and written content
Project Management
Help manage and coordinate multiple projects to ensure they are proceeding on track
Organize project tasks and schedules
Communicate project status to stakeholders and key project participants
Design
Support design development through developing design concepts, massing studies, technical drawings and renderings using appropriate computer software
Other graphic support
Assist with grant and RFP proposal responses as needed
Assist with development of thought leadership presentations as needed
Support marketing proposal development through the graphic production of indesign templates and inputting team content
The following skills are required for this role:
Track record of commitment to low-income communities of color and advancing racial and social justice
Demonstrable problem-solving and project management skills, including multitasking and meeting deadlines
2-4 years of related work experience in design, architecture, urban planning, public policy, or community development
A design degree (bachelor’s visual arts, architectural design, masters in urban design, master’s degree in landscape architecture)
Strong interpersonal communication and leadership skills
Strong organizational, time management
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to take initiative and work creatively
Experience in working well in collaborative teams/environment
Solid research and community engagement experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools
The following skills are preferred qualifications:
Graphic skills (proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite)
Comfortable working in unstructured environment and working remotely
BIPOC candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
Terms
This is a 100% remote contractor position for approximately 10-15 hrs/week. We’re looking to fill this role around mid-September. Health insurance, retirement plans, and work resources are not included. Some travel may be involved. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to do any visa sponsorship.
