Responsibilities

• Event Coordination: Support Annual Benefit event planning, logistics, donation tracking, invite management, and marketing outreach. A core part of this role is to support general event execution, including public-facing and donor-exclusive events. From ideation to set-up, we need a team player who can jump in to support our small staff as needed. This can look like creating event powerpoints, helping to order and set up catering, working and managing check-in, supporting social media marketing, creating graphics and direct invite outreach, etc.
• Content Creation: Support creation of owned media content in adherence to DT brand guidelines and values, including website updates and upkeep of our backend Content Management System, blog posts, email marketing copy, and social media collateral. Support our website redesign planned for this year. Help maintain the Design Trust editorial calendar, and pitch program marketing and community outreach ideas, including pitching and creating collateral for our Public Space Blog and Public Space Newsletter, and creating social media copy and graphics.
• Documentation, Research, and Archive Tasks: Help take photos of events and programs, organize and upkeep photo and video archives documenting Design Trust projects and events, support with general project research and archival tasks as needed. This could look like helping update press and advocacy contact lists, taking notes during meetings, researching venues, and compiling and organizing project-related background data.

Requirements

• Thrives in a small-office environment, proven excellent written and oral communication skills and organizational skills;
• Past event management experience;
• Experience with and knowledge of current social media platforms and trends, and content creation skills;
• Excellent copyediting and copywriting skills;
• Experience with CMS, database management, and website management is a plus!;
• Proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office;
• Position open to current undergraduates, recent college graduates, and entry-level graduate students pursuing a degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Urban Design, nonprofit management and development, or a related field (or a strong writer and organizer looking to break into the field).

Preferred

• Preferred experience with graphic design and photography/editing (Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign and Photoshop, as well as Canva), videography is a huge plus
• Existing knowledge of the urban planning and design landscape, and a love for New York City’s community and culture will give you an edge