September 29, 2025

This Must Be The Place is a bi-monthly newsletter sharing opportunities for placemaking professionals. Submit a listing or sponsor the newsletter.

Jobs

Title: Network and Public Programs Manager
Organization: Van Alen Institute
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $80k - $90k

Title: Director of Development & Communications
Organization: Civic Center Conservancy
Location: Denver, CO (Hybrid)
Salary: $90k - $110k

Title: Director, Media Relations & Manager, Social Media & Digital Marketing
Organization: Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Salary: $100k - $105k; $70k - $75k

Title: Executive Director
Organization: Central Avenue Special Improvement District
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Salary: $50k - $55k

Title: Events and Projects Assistant
Organization: Town and Country Planning Association
Location: London, UK
Salary: £26k - £28k

Title: Community Playspace Build Manager
Organization: KABOOM!
Location: Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)
Salary: $65k

Title: Vice President, Neighborhood Strategies
Organization: NYCEDC
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $125k - $130k

Title: Director
Organization: El Puente
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Salary: $70k

Title: Urban Planner New Grad
Organization: IMEG
Location: Hartford, CT
Salary: $64k - $72k

Title: Stewardship Manager
Organization: NYC H2O
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $60k - $70k

Title: Public Space Manager
Organization: NoMa Business Improvement District
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: $68k - $73k

Title: i-team Civic Designer
Organization: Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University
Location: Rochester, NY
Salary: $62.9k - $110.1k

Title: Parks & Open Space Director
Organization: Jefferson County
Location: Golden, CO
Salary: $180k - $120k

Title: Senior Built Heritage Consultant
Organization: Place Services
Location: Chelmsford, UK (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £47,272

Title: Program Director
Organization: Trust for Public Land
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Salary: $111k - $120k

Title: Director of Community Competitiveness - Economic Development
Organization: Charleston County Economic Development
Location: Charleston County, SC
Salary: $76.3k - $99.9k

Title: Waverly Main Street Manager
Organization: Waverly Main Street
Location: Baltimore, MD
Salary: From $65k

Title: Art Program Manager
Organization: Seattle Tacoma International Airport
Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid)
Salary: $125.9k - $170k

Title: Manager of Arts and Culture
Organization: City of Chelsea
Location: Chelsea, MA
Salary: $67.7k - $88k

Title: South Bellevue Community Center Program Manager
Organization: City of Bellevue
Location: Bellevue, WA
Salary: $104k - $143k

Title: Executive Director: The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Organization: Barnes Foundation
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Salary: $200k - $275k

Title: Boulder Economic Council Exec Director & VP of Economic Impact Programs
Organization: Boulder Chamber
Location: Boulder, CO
Salary: $105k - $125k

Title: Coordinator of Teen Programs, Special Projects
Organization: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Salary: $46/hour

Title: Public Realm Project Manager
Organization: Plaza District Council
Location: Kansas City, MO (Hybrid)
Salary: $70k - $75k

Internships, Fellowships, Grants, & Calls

RFP: Water: Designing an Equitable Water Future for NYC
Organization: Trust for Public Land
Location: New York, NY

Upcoming Events

Building a Career in Placemaking

‍Date/Time: Thursday, October 23, 2025, 12-1pm ET
Price: $15 - $45 (Sliding scale)

This webinar explores the professional journeys of public space leaders in various stages of their career, as they discuss their path to working in public space, the evolution of placemaking as a field, and what challenges they face in their work today. Whether you’re just beginning your journey in public space or have been at it for years, this conversation offers inspiration and insight into how to translate placemaking from a passion into a profession.