November 24, 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: Chief Executive Officer
Organization: GrowSmart Maine
Location: Augusta, ME
Salary: $90k - $100k

Title: Executive Vice President, Economic Development and Real Estate
Organization: Downtown Denver Partnership
Location: Denver, CO
Salary: $180k - $220k

Title: Parks Planner I
Organization: Seattle Parks & Recreation
Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid)
Salary: $44.01 - $51.29/hour

Title: Executive Director, Downtown Allentown Alliance
Organization: The United Way
Location: Allentown, PA
Salary: $100k - $120k

Title: Sr. Vice President, Public Space Activation & Management
Organization: Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Salary: $160k - $175k

Title: Director of Downtown Arts, Culture, and Entertainment
Organization: DowntownDC BID
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: $105k - $125k

Title: Community and Business Development Specialist
Organization: Community and Economic Development Associates
Location: Pelican Rapids, MN
Salary: $45k - $75k

Title: Community Consultant
Organization: Panhandle Area Development District
Location: Scottsbluff, NE
Salary: $48k - $60k

Title: Infrastructure Advisor + Program Coordinator, Infrastructure
Organization: Partners for Public Good
Location: Remote
Salary: $120k; $81.2k

Title: Workforce Development Career Coach
Organization: The Horticulture Society of New York
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $58k - $62k

Title: Placemaking & Events Part Time Assistant
Organization: Downtown Frederick Partnership
Location: Frederick, MD
Salary: $25/hour

Title: Director of Administration
Organization: Downtown SF Partnership
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $120k - $130k

Title: Neighborhood Specialist
Organization: City of Phoenix
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Salary: $66k - $113k

Title: Multiple Roles
Organization: Lower East Side Ecology Center
Location: New York, NY
Salary: Varies

Title: Director of Land Conservation and Easement Stewardship
Organization: Scenic Hudson
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY (Hybrid)
Salary: $115k - $140k

Title: Public Space Services Manager
Organization: Downtown Sacramento Partnership
Location: Sacramento, CA
Salary: $70k - $75k

Title: Outreach Specialist
Organization: Center City District
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Salary: $22/hour

Title: Program Associate (Part-Time) - Massachusetts Parks for People
Organization: Trust for Public Land
Location: Boston, MA
Salary: $24.74/hour

Title: Economic Development Specialist
Organization: Township of Lower Merion
Location: Ardmore, PA
Salary: $95.4k

Title: Part-time Project Manger- Downtown Staten Island Commercial District
Organization: Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
Location: Staten Island, NY
Salary: $35 - $45/hour

Title: Multimodal Community Coordinator
Organization: City of Philadelphia
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Salary: $55k - $70k

Internships, Fellowships & Calls

Call for Proposals: Robert Silman Award and James Marston Fitch Mid-Career Fellowship
Organization: James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation
Award: Up to $15k
Deadline: December 15, 2025

Call for Design Ideas: Reimagining the Enslaved African Burial Ground
Organization: Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Design Trust for Public Space
Location: The Bronx, NY
Compensation: $20k stipend for top three finalists
Deadline: 12/7/25

Call for Proposals: The Planners Network 50th Anniversary Conference, Planning in the Face of Fascism
Organization: The Planners Network
Location: Toronto, ON
Deadline: 12/5/25

Call for Proposals: Placemaking Week Mexico
Organization: PlacemakingX
Location: Mexico City
Deadline: 12/1/25

Call for Applications: The Laundromat Project Artist Development
Organization: The Laundromat Project
Location: New York, NY
Deadline: 12/15/25

Events

Graduate Admissions Information Session
December 2, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET | Virtual

What I’m Reading

1. How women are leading the charge in reshaping cities, Ethan Rotberg for Evergreen

2. Transit Stops Can Be Vital Places in New York City’s Social Life, David Burney and Marium Naveed for Common Edge

3. New York Is Going to Flood. Here’s What the City Can Do to Survive., John Surico and Nick Underwood for the New York Times

4. When It Comes to Public Space, Management Matters as Much as Design, Michael Sutherland for Next City