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April 27, 2026

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This Must Be The Jobs

Title: Executive Director
Organization:
The RiverFront Market
Location:
Omaha, NE
Salary:
$150k - $175k

Title: Director of Research and Preservation
Organization:
Village Preservation
Location:
New York, NY
Salary:
$90k - $100k

Title: Associate Director, Art & Activation
Organization:
Golden Triangle BID
Location:
Washington, DC (hybrid)
Salary:
From $110k

Title: Marketing & Events Manager
Organization:
Old City District
Location:
Philadelphia, PA (hybrid)
Salary:
$65k - $70k

Title: Associate Director of Events, Sponsorships, & Activations
Organization:
Midtown Association
Location:
Sacramento, CA (hybrid)
Salary:
$90k - $100k

Title: Part-time Park Operations Assistant
Organization:
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
Location:
Detroit, MI
Salary:
$17/hour

Title: Downtown Revitalization Coordinator
Organization:
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Location:
Atlanta, GA (hybrid or remote)
Salary:
$58k - $62k

Title: Housing and Community Planning Director
Organization:
Town of Brookline
Location:
Brookline, MA
Salary:
$111.7k – $117.8k

Title: Park Events and Information Booth Assistant
Organization:
Friends of Waterfront Park
Location:
Seattle, WA
Salary:
$23 - $29

Title: Revitalization Specialist 1
Organization:
New York State Department of State
Location:
New York, NY
Salary:
$86.k - $109.6k

Title: Director, Land Conservation
Organization:
Mile High Youth Corps
Location:
Denver, CO
Salary:
$60k - $70k

Title: Planning Coordinator
Organization:
Parks & Trails New York
Location:
Albany, NY (hybrid)
Salary:
$55k - $60k

Title: Downtown Projects Coordinator
Organization:
City of Kalamazoo
Location:
Kalamazoo, MI
Salary:
$25.37 - $30.91/hour

Title: Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Director
Organization:
City of Dania Beach
Location:
Dania Beach, FL
Salary:
$121.6k - $183.6k

Title: Director of Parks, Recreation & Public Property
Organization:
City of Omaha
Location:
Omaha, NE
Salary:
$180k - $200k

Title: Planning & Development Director
Organization:
City of Corona
Location:
Corona, CA
Salary:
$215.2k - $261.5k

Title: Redevelopment Manager
Organization:
Commerce City
Location:
Commerce City, CO
Salary:
$90k - $100k

Title: Assistant City Planner
Organization:
City of Sunrise
Location:
Sunrise, FL
Salary:
$80.1k - $113.2k ($7k recruitment bonus)

Title: Senior Capital Projects Engagement Specialist
Organization:
City of Seattle
Location:
Seattle, WA
Salary:
$56.23 - $65.54/hour

Title: Project Manager I Land Reuse
Organization:
Detroit Land Bank Authority
Location:
Detroit, MI
Salary:
$48k - 64.8k

Title: Program Manager
Organization:
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Location:
Chicago, IL
Salary:
$89,112

Title: Public Art Coordinator (Part time)
Organization:
City of Alexandria
Location:
Alexandria, VA
Salary:
$55.7k - $74.6k

Title: Assistant Director of Parks and Open Space
Organization:
City of Newton
Location:
Newton, MA
Salary:
$81.6k - $87.9k

Title: Planner for Community-Based Initiatives
Organization:
Pratt Center for Community Development
Location:
Brooklyn, NY (hybrid)
Salary:
$74k - $84k

Title: Chief of Planning
Organization:
County of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation
Location:
Los Angeles County, CA
Salary:
$132k - $205.3k

Title: Tenant Organizer Mandarin (Part Time)
Organization:
Chhaya Community Development Corporation
Location:
Jackson Heights & Flushing, Queens
Salary:
$35/hour

Title: Development Associate
Organization:
Open House New York
Location:
New York, NY
Salary:
$64k - $70k

Title: Planner V
Organization:
City and County of Honolulu
Location:
Oahu, HI (Kapolei)
Salary:
$6,043/month

Title: Sustainability Program Coordinator
Organization:
City of Madison
Location:
Madison, WI
Salary:
$85.9k - $103.3k

Title: Senior Program Officer - New Jersey Department
Organization:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Location:
Princeton, NJ
Salary:
$161.5k - $177.6k

Title: Lower Manhattan Campaign Lead
Organization:
Open Plans
Location:
New York, NY
Salary:
$90k - $100k

Title: Special Projects Coordinator
Organization:
City Of South Fulton
Location:
South Fulton, GA
Salary:
$52.5k - $67.1k

Title: Manager, Business Assistance
Organization:
Long Island City Partnership
Location:
Queens, NY
Salary:
$65k - $75k

City of New York Jobs

Title: Public Hearing Coordinator
Department:
Transportation
Salary:
$62.8k – $85k

Title: Community Coordinator (2 positions)
Department:
Transportation
Salary:
$62.8k – $97.5k

Title: Deputy Commissioner of Community Engagement and External Relations
Department:
Parks
Salary:
$220k - $230k

Title: Public Realm Designer
Department:
Transportation
Salary:
$86.7k – $127k

Title: Data Coordinator, Furniture and Operations Unit
Department:
Transportation
Salary:
$68.2k - $97.5k

Title: Citywide Banner Program Coordinator
Department:
Transportation
Salary:
$62.8k – $97.5k

 

This Must Be The International Jobs

Title: Executive Director
Organization:
Haliburton Highlands Land Trust
Location:
Haliburton, ON
Salary:
$90k - $120k

Title: Team Leader Urban Design
Organization:
North Sydney Council
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Salary:
$135.9k - $162.3k

 

This Must Be The Internships

And fellowships, and RFPs, and other opportunities…

Featured Internship: College Aide
Organization:
NYC DOT
Location:
New York, NY
Salary:
$17.50 – $21.90/hour

Grant: Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Challenge Grant
Organization:
Patronicity
Location:
United States
Amount:
$5,000

 

What I’m Reading (and listening to)

Read: This New Greenway Aims to Make an Entire Major Midwest City Walkable by Julia Sayers Gokhale for Midwest Living

Read: America’s urban FIFA stars won’t be stadiums — it will be our downtowns by Robbie Silver and Suzanne Holley for Planetizen

Listen: Julia Watson on the Power of Indigenous Technologies to Transform Our Planet (oldie but goodie)

 

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