August 18, 2025

This Must Be The Place is a bi-monthly newsletter sharing opportunities for placemaking professionals.

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This Must Be: The Meetup

Do you live in the Denver area and want to connect with other local placemakers? Join us for a meetup at Cerebral Brewing Congress Park.

Wednesday, August 20 | 5:30 - 7:00 PM

Jobs

Title: Street Soccer USA Park Manager
Organization: Street Soccer USA
Location: Denver, CO
Salary: $70k - $80k

Title: Director of Planning & Public Space Management
Organization: Flatiron NoMad Partnership
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $80k - $100k

Title: Placemaking Planner II
Organization: The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission
Location: Largo, MD
Salary: $63.8k - $113.1k

Title: Director of Public Spaces
Organization: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Salary: $85k - $95k

Title: Active Transportation Coordinator
Organization: City of Las Cruces
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Salary: $58.3k - $83.4k

Title: Stewardship Associate
Organization: NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $28.04/hour

Title: Director of Economic Development
Organization: Lansing Economic Development Corporation
Location: Lansing, MI
Salary: $80k - $95k

Title: Placemaking Project Manager
Organization: City of Portland
Location: Portland, OR
Salary: $99.8k - $129.7k
Closes today - 8/18/25

Title: PBID Project Coordinator
Organization: San Jose Downtown Association
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary: $70k - $78k

Title: Marketing & Events Associate (Part-time)
Organization: Downtown SF Partnership
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $30/hour

Title: Communications and Events Coordinator (Part-time)
Organization: Design Trust for Public Space
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
Salary: $20/hour

Title: Osborn Research Assistant (New Towns and Garden Cities) 
Organization: Town and Country Planning Association
Location: London, UK
Salary: £26k - £28k

Title: Urban Planner
Organization: Village of Oak Park
Location: Oak Park, IL
Salary: $38.65/hour

Title: Cultural Affairs Coordinator
Organization: City of Chicago
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $69.6k

Title: Content Creator – Social Media & Graphic Design
Organization: Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Salary: $60k - $75k

Title: Individual Giving Manager
Organization: Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Salary: $90k - $92k

Title: Salesforce & IT Administrator
Organization: University City District
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Salary: $75k - $85k

Title: Environmental Field Trip Teacher (Temporary, part time)
Organization: Emerald Necklace Conservancy 
Location: Boston, MA
Salary: $20 - $25/hour

Title: Chief Development Officer
Organization: Madison Square Park Conservancy
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $165k - $180k

Title: California Partnerships Manager
Organization: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Location: California
Salary: $80k - $87k

Title: Policy and Research Coordinator
Organization: Times Square Alliance
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $55k - $60k

Title: Northside BID Formation Outreach Coordinator
Organization: Downtown Spokane
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Salary: $55k - $65k

Title: Safe & Clean Programs Director
Organization: Downtown Spokane
Location: Spokane, WA
Salary: $65k - $80k

Title: Chief Executive Officer
Organization: San José Downtown Association
Location: San José, CA
Salary: $295k - $310k

Title: Services Manager
Organization: Union Square Alliance
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $80k - $95k

Title: Development Operations Manager
Organization: Historic Hudson Valley
Location: Pocantico Hills, NY (Hybrid)
Salary: $65k - $75k

Title: Head Librarian
Organization: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Salary: $81k - $105k

Title: Street Team Lead
Organization: Billings Business Improvement District
Location: Billings, MT
Salary: $38.4k - $72k

Title: Environment Program Associate
Organization: Bloomberg Philanthropies
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $72k - $85k

Internships, Fellowships, Grants, & Calls

RFP: Downtown Development Plan 2045
Organization: City of Laramie
Location: Laramie, WY

Call: Call for Artists
Organization: City of Philadelphia
Budget: $90k

Grant: Collective Imagination for Spatial Justice
Organization: New England Foundation for the Arts
Amount: $6k