March 16, 2026

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Jobs

Title: Manager, Strategic Programs and Activations
Organization: Downtown Denver Partnership
Location: Denver, CO
Salary: $74k - $85k

Title: Groundskeeper
Organization: The Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $50k - $55k

Title: Executive Director
Organization: Main Street Chestertown
Location: Chestertown, MD
Salary: $75k - $90k

Title: Planner- Planning and Urban Design
Organization: City of Savannah
Location: Savannah, GA
Salary: $57.6k

Title: Placemaking Specialist/ Assistant Manager
Organization: Tampa Downtown Partnership
Location: Tampa, FL
Salary: $47k - $57.7k

Title: Graphic Designer
Organization: Downtown Phoenix, Inc.
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Salary: $55k - $65k

Title: Park Operations Coordinator
Organization: Little Island
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $52k

Title: Part-Time Accounts Payable Clerk
Organization: Central Park Conservancy
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $20 - $25/hour

Title: Board Liaison and Executive Assistant
Organization: Friends of Waterfront Park
Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid)
Salary: $64.8k - $73.6k

Title: Communications Associate, Digital & Content Strategy
Organization: Partners for Public Good
Location: US Remote (requires access to major airport)
Salary: $102.8k

Title: Visitor Learning Program Specialist
Organization: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Location: Chaska, MN
Salary: $25 - $27/hour

Title: Chief Executive Officer
Organization: Downtown Berkeley Association
Location: Berkeley, CA
Salary: $185k - $200k

Title: Administrative & Projects Coordinator
Organization: Museum of the City of New York
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $65k

Title: Senior Capital Projects Manager - Chinatown Stitch
Organization: City of Philadelphia
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Salary: $90k - $105k

Title: Associate Planner
Organization: City of Berkeley
Location: Berkeley, CA
Salary: $109.2k - $129.6k

Title: Senior Planner (Capital Planning and Design)
Organization: Capital District Transportation Authority
Location: Albany, NY
Salary: $66.6k- $82k

Title: Project Manager, Design and Construction
Organization: Trust for Governors Island
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $75k - $90k

Title: Community & Economic Development Director
Organization: Village of Fox Lake
Location: Fox Lake, IL
Salary: $115k - $161k

Title: Economic Development Planner
Organization: Tri-County Regional Planning Commission
Location: Lansing, MI
Salary: Starting at $77,500

Title: Community Facilitation & Engagement Lead
Organization: Dubuque Forward
Location: Dubuque, IA
Salary: $50k - $70k

Title: Parks, Recreation & Community Services Manager - Special Events & Cultural Arts
Organization: Redwood City
Location: Redwood City, CA
Salary: $158.2k - $189.9k

Title: Assistant Project Manager, Capital Projects
Organization: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Salary: $75k - $80k

Title: Public Programs Manager
Organization: Museum at Eldridge Street
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $75k

Title: Senior Parks Planner
Organization: City of Seattle
Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid)
Salary: $56.23 - $65.54/hour

Title: Director of Educational Programs
Organization: HatchSpace
Location: Brattleboro, VT
Salary: $54k - $60k

Title: Events Coordinator
Organization: Downtown Long Beach Alliance
Location: Long Beach, CA (Hybrid)
Salary: $30 - $36/hour

Title: Assistant Curator + Director of Special Events + Manager of Data & Evaluation
Organization: Friends of the High Line
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $61.2k - $65k; $118k - $135k; $80k - $90k

Title: Planner III - Urban Design
Organization: City of Hollywood
Location: Hollywood, FL
Salary: $74.5k - $90k

Title: Urban Designer
Organization: Gwinnett County Department of Planning and Development
Location: Gwinnett County, GA
Salary: $79.1k - $104.8k

Title: Assistant Director - Housing and Homelessness Resources and Services
Organization: City of Dallas
Location: Dallas, TX
Salary: $119.8k - $149.8k

International Jobs

Title: Community Development Officer
Organization: City of Toronto
Location: Toronto, ON
Salary: $91,654 - $99,372
Note: French and English required

Title: Program Coordinator
Organization: Powerhouse Museum
Location: Sydney, Australia
Salary: $149,833

Title: Manager, Policy and Projects (Sound NSW)
Organization: Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
Location: Sydney, Australia
Salary: $129.4k - $142.6k

Internships, Fellowships & Calls

Featured Internship: Climate Resilience, Summer Intern - Urban Designer or Data Analyst
Organization: ONE Architecture & Urbanism
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $4,000/month

Fellowship: Michigan Mobility Fellows
Organization: Community Economic Development Association of Michigan
Salary: $75,000

Fellowship: Little Island Fellowship Program
Organization: Little Island
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $20/hour

Scholarship: APA Scholarships
Organization: American Planning Association
Amount: Up to $5,000

RFP: Communications & Storytelling Partner & Evaluation & Learning Partner
Organization: Samuel S. Fels Fund
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Budget: $80,000; $95,000

Call for Art: Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Station #24
Organization: Palm Beach County
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Budget: $111,500

Call for Artist: I-94/22nd Avenue South bicycle and pedestrian bridge
Organization: City of Minneapolis
Budget: $220,000

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