Community Engagement and Planning Internship

Overview

The SoHo Broadway Initiative is a small not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization that represents the neighborhood-focused business improvement district for SoHo’s Broadway from Houston to Canal. The Initiative seeks to make SoHo Broadway a welcoming place to live, work and visit.

The Initiative is seeking to hire a part-time intern to support our community engagement and planning programs, including but not limited to community outreach, web and social media content, events, planning/research efforts, observational field surveys, and more.The intern should be able to work 14 hours per week (2 weekdays). The internship will run from May or June (flexibility on start date depending on availability) through the end of August. Extension of the internship into the fall/ winter upon successful completion of the first phase of the internship may be possible.

Responsibilities:

Intern will be responsible for the following:

• Conduct in-person community outreach (e.g. re: business engagement, community surveys) and field surveys (e.g. retail occupancy, vending, graffiti conditions)
• Support the preparation and publication of website/social media content and other community engagement needs;
• Help coordinate and staff Initiative events and programs;
• Research, data collection, analysis and writing related to various SoHo Broadway related projects which may include placemaking, local history, waste management, public art, and other possible topics;
• Provide administrative support for the general needs of the Initiative.

Qualification Requirements:

The ideal candidate for this position is a graduate student interested in working in a fast-paced environment at a small organization doing neighborhood improvement work; and who is pursuing a degree in urban planning, economic/community development, public policy, government relations, historic preservation, placemaking, retail business, marketing, communications, or related field. Strong organization and communication skills, both written and verbal are important. Word processing, spreadsheet and database skills are necessary; social media, light photo editing, graphic design, layout, and mapping skills a plus.