Staff Designer – Civic Engagement
Core
Designing visual strategies, materials, and tools to make urban planning processes accessible and inclusive for New Yorkers.
Role type
Staff Designer (Civic Engagement)
Builds
Community engagement plans, visual identity systems, illustrations, maps, and training materials for the NYC Department of City Planning.
Domain
Urban planning / Civic engagement
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Graphic design, illustration, project management, community facilitation, Adobe Creative Suite, user research, workshop facilitation
Preferred skills
Video editing (Premier/After Effects), curriculum development
Technologies
Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
Develop visual design strategies for engagement plans; create illustrations, maps, and graphic organizers; facilitate user research and usability testing; build staff capacity through design training and template creation.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC