Community Development Representative jobs in Cincinnati, OH

The Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, private, non-profit corporation. The organization’s mission and strategic focus is to strengthen the core assets of downtown by revitalizing and connecting the Central Business District and Over-the-Rhine (OTR). 3CDC works in close collaboration with the Cincinnati corporate community and City of Cincinnati to carry out its mission. With an annual operating budget of $20 million, the organization has a team of approximately 170 full-time staff and 180 part-time staff engaged in real estate development, real estate management, civic space management and programming and business district management.

• Real Estate Development - To date, 3CDC has played a direct role in nearly $1.7 billion in development projects in downtown Cincinnati and the adjacent neighborhood of Over-the-Rhine. In completing over 100 development projects, 3CDC has reimagined key civic spaces, added market-rate and affordable housing to the urban core and created density through mixed-use residential and office projects that support local small businesses. 
• Real Estate Management - 3CDC leases and manages over 660,000 square feet of commercial space and over 5,100 parking spaces with annual operating revenues exceeding $32 million.
• Civic Space Management and Programming - 3CDC manages and programs six civic spaces – Fountain Square, Washington Park, Ziegler Park, Memorial Hall, Court Street Plaza and Imagination Alley. 3CDC hosts nearly 1,600 free family-friendly events each year at these spaces.
• Business District Management – The organization manages two special improvement districts – the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District and Over-the-Rhine South Special Improvement District – providing clean and safe services, homeless outreach, beatification efforts and marketing support to both districts.

Job Summary:

Get excited to join the events team at 3CDC! This fast-paced dynamic group hosts over 1,400 events per year in downtown Cincinnati’s largest civic spaces. As part of the Sponsorship and Community Programming Team, this position will help support efforts to fund Fountain Square, Washington Park, Ziegler Park, Court Street Plaza, Imagination Alley and Memorial Hall. We raise approximately 2.3 million dollars a year to ensure that most of our events and programs are free to the public, which enables us to provide free programming to all.

The Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern will work directly with the Sponsorship and Community Inititives team to ensure we execute consistently for our sponsors and partners. We are fortunate to work with the largest corporations in Cincinnati like Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati Bell, Kroger Corporation, Macy’s, Duke Energy as well as many small and locally owned businesses throughout the Tri-state who help support our free programming efforts. It is important that we bring value to our partners through their sponsorship deliverables. This position will support these efforts both on-site in the civic spaces at events specifically around community programming as well as through administrative work on fulfillment of our agreements with our partners.  

The Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern will spend a good portion of their time in the civic spaces engaging with all 3CDC programmed events and specifically our summer kids programming. It is at the events where sponsor recognition and activations take place. It will be the role of the Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern to ensure that the fulfillment of the onsite deliverables meets the standards of our clients. Fulfillment for clients varies from photos from onsite, activating brands during programmed events, coordinating onsite promotional materials, and engaging with community partners and residents. 

At the conclusion of each season, we deliver a high-quality recap for each sponsor. These presentations include proof-of-delivery of all elements included in the sponsorship agreement. The Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern will be responsible for capturing this information at select events as well as through our video, digital and social media assets. The Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern will also assist in the preparation of building the PowerPoint presentations for select clients.

This will be a fun and exciting internship as you will see the insider’s view on what’s happening in our city. We will ensure this is a great opportunity to enhance your skill set for your next employer.

Tasks:

• Promotional ambassador for clients at select events in 3CDC civic spaces. This requires engaging the public, delivering client specified messaging, handing out promotional items, signing people up for future communication. Candidate must be comfortable, confident, well-spoken, and positive while working on-site at events.
• Delivery and retrieval of promotional items, gifts, on-site signage, etc. to our partners, clients, and civic spaces.
• Collect proof of delivery of sponsorship deliverables. Including photographs on-site, screen shots of digital and social media assets.
• Create and utilize excel documents to track fulfillment of sponsorship deliverables.
• Must be exceptional at organization as the Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern will need to file all proof of delivery digital files once they are captured.
• Create recap presentations for multiple clients in PowerPoint.
• Update the Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern Training Manual throughout the internship so the next candidate is set up for success.
• Candidate will work on several administrative tasks during this internship including organizing electronic filing systems.
• The Candidate will work closely with the Community Programming team to execute on site needs for summer camp, swim team, and other family programs held in the civic spaces.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive.  The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by their immediate supervisor and other management as required.

Qualifications, skill and/or specialized knowledge:

• Candidate in the process of earning a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related degree program is preferred. Career/academic goals of being involved in event management, sales, marketing and/or sponsorship in a corporate or non-profit field.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Candidate must be able to build and format spreadsheets in excel with ease. This position requires attention to detail as the PowerPoint materials used for recaps will be shared with external partners. The Candidate will assist in building these presentations as well as reviewing them for opportunities for improvement.
• Flexible schedule. While the Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern will spend time in the 3CDC office, they must also have a schedule that allows for attending events on nights and weekends. These site visits will entail engaging with the public in our civic spaces as well as capturing photos while on-site. Photos can be taken with a cell phone, as we don’t require the candidate to be a professional photographer!
• Transportation to and from work, events, and partner locations. The Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern must be able to provide their own transportation to get to and from the 3CDC office, our civic spaces, local stores and client locations. They will pick up merchandise and supplies from stores and clients throughout their internship. Many of these tasks will not be walking distance from our office.
• Enthusiastic, positive attitude, creative, and outgoing individual with the drive to take initiative and work both independently and interdependently with a team. We’re a roll-up-your-sleeves non-profit, so we need someone who has the drive to jump in and help get things done.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills, with demonstrated experience in making public presentations.
• Must be able to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality.
  
  

Disclaimer: 

This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.  It is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or work conditions associated with the job.  Furthermore, the employer reserves the right to revise or change the job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.