Job Description
Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national not-for-profit organization that works to create parks and protect land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come. For over 50 years, TPL has been a national leader in the parks and conservation movement, working to connect communities across the country with nature and advance equity and access to public lands, parks, trails, and schoolyards. Over its extraordinary history, TPL has created more than 5,000 parks, protected 3 million acres of natural areas, generated $85 billion for parks and conservation, and help put more than 8 million people within a 10-Minute Walk of a park. The organization has deep expertise across a range of disciplines including real estate, public policy, park design and development, data, planning, government relations and community engagement, allowing TPL to take a comprehensive approach to solving some of the biggest challenges facing our country today, such as climate change, health, and equity.
As a Community Schoolyards Intern, you will be responsible for providing support to the Tribal Schoolyards Associate Director and Senior Program Manager and others through a variety of projects. The Community Schoolyards intern will assist with the development and design of schoolyard concept plans, sections and rendered plans, and other creative tasks as assigned.
Responsibilities:The Community Schoolyards Intern’s primary duties include but are not limited to:
- Work with team members to develop concept plans based on student designs,
- Prepare images to coincide with concept design features,
- Develop rendered exhibits to convey the concept designs in plan, section and perspective as appropriate.
Qualifications:- High functioning knowledge of Windows Hardware,
- Must be proficient in basic design programs of Adobe Creative Suite,
- Ability to work independently and complete assigned tasks within identified timeframe,
- Organized, dependable and detail oriented,
- Very strong research skills, time management, and planning skills,
- Desire to learn fast, self-motivated and organized.
Essential Skills:- Access and proficiency with AutoCAD,
- Adobe Suite, Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
- Personal Computer, that can be used for work (either Mac OS, or Windows OS),
This is a part-time temporary position, with an individual working no more than 30 hours per week, anticipated to last approximately three months, with a possible extension if agreed upon by both parties. Work schedule will be based on project work. You will be working remotely and be expected to attend two to three meetings per project. Pay is commensurate with experience ranging $22-$24 per hour.
Trust for Public Land’s active goal is to be an inclusive and equitable place to work and build community. As the organization actively works to eliminate racial and other disparities it welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skillsets and experiences.
Job Tags
Hourly pay, Temporary work, Part time, Remote job,