Posted: November 08, 2011

PUfAP is seeking a skilled, motivated communications intern for 20 hours a week to assist in the press and marketing aspects of our neighborhood outreach and resident surveying efforts for the redevelopment of the Louis Armstrong Park.

People United for Armstrong Park have been creating community consensus about the future of Armstrong Park and its assets, including the historic Municipal Auditorium and Congo Square. We are undertaking the strategic planning and community engagement processes necessary to move the Municipal Auditorium, Congo Square and Park redevelopment projects forward. Our goal is to publish a formal realistic and sustainable community vision document to present to the Mayor and the City Council this spring drawn from the input of local residents and institution. This document will serve as the guiding blueprint for the redevelopment of the Park and its assets.

This position will primarily entail educating and engaging community members and institutions to participate in the redevelopment planning process. Practically, this will mean calling residents and leaders, conducting surveys, organizing meetings, briefing public administrators and officials, and keeping detailed and organized outreach and input records. The successful intern will also:

-Maintain website, facebook page, post upcoming events and relevant news, meeting and minutes
-Send out meeting and event invitations and correspondences, manager RSVPS
-Coordinate events, Armstrong Park afterglows and spring concert series
-Create and distribute monthly newsletter
-Assist with volunteer event coordination for park improvements
-Coordinate for media coverage, write and distribute press releases and op-eds

This position is currently unpaid, but could potentially provide free housing and pay in the future. This position has the potential to become a full time paid position for the right individual at the end of next spring. Starts immediately, with 3 month minimum commitment. Office located in Treme near Esplanade and Rampart, flexible hours and ability to work from home and coffee shops. A background in marketing, advertising, community organizing, or other civic engagement work a plus.

The following software/computer skills will be also be helpful, but not required:
-Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint
-Presentation-making, and research and writing, web/blog/social media fluency highly desirable.

Please submit a resume and cover letter to bharwood@pufap.org. Writing samples will be accepted but are not required for consideration.

About PUfAP:
We are a neighborhood group of New Orleans residents and stakeholder organizations who demand action to get Armstrong Park and everything inside of it restored and revitalized. For far too long the park has sat empty, the buildings inside crumbling. As citizens, we are united in our efforts to get the city’s attention. We are the People United for Armstrong Park.

PUfAP is presently undertaking the strategic planning and community engagement processes necessary to move the redevelopment projects in Armstrong Park forward. This summer, PUfAP, with large amounts of support from our partner organizations and many others in the community, has led the charge to get the Park gates opened through a 1,500-strong petition drive. PUfAP is now generating a formal community vision plan for the Park and its assets borne from the ideas and input of a wide coalition of local residents and institutions.

For more information on our projects, please refer to our online newletter and our website, www.pufap.org.