Now Hiring Creative Content & Design Coordinator

Who We Need:

We’re looking for a creative person that loves a challenge. We need someone that can find fun in bouncing from designing an event poster to crafting content for social media that showcases the unique character of our downtown. We need someone that loves working with others and investigating new & innovative ways to promote downtown. The right person needs to be comfortable using InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop, meeting new people, meeting deadlines and maintaining a flexible work schedule.

Who We Are:

We’re a small, close-knit staff that, with the support of our community, works hard to make our downtown a vibrant and inviting home for locally owned businesses. We’re the cheerleaders and the support system for our downtown businesses. We host over 100 days of community events that help to draw hundreds of thousands of people each year to Downtown Lee’s Summit. We rely on the support of volunteers donating thousands of hours of service each year to help make it all possible. No two days are ever the same and that’s part of the excitement and the reward.

Purpose of Position:

The Creative Content and Design Coordinator works collaboratively with staff and volunteers to create high quality content that serves to raise awareness of Downtown Lee’s Summit and supports our mission to promote, enhance, and preserve the heart of our city.

About DLSMS, Inc.:

Founded in 1989 by a group of visionary business and civic leaders to revitalize the heart of their community, Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, Inc. is a nationally-recognized and accredited 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the revitalization of Downtown Lee’s Summit. DLSMS implements the National Trust Main Street Center Four-Point Approach® to commercial district revitalization, a community-driven effort to create strong social cohesion and economic opportunity. DLSMS has won multiple state and national awards for excellence in downtown revitalization and management, including the 2010 Great American Main Street Award®. The National Trust Main Street Center presents this award to only five communities across the nation every year.

Think you are the perfect fit? Please email resume, work samples and references to donnie@downtownls.org. 

Position is part-time, up to 30 hours per week, $20 per hour.

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