Associate (Advocacy)
Washington, D.C.
A non-profit established in 1998, The Cultural Landscape Foundation® (TCLF) connects people to places. TCLF educates and engages the public to make our shared landscape heritage more visible, identify its value, and empower its stewards. We achieve this mission through three core programs:
- What’s Out There®, North America’s most comprehensive database of cultural landscapes;
- Pioneers of American Landscape Design®, an in-depth multimedia library that includes online biographical profiles, published biographies, and video oral histories chronicling the lives of impactful landscape architects and educators;
- Landslide®, which advocates for the informed stewardship of cultural landscapes and mobilizes, supports, and monitors efforts at the local, state, and national level to save significant landscapes facing threats.
TCLF is headquartered in light-filled offices in the heart of Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood. If you thrive when given a diverse set of meaty tasks, please get in touch! Check us out at www.tclf.org.
Scope and Impact:
Working from the foundation’s offices in Washington, D.C., the successful candidate will support TCLF's various programs (including What's Out There® and Pioneers of American Landscape Design®) but will be particularly engaged in the Landslide® program, the primary advocacy vehicle for threatened cultural landscapes across the nation. Specific tasks include conducting research, writing advocacy pieces, and participating in Section 106 / NHPA reviews, as well as website content management, basic graphic design, and photo editing. Excellent research and writing skills are required, along with attention to detail and a demonstrated interest in all aspects of the history, theory, and practice of landscape architecture. Experience or coursework in historic preservation is also highly desirable.
Responsibilities:
- Researching and writing about topics related to landscape history using printed and online sources
- Communicating with a variety of stakeholders in advocacy campaigns
- Maintaining and managing website content, both textual and graphic
- Other duties as assigned
Preparation and Knowledge:
- Strong writing and verbal skills
- Familiarity with the basic tenets of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
- The ability to cull information from a variety of texts and sources
- The ability to handle several projects simultaneously
- Coursework in landscape architecture
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Excellent attention to detail
Salary will be commensurate with experience. TCLF offers an attractive benefits package with health, Rx, vision, and dental plans; paid leave and holidays; and a Matching-Simple IRA retirement plan.
A cover letter, resume, and writing sample (e.g., a relatively brief paper or essay about a designed landscape) are required. Please send application materials as PDF attachments using the subject line “Associate – Your Name”, to team@tclf.org.
TCLF is an Equal Opportunity employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse staff. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or other categories protected by law.
Job Type: Full-time
Education: Master’s degree
Application Deadline: July 15, 2019