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via Planetizen posted_at: 17 hours agoschedule_type: Full-time
Under the supervision of the Deputy Director and the daily direction of senior staff, the Transportation Planning Technician is responsible for assisting Transportation Planners in the implementation of the programs and projects of the Regional Transportation Commission. In addition, the Transportation Planning Technician will perform routine transportation planning and office duties. Under the supervision of the Deputy Director and the daily direction of senior staff, the Transportation Planning Technician is responsible for assisting Transportation Planners in the implementation of the programs and projects of the Regional Transportation Commission. In addition, the Transportation Planning Technician will perform routine transportation planning and office duties. Show more details...
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via Planetizen schedule_type: Full-timesalary: 60K–70K a year
Who We Are Planetizen is the most visited urban planning website in the United States, providing training, news, jobs, and continuing education across multiple products and services. Planetizen publishes 40 times a week, including news, analysis, and commentary, in addition to hosting regularly updated jobs and events boards. Planetizen Courses provides the leading online professional education... website for planners and urban designers, with 350+ Who We Are
Planetizen is the most visited urban planning website in the United States, providing training, news, jobs, and continuing education across multiple products and services. Planetizen publishes 40 times a week, including news, analysis, and commentary, in addition to hosting regularly updated jobs and events boards. Planetizen Courses provides the leading online professional education... website for planners and urban designers, with 350+ of the highest quality video courses available to subscribers. The Planetizen team works in a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment, where team members are encouraged to continue to learn, grow, and implement new ideas.

The Opportunity
Planetizen is looking for a talented Video Producer & Editor to join our team. The Video Producer & Editor will be responsible for producing, filming, and editing high-quality video course content, with a high degree of autonomy and ownership for all new courses published on the platform. This role will also own Planetizen’s YouTube channel, with the goal to grow the channel to 100k subscribers in the first year.

This is the right role for a resourceful, tenacious, and growth-oriented team player, passionate about the potential of video to educate and contribute to the process of planning a prosperous, sustainable, and equitable built environment. Successful candidates will have experience in the urban planning industry, or a closely related field, and will recognize and value the terminology, concepts, and personalities of planning. The Video Producer & Editor is a key member of the team at Planetizen, working directly with the instructors, editorial manager, and marketing function to create educational content to inform the entire planning field—planners, designers, and citizens.

Key Deliverables
• Educational Video Content Creation - Working with subject matter experts, produce best-in-class educational video content published on our website and social media channels that effectively communicates urban planning concepts, tools, and best practices. This involves planning, filming, editing, publishing, archiving, and reporting on video content.
• Audience Growth and Engagement on YouTube - Grow Planetizen's YouTube channel subscribers to 100k, focusing on creating captivating content that appeals to urban planners, students, and related professionals and leveraging YouTube analytics to inform content strategy.
• Analytics & Reporting - Understand and report video content performance and contribution to business goals. Make recommendations to process and content improvements. Regularly assess feedback from users and analytics to refine content strategies, ensuring that the video training remains relevant, current, and effectively meets educational goals.
• Team collaboration - Collaborate with content and marketing teams to plan, develop, create, and launch video content that achieves business objectives. Work closely with the editorial manager to identify trends, topics, and opportunities for new courses and content that meet the needs of the urban planning community.
Success metrics
In your first 3 months
• Learn about the Planetizen brand, content, products, and audience.
• Deliver a growth plan to reach 100k subscribers to our YouTube channel.
• Produce and publish your first video content.
In your first year
• With support from the team, execute on the content strategy by producing and publishing video courses.
• Grow YouTube channel to 100k subscribers.
Qualifications
• 2+ years of experience producing and editing high-quality educational or instructional video content, with a portfolio that demonstrates expertise in conveying complex concepts through video.
• Experience with Adobe Premiere, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, and other digital tools.
• Demonstrated experience in growing and managing a YouTube channel, including knowledge of YouTube SEO, content optimization, and audience engagement strategies.
• Experience with or strong interest in urban planning.
• Ability to work independently on a small team.
• Excellent time-management and organizational skills, with ability to manage multiple projects at different stages simultaneously
Location & Availability
• This is a full-time role 9am-6pm PT (with 1 hour for lunch).
• Candidates must be local to Los Angeles or willing to relocate. This position is available partially remote (with about 4 days per month in our Koreatown office for shoots in the Planetizen studio) or fully in-person in our office.
About Planetizen
• Planetizen is a community of planning intelligence—a one-stop source for planning news, editorials, book reviews, jobs, and education. https://www.planetizen.com/
• Planetizen Courses is one of Planetizen's most successful products, with more than 350 courses published online and available to subscribers.
• Planetizen Courses are generally available for continuing education credits. Planetizen Courses instructors include some of the biggest names in the field, like Donald Shoup, Angie Schmitt, Lance Freeman, Jenny Schuetz, and Emily Talen.
• Planetizen is a sister company of Urban Insight and leverages the resources available to the Urban Insight team.
• The Planetizen and Urban Insight team totals more than 35 employees working all over the United States.
• Planetizen runs on the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)
Why Work at Planetizen
• Join a tenacious, collaborative, and growth-oriented team where your contributions make an impact.
• We work with you to create a career path catered to you.
• The average employee tenure is 6.5 years.
• We're stable. We've been in business for 23+ years and continue to grow each year.
• We offer a casual and flexible working environment. We believe in life/work balance.
• The right candidate will find numerous opportunities for growth.
• We allocate time for training and professional development.
Compensation
We offer a highly competitive salary which depends on your qualifications, experience, education, and certifications. Our salary package includes:
• 60-70K Base (DOE)
• Paid time off (15 days increasing to 20 after four years)
• Holiday time off (~10 days per year).
• Health insurance (95% employer-paid).
• Dental insurance (95% employer-paid).
• Company-sponsored 401(k) plan with employer match (after 60 days).
• Performance and compensation reviews annually.

To Apply
Please apply on this page. This position is open until filled. Thanks for your interest in working with us at Planetizen
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via Planetizen posted_at: 19 hours agoschedule_type: Full-time
Title: Planner, Housing Specialist Location: State College Municipal Building Starting Salary Range: $56,960 - $71,200... Position open until filled. Position includes Competitive Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance), 401 Employer Pension Plan, paid vacation, holidays, sick time plus additional benefits to be discussed during the interview process. REQUIREMENTS Title: Planner, Housing Specialist
Location: State College Municipal Building
Starting Salary Range: $56,960 - $71,200...
Position open until filled.
Position includes Competitive Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance), 401 Employer Pension Plan, paid vacation, holidays, sick time plus additional benefits to be discussed during the interview process.
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via Planetizen posted_at: 21 days agoschedule_type: Full-timesalary: 90K–110K a yearwork_from_home: 1
Who We Are Planetizen is the most visited urban planning website in the United States, providing training, news, jobs, and continuing education across multiple products and services. Planetizen publishes 40 times a week, including news, analysis, and commentary, in addition to hosting regularly updated jobs and events boards. Planetizen Courses provides the leading online professional education... website for planners and urban designers, with 350+ Who We Are

Planetizen is the most visited urban planning website in the United States, providing training, news, jobs, and continuing education across multiple products and services. Planetizen publishes 40 times a week, including news, analysis, and commentary, in addition to hosting regularly updated jobs and events boards. Planetizen Courses provides the leading online professional education... website for planners and urban designers, with 350+ of the highest quality video courses available to subscribers. The Planetizen team works in a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment, where team members are encouraged to continue to learn, grow, and implement new ideas.

The Opportunity

Seeking a creative, strategic, and analytical marketing manager to own and grow Planetizen’s marketing function, including defining and executing strategies and tactics that will increase the rate at which Planetizen’s annual visitors of 2MM+ and existing leads are converted into customers. Strategic and tactical, the Marketing Director will formally establish the marketing function, working as a marketing team of one with support from a cross-functional team.

Key deliverables
• Marketing Strategy - Develop a comprehensive marketing strategy, including prioritization of marketing channels, (social media, email, paid advertising, etc). Set goals, define target audiences, create business cases for marketing activities based on impact, and manage the budget.
• Conversion Optimization - Increase conversion rates through conversion rate analysis, A/B testing, UX and customer journey optimization, lead nurturing, and landing page optimization.
• Integrated Campaigns - Develop messaging and successfully plan, execute, and analyze marketing campaigns to achieve conversion goals or other business objectives.
• Analytics & Reporting - Provide detailed analysis and reports on conversion metrics, campaign performance, and ROI to recommend investment in marketing activities.
• Leadership & Team Collaboration - Own the marketing function, lead meetings, and collaborate with a small team (sales, content, and product).

Success Metrics

In your first 3 months
• Become an expert in the Planetizen brand, content, products, and audience.
• Conduct an assessment and gap analysis of Planetizen's current marketing efforts. Deliver marketing strategy with prioritized marketing activities and a tactical plan.
• Collaborate with sales to improve outbound sales scripts, establishing a meeting rate of 5%.

By the end of 2024
• Meet or exceed our B2C Planetizen Courses goal of 9% increase YoY.
• Reach 3,000 active Planetizen Courses subscribers.
• Support B2B sales goal of 127% increase.

Key Requirements
• 5+ years of experience in digital marketing, including demonstrable experience in developing marketing strategies, managing budgets, and executing campaigns across various channels.
• Demonstrated success improving conversion rates for similar businesses.
• Experience with experimentation and execution on a variety of digital marketing channels, like email, social media, websites, and more.
• Ability to write copy quickly and effectively for a niche audience of urban planners.
• Experience working independently on a marketing team of one, with cross-functional support.
• Strong data analysis and prioritization skills.
• Familiarity or willingness to learn marketing and digital tools like Mailchimp, Canva, Google Suite, Jira, Notion, Google Analytics, content management systems, and more.

Location & Availability
• Available 9am - 6pm in any U.S. time zone
• Our office is located in sunny Los Angeles, CA. This position is available for fully remote or hybrid work.

Compensation
• 90-110K base salary (DOE)
• Paid time off (15 days increasing to 20 after four years)
• Holiday time off (~10 days per year).
• Health insurance (95% employer-paid).
• Dental insurance (95% employer-paid).
• Company-sponsored 401(k) plan with employer match (after 60 days).
• Performance and compensation reviews annually.

About Planetizen
• Planetizen is a community of planning intelligence—a one-stop source for planning news, editorials, book reviews, jobs, and education. https://www.planetizen.com/
• Planetizen Courses is one of Planetizen's most successful products, with more than 350 courses published online and available to subscribers.
• Planetizen Courses are generally available for continuing education credits. Planetizen Courses instructors include some of the biggest names in the field, like Donald Shoup, Angie Schmitt, Lance Freeman, Jenny Schuetz, and Emily Talen.
• Planetizen is a sister company of Urban Insight and leverages the resources available to the Urban Insight team.
• The Planetizen and Urban Insight team totals more than 35 employees working all over the United States.
• Planetizen runs on the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)

Why Work at Planetizen
• Join a tenacious, collaborative, and growth-oriented team where your contributions make an impact.
• We work with you to create a career path catered to you.
• Average employee tenure is 6.5 years.
• We're stable. We've been in business for 23+ years, and continue to grow each year.
• We offer a casual and flexible working environment. We believe in life/work balance.
• The right candidate will find numerous opportunities for growth.
• We allocate time for training and professional development.

To Apply

Please apply on this page. This position is open until filled. Thank you for your interest in working with us at Planetizen
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via Planetizen posted_at: 5 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
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via Planetizen posted_at: 26 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Urban Planning Partners (UPP) seeks a full-time Associate Planner to join our team. Salary Range: $90,000 to $125,000 (DOE) Urban Planning Partners (UPP) seeks a full-time Associate Planner to join our team.
Salary Range: $90,000 to $125,000 (DOE)
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via Planetizen posted_at: 27 days agoschedule_type: Part-time and Internship
Orinda is a delightful place in which to live, work and play! Join the Orinda Planning Department on a part-time basis in order to build your knowledge and skills working with a professional staff and make a positive impact in our community! DEFINITION Orinda is a delightful place in which to live, work and play! Join the Orinda Planning Department on a part-time basis in order to build your knowledge and skills working with a professional staff and make a positive impact in our community!

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via Planetizen posted_at: 27 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Orinda is a delightful place in which to live, work and play! Orinda is a delightful place in which to live, work and play! Show more details...