Penn Leads The Vote, Penn’s nonpartisan, student-led voter engagement and education organization housed in the Netter Center in partnership with the Office of Government and Community Affairs, seeks a qualified candidate to join the PLTV team as Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator. Responsibilities will include:
- Developing and implementing a strategy for PLTV to increase civic engagement in historically underrepresented and disenfranchised communities on campus
- Strengthening relationships with cultural organizations on campus, including 6B and G12
- Collaborating and hosting events with cultural student groups on campus
- Exploring opportunities for additional partnership development and organizational collaboration across campus and Philadelphia
- Analyzing Penn demographic voting data to inform PLTV’s engagement strategy
- Assisting with other duties as they arise within the organization
- Collaborating with the Undergraduate and Graduate Partnerships Coordinators
We are looking for someone who possesses the following:
- Strong writing, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365
- Demonstrated interest in voter and civic engagement
- Ability to complete high-priority tasks on a tight deadline
- Robust problem-solving skills and outside-the-box thinking
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity and voting rights
- Free for mandatory weekly team meetings once a week
- Experience in organizing communities of color / underrepresented communities, or prior leadership engagement in those spaces is a plus
If interested, please send the following in one email: your resume, a cover letter highlighting how you would engage with underrepresented communities in this role to hfeinman@sas.upenn.edu and evagonz@sas.upenn.edu. This is a paid position, work-study preferred.
Penn Leads The Vote, Penn’s nonpartisan, student-led voter engagement and education organization housed in the Netter Center in partnership with the Office of Government and Community Affairs, seeks a qualified candidate to join the PLTV team as Designer. Responsibilities will include:
- Designing and distributing inform grational graphics, swag, posters and promotional materials for PLTV
- Creating design content to post regularly on PLTV social media and provide to partner organizations
- Collaborating with the Social Media Coordinator to post on PLTV social media
- Advising website design (no coding required)
- Assisting with other duties as they arise within the organization, such as staffing tables
We are looking for someone who possesses the following:
- Experience designing graphics, posters, and flyers using Adobe Photoshop or comparable interface
- Demonstrated interest in voter and civic engagement
- Strong communication, interpersonal, team, and organizational skills
- Ability to complete high priority tasks on a tight deadline
- Robust problem solving skills and outside-the-box thinking
- Experience in web design is a plus
- Experience managing social media accounts is a plus
- Free for mandatory weekly team meetings once a week
If interested, please send the following in one email: your resume, a cover letter highlighting how you would contribute to PLTV’s goals, and at least two previous design samples to hfeinman@sas.upenn.edu and evagonz@sas.upenn.edu. This is a paid position, work-study preferred.
Events Coordinator
Penn Leads The Vote, Penn’s nonpartisan, student-led voter engagement and education organization housed in the Netter Center in partnership with the Office of Government and Community Affairs, seeks a qualified candidate to assist as Events Coordinator.
As Events Coordinator, responsibilities would include:
- Planning for all PLTV events including tabling, events with partner organizations, and larger events for registration and election day
- Coordinating all logistics for events such as space and table reservations and acquiring materials
- Working with Field Organizer in gathering and managing volunteers for events
- Manage communication with other organizations for event partnerships
- Assist with other duties as they arise within the organization
We are looking for someone who possesses the following:
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Strong writing skills and comfortable presenting to large groups
- Ability to meet tight deadlines and work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to triage crises and coordinate many moving parts at once
- Commitment to PLTV’s mission and a self-starter attitude to take initiative
- Experience with event planning and logistical coordination is a plus
- Free for mandatory weekly team meeting
Students in the Class of 2024 or 2025 strongly encouraged to apply.
If interested, please send the following in one email: your resume and a cover letter to evagonz@sas.upenn.edu and hfeinman@sas.upenn.edu. This is a paid position, work-study preferred.
