Careers & Opportunities
FULL-TIME POSITIONS
Director of Placemaking & Events
The Downtown Boston Alliance (DBA) seeks a high-performing, creative, and operationally excellent
leader to shape and deliver the programs, markets, events, and seasonal experiences that make
Downtown vibrant, welcoming, and full of life.
The Director of Placemaking & Events oversees more than 100 annual activations—including major
festivals, cultural celebrations, pop-ups, and holiday experiences—and leads the strategic development
of new offerings that reflect Boston’s artistic and cultural energy. Critically, this role is responsible for
designing and debuting new event types that yield operational revenue for the organization. The role
blends vision with disciplined execution: designing memorable public experiences while building
systems, workflows, and staffing models that improve quality, efficiency, and impact year over year.
The Director will lead a nimble team of full-time staff, contractors, and co-producers; manage vendor
and municipal relationships; and work closely with the DBA’s Operations and Economic Development
departments to advance DBA’s mission through public experience
Economic Development Manager
The Downtown Boston Alliance (DBA) seeks a relationship-driven, innovative, energetic, and experienced project manager to serve as the Economic Development Manager. This role merges the organization’s high-touch Level Up Downtown retail leasing and activation initiative with the newly launched Downtown Office Opportunity & Recruitment (DOOR) program to support filling vacant office space.
As the primary “concierge” and market-maker for the district, the successful candidate will serve as the face of a comprehensive economic success effort while coordinating the organization’s work to steward prospective tenants from the first conversation with DBA. They will work to develop a broad recruitment program that understands the needs of prospective office and retail tenants; establishes matchmaking protocols to identify and cultivate business interest while reducing barriers to entry; and develops creative public-private partnerships to incubate new enterprises. The Manager identifies pathways toward attracting a diverse array of businesses—specifically creating equitable opportunities for BIPOC and WMBE entrepreneurs—and positions proposed businesses for success by assisting them with navigating government permitting, engaging with property owners, and leveraging institutional-grade market data.
Success in this role will be measured by the ability to cultivate prospective tenants, advance opportunities through the recruitment pipeline, and contribute to the reduction of commercial vacancies in Downtown Boston.
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