the public good

And we’re looking for a design leader who wants to help us build PPL’s capacity to do ever more work with ever greater impact. We’d like to hear about:

• Entrepreneurial business-development and operations experience, from working at a start-up, at your own firm, or at small non-profit organizations.
• Experience assembling/managing multidisciplinary teams, backed with strong leadership and delegation skills.
• Successful presentation and client communications skills.

Want to Apply?

Here’s what we need to start:

• a cover letter (PDF) with a brief story about some interesting work experience you’ve had – a time when you were challenged or surprised or impressed or altered,
• a link to your LinkedIn profile and/or a PDF of your resumé, and
• a link to a website or a PDF portfolio showing your past work.

Please email those three things to jobs (at) publicpolicylab.org, with the subject line “Design Director.”

No calls please. Selected applicants will be contacted for a brief Skype interview, followed by an in-person meeting and portfolio review for leading contenders.

POLICIES & Disclaimers

The Public Policy Lab is an Equal Opportunity Employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

We can only consider candidates already authorized to work in the United States. We do not provide relocation expenses. Compensation is commensurate with experience and with non-profit standards. Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

Anything else?

Work/life balance is important to us. We close our office for several weeks each year and generally restrict work communications to weekday business hours. We’re open to considering flexible schedules for very experienced applicants. We offer paid leave, generous retirement-savings benefits, and health, dental, and life insurance.

We believe that good design starts at home: the PPL can only generate meaningful policy and service designs if our team finds meaning and satisfaction and growth in our work. We regularly discuss our values, and we explore ways to be better for each other and in the world.

“If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.” – Credited to Aboriginal activists group, Queensland, 1970s.