Sponsorship & Community Program Intern at 3CDC – Cincinnati, Ohio

Organizational Overview:

The Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, private, non-profit corporation. The organization's mission and strategic focus is to strengthen the core assets of downtown by revitalizing and connecting the Central Business District and Over-the-Rhine (OTR). 3CDC works in close collaboration with the Cincinnati corporate community and City of Cincinnati to carry out its mission. With an annual operating budget of $20 million, the organization has a team of approximately 170 full-time staff and 180 part-time staff engaged in real estate development, real estate management, civic space management and programming and business district management.

• Real Estate Development - To date, 3CDC has played a direct role in nearly $1.7 billion in development projects in downtown Cincinnati and the adjacent neighborhood of Over-the-Rhine. In completing over 100 development projects, 3CDC has reimagined key civic spaces, added market-rate and affordable housing to the urban core and created density through mixed-use residential and office projects that support local small businesses.

• Real Estate Management - 3CDC leases and manages over 660,000 square feet of commercial space and over 5,100 parking spaces with annual operating revenues exceeding $32 million.

• Civic Space Management and Programming - 3CDC manages and programs six civic spaces – Fountain Square, Washington Park, Ziegler Park, Memorial Hall, Court Street Plaza and Imagination Alley. 3CDC hosts nearly 1,600 free family-friendly events each year at these spaces.

• Business District Management – The organization manages two special improvement districts – the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District and Over-the-Rhine South Special Improvement District – providing clean and safe services, homeless outreach, beatification efforts and marketing support to both districts.

Job Summary:

Get excited to join the events team at 3CDC! This fast-paced dynamic group hosts over 1,400 events per year in downtown Cincinnati's largest civic spaces. As part of the Sponsorship and Community Programming Team, this position will help support efforts to fund Fountain Square, Washington Park, Ziegler Park, Court Street Plaza, Imagination Alley and Memorial Hall. We raise approximately 2.5 million dollars a year to ensure that most of our events and programs are free to the public which enables us to provide free programming to all.

The Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern will work directly with the Sponsorship and Community Inititives team to ensure we execute consistently for our sponsors and partners. We are fortunate to work with the largest corporations in Cincinnati like Procter & Gamble, altafiber, Kroger Corporation, Fifth Third, Duke Energy as well as many small and locally owned businesses throughout the Tri-state who help support our free programming efforts. It is important that we bring value to our partners through their partnership deliverables. This position will support these efforts both on-site in the civic spaces at events specifically around community programming as well as through administrative work on fulfillment of our agreements with our partners.

The Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern will spend a good portion of their time in the civic spaces engaging with all 3CDC programmed events and specifically our summer kids programming. It is at the events where sponsor recognition and activations take place. It will be the role of the Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern to ensure that the fulfillment of the onsite deliverables meets the standards of our clients. Fulfillment for clients varies from photos from onsite, activating brands during programmed events, coordinating onsite promotional materials, and engaging with community partners and residents.

At the conclusion of each season, we deliver a high-quality recap for each sponsor. These presentations include proof-of-delivery of all elements included in the sponsorship agreement. The Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern will be responsible for capturing this information at select events as well as through our video, digital and social media assets. The Sponsorship and Community Programming Intern will also assist in the preparation of building the PowerPoint presentations for select clients.

This will be a fun and exciting internship as you will see the insiders' view on what's happening in our city. We will ensure this is a great opportunity to enhance your skill set for your next employer.

Tasks:

• Additional HR duties as assigned, including help with recruiting and administrative tasks.