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Offices:Chicago|Cleveland|WashingtonD.C.

DesignIntern-ClevelandOfficeTheCEOsforCitiesDesignIntern(Intern)worksprimarilywiththeCommunicationsManager,butalsowithLeeFisher,thePresidentandCEO,andMarkEbner,theManagerofResearchandEngagement,intheClevelandofficelocatedatClevelandStateUniversitysLevinCollegeofUrbanAffairs,1717EuclidAve(CEOsforCitiesmaintains3officesinChicago,Cleveland,andWashingtonDC).

TheInternisexpectedtoworkaminimumof10hoursaweekforaminimumof4monthsand/oratotalof120hours.Thereisnosalaryorbenefits,buttheInternwillreceiveastipendof$500uponsuccessfulcompletionofthe4-monthperiodorafterhavingworked120hours,

whicheveroccursfirst.Extensionoftheinternshiporfull-timeorpart-timeemploymentwithCEOsforCitiesaftersuccessfulcompletionoftheinternshipwillbeconsiderediftheInternisinterested.

TheInternprovidesorganizationalandcreativesupporttotheCommunicationsManagerandotherClevelandstaffintheClevelandoffice.TheInternassistswithtechnologyandsocialmedia,speechwriting,research,eventplanning,projectmanagement,websitemanagement,andvisualpresentations.

CEOsforCitiesisacivicinnovationlabandnetworkforcityprogressandsuccess,connectingcross-border,cross-sector,cross-generationalcivicCEOsandchangemakerstoeachotherandto

smartideasandpractices.www.ceosforcities.org

CurrentResearchAgenda:

CityVitals:OursignatureresearchisCityVitals,andCityVitals2.0whichhasbeenwidelyusedasahandbookforbenchmarkingurbanperformanceanddesigningcityandregionaleconomicstrategies,especiallyforthenations51largestmetroareasandcities.CityVitalsaddressesthemostcriticalissuefacingAmericancitiestoday-Whatdoesittakeforacitytosucceedintodaysglobaleconomy?Inanincreasinglyglobalandknowledge-driveneconomy,theingredientsofsuccessarechanging.

CityVitalsanalyzesthefourkeycharacteristicstoeconomicsuccesstoday,thatspellCITY:Connections,Innovation,TalentandYourcitysdistinctiveness.Citiessucceedbecausetheyarewell-connected,bothinternallyandtothewiderworld,becausetheyarefertileplacesforinnovationandentrepreneurship,becausetheynurtureandattracttalent,andbecauseeachcityhasdistinctivecharacteristicsandstrengths.

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CurrentActionAgenda:

TheTalentDividend(TD),asignatureprogramofCEOsforCities,fosterssuccessamongournetworkcitiestoincreasethepost-secondaryattainmentrateamongtheirresidents.Inamovetoincreasethepoliticalandcivicwilltoproducemorecollegegraduatesandtherebyhelpcitiescapturerealeconomicgains,CEOsforCitiescalculatedTheTalentDividend.Weenteredthe

conversationoneducationfromaplaceoffocusingontheeconomicsuccessofcities.Ourresearch,accompaniedbya32-citytour,helpedplacetalentdevelopmentonthecivicagendaofmanycitiesacrossthecountry.Wearecurrentlyinthemiddleofa$1millionprizecompetitionwith57citiescompetingtoseewhichcitycanraisetheircollegecompletionthefastestinthreeyears.WeconveneregularlythroughourvirtualnetworkandannuallyforaTalentDividendconference.

TheGreenDividend:CEOsforCitiesunderstandsthatglobalclimatechangeisaprofoundthreattohumanity.Wehavewitnessedanincreasingnumberofcitiespursuinggreenpoliciesinrecentyears.Cityresidentsearnagreendividendbecausetheysaveoncarsandgas.Thismeanslocalresidentshavemoremoneytospendonotherthingstheyvalue,whichinturnstimulatesthe

localeconomy.CEOsforCitiescoinedthetermGreenDividendin2007.FollowingourinitialreportPortlandsGreenDividend,wehavepreparedcityspecificreportsforNewYork,Chicago,andSanDiego.In2008,theGreenDividendwasincorporatedintothebroaderCityDividendsreport,whichestimatedthatreducingvehiclemilestraveledinthe50largestUSmetropolitanareasbyonemileperpersonperdaywouldproducesavingstoUSconsumersof$28.6billionannually.

SincepublishingtheGreenDividend,CEOsforCitieshasproduceseveralsupportingpiecesofresearchthatprovidecomplementaryinsightsabouthowcitiesprovideeconomicadvantagesbyenablinggreenerlifestyles.DriventotheBrinkshowedthatcorecityrealestatetendedtoretain

itsvaluebetterthanexurbanrealestateinthefaceofrisinggasprices.WalkingtheWalkshowedthatwalkabilityaddsmeasurablytotherealvalueofurbanhousing.

FutureCityDividends:WearecurrentlyexploringthedevelopmentofnewCityDividendssuchas

anOpportunityDividend,InnovationDividend,HealthDividend,ImmigrationDividend,anda

LivabilityDividend.

ChangeByUsisadigitalinteractivecivicengagementplatformthatlinkscitizenswiththeircity

government.IthasbeenlaunchedinNewYorkCityandPhiladelphia,andwillbelaunchedinat

least3additionalAmericancitiesin2013.

OverridingCEOsforCitiesTeamworkPrinciple:Thesmallertheorganization,themore

importantitisthatteammemberscanthinkontheirfeet,adaptquicklytoshiftingpriorities,and

dowhateverittakes,regardlessofroleorposition,togetthingsdone.GreatCEOsforCitiesteam

membersknow,oftenevenwithoutbeingtold,whenthere'saproblem,issue,orprojectthatneeds

helpandsupport,andjumpintohelpevenifit'snotintheirjobdescription.

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DesignInternresponsibilitiesinclude:

AssistingtheCommunicationsManagerwithgraphicdesignandcreativebrandingmaterials,includingbothdigitalandprint

AssistingindevelopmentofCEOsforCitieswebsite Assistinginnotonlyproductionwork,butalsointhegenerationofideasforfuture

creativecampaigns

SkillsandQualifications:

ExperienceandproficiencyusingAdobeCreativeSuiteincludingIllustrator,Photoshop,andInDesign

Stronggraspofbasicdesignprinciplesasevidencedbyworkexperienceasadesignerorportfoliopieces

Acreativeandentrepreneurialspirit Excellentwrittenandverbalcommunicationskills Astrong,flexibleteamplayerwithapositiveattitude,opentonewideasandchange Awillingnesstoassistallmembersoftheteamwhenevernecessary Strongworkethicthatdemonstrateswillingnesstoworkbeyondusualhourswhenever

necessary Aself-starterwhoinitiatesprojects,makessuggestions,andgeneratesnewideas Strongorganizationalskillswithakeenattentiontodetail Abilitytomulti-taskandprioritizepressingworkeffectively Experienceandskillinsocialmediapreferredbutnotnecessary Experienceandskillingeneralcommunications,marketing,andcopy-editingpreferred

butnotnecessary