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Graduate Fellowship

  • Made in NYC Communications Graduate Fellow

    Date posted: 01 Apr, 2025

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    Pratt Center’s Made in NYC initiative is looking for a Communications Fellow to support marketing and communications tasks as well as aid in event planning and member engagement activities. Made in NYC is a dynamic, creative, and collaborative team passionate about supporting New York City’s manufacturing community. The Marketing Fellow will help us grow our public-facing networks and work on key Made in NYC projects like Made in NYC Learning Lab, Made in NYC Week, and our Made Here, Meet Here networking series.

    Made in NYC is a local branding initiative that supports New York City’s vibrant manufacturing and maker community. Made in NYC helps local manufacturers and makers to grow through marketing and branding resources, skills-building opportunities, and access to a supportive community of peers. Made in NYC is a membership-based initiative with 1,900+ member businesses making everything from hot sauce to handbags to neon signs from the Bronx to Staten Island.

    Fellows at Pratt Center work 14 hours per week under the supervision of a staff member. The work schedule aligns with Pratt Institute's academic calendar; fellows work when school is in session.

    Responsibilities

    • Creating visual graphics for newsletters and social media
    • Communications tasks such as drafting copy for social media posts and website articles
    • Support with the creative development of social media campaigns
    • Help to plan and organize Made in NYC Week 2025, our seventh annual celebration of the local maker and manufacturer community
    • Work cross-functionally with the Made in NYC team to ensure consistency across programs, and to coordinate the promotion of events and opportunities
    • Support outreach efforts to drive members to complete questionnaires for their new website profiles, while also assisting in editing content for clarity
    • Research, recruit, and onboard new Made in NYC members
    • Email and phone outreach to Made in NYC member businesses

    Skills and Interests
    This position is suitable for a Pratt Institute graduate student, particularly those studying urban planning, graphic design, communications design, fashion design, design management, industrial design, arts and cultural management, and others. Strong written and verbal communication skills are required. Graphic design skills are preferred. Experience with website management, marketing, event planning, and community outreach is also preferred. Knowledge of urban planning practices and interest in urban manufacturing, marketing, branding, and small business support, are all a plus.

    To Apply
    To Apply This is a hybrid in-person and remote position, but can be remote only for the right candidate. This is a 2-semester part-time fellowship at 14 hours/week. Graduate fellows are paid $4,410 per semester by tuition remission. Interested candidates should email a resume and cover letter to kayla@madeinnyc.org with the subject line: Made in NYC Communications Fellow.

  • Policy & Data Graduate Fellow

    Date posted: 01 Apr, 2025

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    Pratt Center is seeking a Policy & Data Fellow from the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment to support a variety of Pratt Center’s policy initiatives and programs related to housing and land use . This will include but is not limited to policy research, data analysis and visualization, and contributing to writing reports in support of our community partnerships and policy priorities.

    Fellows at Pratt Center work 14 hours per week under the supervision of a staff member. The work schedule aligns with Pratt Institute's academic calendar; fellows work when school is in session. In 2025-2026, there will be a cohort of four fellows and learning opportunities provided throughout the fellowship year.

    Responsibilities

    • Contribute policy research and writing to Pratt Center reports and other projects in support of our community partnerships; partner with staff to carry out data research questions and methodologies aligned with policy research goals.
    • Conduct analyses of public and private data sources, including U.S. Census Bureau data (Census, ACS, NYC Housing and Vacancy Survey), city databases (ACRIS, PLUTO, HPD registration data, etc.) and state datasets (NY Courts evictions data, etc.), in collaboration with program and policy staff .
    • Generate maps and other data visualizations for reports and other research products, including static and interactive maps, tables, and infographics
    • Conduct literature reviews
    • Synthesizing findings from research into written (and potentially visual/spatial) formats
    • Joining staff in meetings with coalitions and community organizations that Pratt Center supports, as necessary and feasible.
    • Work cross-functionally with the programming and communications teams to identify research needs and deliver visually compelling products aligned with Pratt Center communications guidelines

    Skills and Interests
    Required skills include strong written and verbal communication skills, geospatial analysis and data visualization, including proficiency in statistical and GIS software such as ArcGIS, Carto, R, or Stata, and proficiency with Excel.

    Additional desired skills include experience using data.census.gov, and experience with Tableau and other data visualization software. Experience with policy analysis is a plus.

    Local knowledge of New York City’s housing, planning, economic development, and land use policy and advocacy environment is a plus.

    To Apply
    This is a hybrid in-person and remote position. It is a two-semester part-time fellowship at 14 hours/week. Graduate fellows are paid $4,410 per semester by tuition remission.

    Interested candidates should email a resume and cover letter to s.morse@pratt.edu with the subject line: Policy and Data Fellow.

  • Climate Initiatives Graduate Fellow

    Date posted: 01 Apr, 2025

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    Pratt Center seeks a Climate Initiatives Fellow to support our energy & resiliency work. This position is open to students from the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment.

    This fellow will work on projects in Pratt Center's climate justice portfolio, including EnergyFit, a demonstration project implementing an equitable clean energy access model for communities in Central and Eastern Brooklyn. The fellow may also support other priorities, such as policy advocacy campaigns and a citywide environmental justice engagement campaign. Work will be focused on supporting outreach and education efforts in the field, data and programmatic analyses, and contributing to written reports in support of our community partnerships and policy priorities.

    Fellows at Pratt Center work 14 hours per week under the supervision of a staff member. The work schedule aligns with Pratt Institute's academic calendar; fellows work when school is in session. In 2025-2026, there will be a cohort of four fellows and learning opportunities provided throughout the fellowship year.

    Responsibilities

    • Support EnergyFit administration including data cleaning and analysis
    • Provide in-the-field outreach for EnergyFit alongside our community-based partners
    • Research support related to clean energy access with a focus on local, State and Federal policy
    • Participate in campaigns and actions to support climate policy advocacy with our coalition partners
    • Create facilitation guides and support partner organizations in the field during citywide environmental justice engagement meetings

    Skills and Interests

    • Candidates should have an interest and experience in sustainability, energy efficiency, affordable housing, decarbonization strategies, and/or other climate action.
    • Candidates must be committed to the tenets of energy and environmental justice and focusing on supporting low-income communities in accessing the benefits of clean energy. Must be able to speak to what these issues are.
    • Experience working on data analysis
    • Extremely organized, able to self-manage and turn around work in a timely manner.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.

    To Apply
    This is a hybrid in-person and remote position. It is a two-semester part-time fellowship at 14 hours/week. Graduate fellows are paid $4,410 per semester by tuition remission.

    Interested candidates should email a resume and cover letter to k.mickamaloy@pratt.edu with the subject line: Climate Initiatives Fellow.

  • Communications Design Fellow

    Date posted: 01 Apr, 2025

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    The Pratt Center for Community Development is seeking a Communications Design Fellow to support the growth of its visual communications strategy and work on a variety of written and visual communication projects. 

    Pratt Center for Community Development brings 60 years of experience working with New York City’s low-income communities of color in pursuit of a more just, equitable, and sustainable city. As a department within Pratt Institute, we leverage professional skills including participatory planning, community organizing and education, research and policy advocacy to advance innovative solutions to social, economic and environmental inequalities in partnership with small businesses, community-based organizations, and policymakers. 

    Responsibilities 

    The fellow will be responsible for assisting Pratt Center’s communications team with communications design-based projects which may include:

    • Report and Proposal layout design
    • Presentation design and formatting 
    • Editorial illustration / design
    • Social media copy and design assets
    • Email campaigns
    • Data visualization
    • Promotional materials
    • Photography and/or video editing

    Skills and Interests 

    This position is suitable to a graduate student studying Communications Design, Information Experience Design, Graphic Design, Digital Arts, Design Management, or a relevant design discipline. Required skills include strong written and visual communication, advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, advanced knowledge of current design standards and trends, strong project management skills, and exceptional interpersonal and collaboration skills. Skills in one or more of the following areas are preferred: illustration, typography, or layout design. Knowledge of urban planning practices is a plus.

    To Apply

    This is a hybrid in-person and remote position, but can be remote only for the right candidate. This is a 2-semester part-time fellowship at 14 hours/week. Graduate fellows are paid $4,410 per semester by tuition remission. Interested candidates should email a resume and cover letter to j.serapio@pratt.edu with the subject line: Communications Design Fellow.