Engagement Coordinator; Consultant

Engagement Coordinator (Hourly Consultant) Summary

It’s an exciting time is Art Place Initiative (API)! We just streamlined the way we work with artists interested in our Homes for Artists Program and we’re building green spaces and art spaces for the first time. We’re looking to do deeper engagement with potential homeowners, the community, and donors so we need to find someone who loves interacting with people, discovering what they want and need, and then connecting them with resources.

If you get energy from people‑ing in this way, and are a highly organized and independent worker, keep reading.

This is a contract role for approximately 10 hours each week, at a rate of $20 – $25/hr, commensurate with experience. Working hours and days are flexible, but need to be spread across at least 3-4 days. Candidates must reside in the St. Louis area, but have the flexibility to work from the office or remotely. In time, API seeks to expand this role into a part‑time or full‑time position.

Candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and three references to info by January 30, 2026. The anticipated start date is sometime in February. No phone calls please.

St. Louis Art Place Initiative (API) is a non‑profit organization that does arts‑based community development – currently in the neighborhoods of Gravois Park, Benton Park West, and northern Dutchtown. API’s mission is to build wealth for artists through home ownership and transform vacant land into cultural assets with communities.

API has an Executive Director and a team of consultants that help it meet its goals. With such a small staff, API requires all staff to be self‑starters who can work independently to meet deadlines using a variety of online tools for clear communication across all projects. Using weekly check‑ins and annual, quarterly, and monthly goal‑setting, API creates structures to assure constant progress toward achieving its mission.

Find out more about API .

The Engagement Coordinator will report to the Executive Director and also collaborate with API’s other consultants to carry out the following responsibilities:

• Engagement
  • Conduct daily follow‑up tasks to progress current artists within the Homes for Artists pipeline
  • Conduct phone calls and send emails to potential home buyers
  • Schedule, plan, and lead introductory Homes for Artists workshops
  • Liaise with API’s communications consultant for Homes for Artists related social media posts and e‑communications
• Systems Building
  • Regularly update workflows, and their documentation, to continually improve service to artists within the pipeline
  • Lead, assist, or advise on technical/app updates for the pipeline according to your expertise
  • Lead or assist with partnership recruitment for the pipeline

• Plan and lead general community engagement activities (door‑knocking, meetings, surveys, etc.)
• Plan and lead Art Makes Neighbors community art events
• Lead community engagement part of creating the cultural asset land trust
• Lead community engagement part of creating a community art space and garden

• Assist with donor cultivation communications (emails, thank you notes, phone calls, etc.)
• Assist with fundraiser event planning

• Assist with homeowner engagement and community engagement website updates and newsletter content
• Assist with minimal administrative tasks

Top Candidates MUST HAVE the following characteristics:

• Experience
  • At least three years of experience in community engagement, customer success, intake coordination, community planning, arts‑based community development, community arts programming, or related work that required regularly serving people
• Project management skills
  • Excellent at project management – stays on top of multiple projects, is able to prioritize tasks and plan backward, anticipates obstacles, identifies and involves stakeholders appropriately, uses resources wisely
  • Excellent at time management to meet deadlines
  • Ability to effectively manage up to the Executive Director to keep tasks moving
• Self‑management skills
  • Very organized
  • Able to work very independently –…