The posting
Join a passionate team advancing the future of downtown Denver through strategic partnerships, investment, and engagement.
About Us
Cities are built by people. The creators of industry, makers of place. Visionaries—for what’s next. At the Downtown Denver Partnership, we are building with vision.
We believe the horizon of a great city is always growing, always improving. We believe our city is only as strong as the center. And we know that a thriving, strategic evolution only happens when every voice steps up to the mic. When access allows for unbridled opportunity.
Whether we are talking about mobility and transportation or economic development, our organization focuses on fostering an impactful culture and business community that will support each and every citizen, giving us all a seat at the table.
Building our center city, making our place.
About the Position
The Coordinator, Research and Analytics will support the Center for Economic Development and Neighborhood Planning and key initiatives across the associated departments including research, planning, economic development, real estate, and mobility. This position will focus on delivering priority economic development and research initiatives through data collection and analysis, stakeholder engagement, and consistent reporting.
About the Job
Economic Development - The position will assist in advancing core economic development priorities, including:
- Updating and maintaining the Why Downtown data platform and database through excel, ArcGIS and/or Salesforce
- Analyzing submarket trends using Placer.ai and other data tools
- Assisting with office retention and business engagement activities and analytics
- Tracking transactional data downtown, focusing on areas identified in the downtown area plan
- Quality control as pipeline tracking moves from excel into Salesforce
- Fielding small businesses inquires
Research and Data Analysis – The position will reinforce DDP’s commitment to credible, transparent, and accessible downtown data reporting.
- Updating and maintaining the High Frequency Data Dashboard, 16th Street Data Dashboard and Development Map
- Partnering with MarCom on key external communications around media requests, presentations, and partner organization data requests as needed.
- Supporting economic impact reporting around events, sponsorships, member engagement, and internal reporting.
- Supporting market analysis and responding to external inquiries
Community Engagement and Perceptions – The position will participate in various methods for gathering community input via survey tools and will support analysis of responses, including:
- Conducting and compiling survey data in partnership with the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District (BID)
- Supporting travel behavior surveys and related analysis
General Organizational Support - In addition to departmental work, the coordinator will support broader organizational priorities, including:
- Assisting with major events and activations (e.g., Bike to Work Day, Downtown Denver Awards, Colorado Startup Week)
- Providing flexible capacity for cross-team initiatives as needed. Supporting committees, administrative tasks, and external presentations.
About You
To be successful in this position, you must be detail-oriented, persistent, flexible, and a team player. You appreciate how engaging business leaders the right way can inspire them to become city builders. You thrive knowing the projects and information you manage are accurate and can be trusted by your team members. You meticulously look for ways to improve workflow, efficiency, and accuracy, since you manage a lot of details and want to keep everything as accurate as possible. You should possess a deep commitment to instilling practices and a culture that reflect The Downtown Denver Partnership.
- Passion for and commitment to city building.
- Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, data analytics, public administration, economic development, real estate, business development, or a related field is required. Interest in growing in any and/or all these fields of expertise is a must!
- Experience working with database management, GIS, web development, and data visualization tools. Experience using CoStar, Salesforce and Placer.ai is a plus!
- Proven problem analysis, resolution and analytical skills – statical analysis experience is preferred.
- Proven organizational skills and ability to manage multiple responsibilities.
- Detail oriented; interest in delivering accurate information and data management best practice
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, and ability to check deliverables for quality and correctness.
- Effective interpersonal skills, capable of communicating in a professional and positive manner, and intentionally inclusive in conversations.
- Ability to work well under pressure, respond quickly to changes, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while supporting a collaborative work approach as part of a project team.
- Some flexibility and willingness to work irregular hours.
- A great sense of humor and collaborative orientation.
- Working knowledge in areas of sales and customer relationship building.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
What We Offer
- Expected salary range $64,000-$69,000
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Employer paid Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Transportation Benefits
- Personal and Professional Development
Downtown Denver Partnership provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. In addition to federal law requirements, Downtown Denver Partnership complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Downtown Denver Partnership will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants for failing to disclose wage rate history in accordance with applicable law.
Downtown Denver Partnership expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Downtown Denver Partnership employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
