Careers
Thank you for your interest in joining the PHS team. Explore our current exciting and rewarding job openings below!
Art Director
In alignment with the Creative Director, the Art Director will help shape how PHS shows up visually across every touchpoint. The ideal candidate will have a strong, varied background in graphic design, advertising, and visual communication, with a passion for crafting beautiful narratives and the ability to employ effective design tactics for our campaign efforts. Candidates should have excellent communication, multi-tasking, and creative conceptualization skills. They should be adept at working in a quick-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
Branching Up Lead Instructor
The PHS Lead Instructor position will directly support the Workforce Development Team and the Branching Up training program, which is a partnership with PHS and Temple University. This role will require up to 40 hours each week, in-person, at the George Hill Correctional Facility. The Lead Instructor will supervise one Assistant Instructor and will provide onsite leadership to two cohorts of up to 17 participants per year for a total of 30 trainees annually.
Development Officer
The Development Officer is responsible for developing long-term philanthropic relationships and provides support for the administration of the 1827 and Legacy Societies. In collaboration with the Associate Director of Leadership and Planned Giving and colleagues across the organization, the Development Officer will personally qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors making primarily unrestricted gifts in support of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s mission. This front-facing role will require ongoing outreach to meet with members and donors through in-person visits, virtual meetings, and events. They will also support the solicitation and stewardship efforts across the Individual Giving Team.
Graphic Designer
Reporting to the Art Director, the Graphic Designer will represent and support the development of the PHS brand by skillfully creating campaign graphics, print collateral, and digital media. The ideal candidate will have a strong, varied background in graphic design and/or advertising, with excellent communication, multi-tasking, and creative ideation skills. They should be adept at working in a quick-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
IT Support Specialist
The IT Support Specialist provides staff technical support and assistance to all PHS Business Areas and works in environments both onsite and virtual. This role involves troubleshooting hardware and software issues, managing user accounts and permissions, supporting day-to-day IT operations, and assisting with the implementation of system enhancements and upgrades. The IT Support Specialist interacts with employees at all levels and provides frontline IT Help Desk support for the organization.
Landscape Technician
The Public Gardens and Landscapes Team is looking for full-time seasonal Landscape Technicians to work with our gardening team providing quality horticultural care and maintenance across a variety of garden sites in Philadelphia. Technicians will work as part of a core team performing all aspects of gardening and horticulture at some of the most prominent and visible gardens in the city, such as The Philadelphia Navy Yard, Logan Square, Rodin Museum, Philadelphia Art Museum, Eastern State Penitentiary, and The Delaware River Waterfront. A Landscape Technician will perform general grounds and landscape maintenance duties along with garden installation and renovation/maintenance type work in support of the Public Gardens and Landscapes team.