We’re looking for new Board Members.
We invite you to apply for an open Board position with the AIGA Philadelphia Board. All positions are volunteer positions. The term is January 2025 – December 2026.
Our Review Process
As part of our ongoing effort to remain diverse, equitable, and inclusive, all identifying markers (name, school, business, etc.) will be removed from application materials to allow for the most objective review of skills and experience. The AIGA Philadelphia Board will review these edited documents to determine the best candidate for the position.
Board Requirements
- Attendance of one board meeting per month
- Five hours per week (rough estimate)
- Attendance in as many events as you can
- Attendance in two board retreats (all-day events) a year
- You have experience with Google Drive and Slack (strongly preferred)
- You have experience serving on a volunteer nonprofit board or an existing committee. Bonus points if you’ve previously served on an AIGA local chapter board.
- You are eager to contribute to the local creative community
- You believe relationship-building and stakeholder engagement are essential to the growth of the chapter
- Strong business acumen with a broad understanding of fundamental business principles
- Experience in a leadership role or vital coaching role
- Ability to set overall strategy and drive process improvement
- Commitment to a two-year term in the position to support the design community
- All new board members will be expected to attend group anti-racism training within the first 90 days on the board.
- Membership with AIGA
Open Board Positions:
We are currently refining our board role structure to better align with the evolving needs of our chapter and community.
Board positions will reopen soon.
If you’re interested in future leadership opportunities, we encourage you to:
- Join a committee
- Attend events and connect with current board members
- Subscribe to updates about future board openings
Serving on a committee is often the best pathway to board leadership.
Why Served?
Being a board member is more than responsibility and something productive to do in your spare time—it’s a commitment to our design community in Philadelphia. It’s the dedication to see design continue to grow, adapt, thrive and improve. It’s the desire to bring new initiatives, speakers, designers and inspiration to our membership.
Application process
Self-nominations are welcomed, and encouraged. Nominees need not be an AIGA member at the time of nomination, but will be required to join AIGA as a member if elected. To nominate yourself or someone else, please prepare a PDF document with the following information, and email it to info@philadelphia.aiga.org
- Nominee’s name and nominated position
- A resumé or CV highlights and brief bio
- A short statement (200 words max) describing why the candidate would make a valuable board member
- Two references we may contact for more information
Letter of recommendations are welcome and encouraged
Not ready for a two-year commitment? We’re always looking for volunteers to join us. To learn about other volunteer opportunities or if you have questions about any of the above board positions, please reach out to us at info@philadelphia.aiga.org.