Firm overview, non-discrimination, and diversity and inclusion statements
Firm overview
CommunityScale LLC is incorporated as a limited liability company with the organization structure of partnership.
CommunityScale is an urban planning consultancy focused on helping communities across the country improve equity, economic mobility, and housing attainability. We provide a range of services and analytics products designed to help our clients make more informed and targeted decisions around policy and investment, from development opportunity assessments to regulatory and zoning reviews to housing needs assessments. Our work is data-driven and forward-focused, leveraging new tools and resources to deliver actionable analysis and insights.
Non-discrimination
CommunityScale does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other legally protected status.
Diversity and inclusion
At CommunityScale, we are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion. We understand that our core strength lies in the collective and diverse experiences, backgrounds, and skills of our team. We recognize that each employee’s unique perspectives, ideas, and experiences contribute to the innovative solutions we provide in urban planning. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.
Current openings
CommunityScale is hiring the position(s) below
Data Analyst
Posted November 15, 2024
About the job
CommunityScale seeks a new colleague to support data-driven urban planning project work and help develop our technical capabilities in a variety of ways. At first, the role will involve jumping into project tasks including GIS mapping, quantitative analysis, data visualization, and digital documentation for urban analytics. The role will evolve based on the person’s skills and interests.
About you
Our ideal candidate is an analytical systems thinker that brings a solid foundation of spatial and statistical data analysis capabilities but, more importantly, is excited to learn new things and can quickly teach themselves new skills.
To start, you should be comfortable with GIS mapping and spatial analysis, statistical modeling and analysis with R, and communicating complex ideas and concepts through clear graphics and language. Our client-facing work is primarily delivered via Google Suite (Sheets, Slides, Docs), Datawrapper, and open source HTML/CSS/Javascript dashboards on Github.
This is a junior position without much professional experience required. You can have work experience or be graduating in Spring 2025. We prefer candidates who are based in Massachusetts and interested in a full-time, salaried position. However, we work with contractors across the country and are open to creative arrangements for the right person.
About CommunityScale
CommunityScale is an urban planning consultancy focused on helping communities across the US improve equity, economic mobility, and housing attainability. We specialize in housing plans, market analysis, zoning, and related tasks. We are interested in breaking the mold in this industry through methods and deliverables that are more interesting, efficient, effective, and profitable than the competition. We consider every project and every task an opportunity to invent, both in terms of technical creativity and also business model innovation.
We work for clients large and small across the country. In 2025, we will be working in places such as North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, and across New England.
We use a hybrid work model with regular meet-ups, along with a permanent presence at coworking spaces in Cambridge and Greenfield, MA. We enjoy working hard, but we also encourage a healthy work-life balance.
We offer competitive pay, 401(k) match, paid vacation, and health insurance stipends. As we grow, we will continue to add benefits and incentives to the mix.
How to apply
Please send your resume and work samples to [email protected] with the subject line “Job application: Data analyst, [YOUR NAME]”.
We do not require a custom cover letter. Instead, include in the body of your email a response to the following question in about 100 words: What are the tools and skills you would like to learn next in your professional development and why?