While your volunteer efforts really do help the design community, they also help you build leadership skills, build your professional network, and it feels good to give back while belonging to a fun group!

Reach out to president@connecticut.aiga.org if you have any questions or feel free to fill out the form below.

Why Join?

There are a number of benefits to becoming a leader with AIGA Connecticut but here are a few to begin:

Helping to contribute to the community of Connecticut
Learning new skills like leadership training, social media, event planning, and public speaking
Complimentary registration to AIGA CT events and discounted national conferences and events
Access to the local, regional and national design network
Shaping the current state and future of design
Giving back to the design profession
Paying it forward to emerging and future creative practitioners

Position Requirements

Attendance of 1 Board meeting per month
The lead or participation in at least one event or initiative
Five hours per week
Consistent Slack conversations
Attendance in as many events as your can
Complimentary admission to events that you help coordinate or support

President / Co-President

The President oversees and guides the development of the Chapter, ensuring that Chapter activities are in alignment with the AIGA mission. They provide leadership for the Board of Directors and the membership at large. The president supervises the daily administration of the Chapter including financial and communications management and interface with the national office.

Responsibilities include:

Oversee board directors/chairs programming events to troubleshot issues and ensure successful execution
Serve as point of contact with AIGA’s national office to update and coordinate all relevant information
Participate in a monthly call with all Chapter Presidents to address overall chapter management
Keep Chapter Affiliation in good standing
Lead/moderate all Board meetings and annual Chapter Board Retreat
Share financial responsibility for the Chapter with the Treasurer and other leading financial review

Having a Co-President is an optional leadership organization structure to share responsibilities of the role with another well-equipped leader. The AIGA CT Presidency of 2020-2023 ran successfully with these roles and helped alleviate stressors put upon a single leader.

Treasurer

The Treasurer provides oversight for all financial related material for the Chapter. They work closely with the President and the Events Team for any expense related items to ensure that each event has a budget and stays within that budget. Works closely with Sponsorship Director to provide input on revenue-generating strategies for our Chapter.

Responsibilities include:

Develop and manage Chapter budgets
Maintain Chapter bookkeeping and complete the Chapter’s tax preparation
Manage Chapter’s liability insurance
Provide reimbursements for approved Chapter-related expenses
Present a Financial report at each Board meeting
Education Director

Chair of Programming & Events

The Chair of Programming will help with the planning, execution and recap of events. They will also assist in outreach by creating and maintaining event resources. Will work with President and Directors in creating budgets as necessary, and will assist with securing sponsorships .

Committee Member

Committee members support their director and the committee’s purpose. This can include event planning, outreach, research, content, and project management!

You are encouraged to lead within the committee and take responsibility for tasks assigned to you. Committee members encourage one another to stay active and creative and are encouraged to network and establish relationships with event attendees and community partners.

Open Committee Positions

Community Committee
Education Committee
Programming Committee

Check out the Board Member Descriptions page for a full look at all of our positions.

Interested in joining the board?

Apply below or contact us at president@connecticut.aiga.org with any questions!