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Job Description
Economic Development Coordinator
at The City of Fort Worth
Economic Development
Pay Range: $39.62/hr. - $44.79/hr. | $82,410 - $93,159 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Monday, October 20, 2025
Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
An Economic Development Coordinator job is available with the City of Fort Worth Economic Development Department. The selected candidate will assist with the implementation of programs and projects focused on strategic development and revitalization. The Economic Development Department pursues high-wage job growth and a more sustainable tax base and has a commitment to "quality of place" throughout the community. We want to be recognized by our peers, by our community, and by industry as a national leader and innovator in the field of economic development. The vision of the department is, "To compete successfully on the national and international stage for creative, high-growth businesses and the talented individuals who fuel them." We seek to build a team that can embody that mission.
The incumbent is responsible for implementing those strategies specific to redevelopment and revitalization, as identified in the updated 2022 Economic Development Strategic Plan and the Full-Strength Fort Worth revitalization strategy. Primary duties will include implementation of strategies to promote redevelopment of our Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts that overlay with our Revitalization Target Areas (RTA) - creating enhanced quality of life and attracting mixed-use and commercial development. Primary duties will be to identify market gaps and leverage assets needed to spur economic development and enhance quality of life, and work with area stakeholders, landowners and developers to bring needed redevelopment and businesses to the TIF. You will be coordinating across the city to align policy and leverage resources, conduct financial analysis of TIFs viability and performance, and actualize, analyze and negotiate real estate deals for out TIFs and RTAs. The selected candidate will also be involved in supporting and advancing our Main Street America program - a community-led economic development effort in our RTAs guiding them in economic development, nonprofit, and revitalization best practices and principles.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, or Political Science and four years of related experience in economic, community, or business development, or a related field.
- Four (4) years of experience in economic/community development, real estate finance or related field
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with experience in data and project management tools such as but not limited to Salesforce, Placer.ai, CoStar, and GIS for demographic, market, and economic analysis preferred
Preferred Qualifications:
- A Master's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Economic and Community Development, Urban and Regional Planning, Real Estate Finance, or related field
- A Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) designation, Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) designation or a certificate from the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute (OUEDI), or a certificate from the TCU Advanced Economic Development Leadership (AEDL) program
- Strong financial and/or real estate development understanding and analysis skills including a demonstrated ability to evaluate gap financing or conduct financial benchmarking, fiscal analysis, or cost-benefit analysis
- Experience working with and implementing Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ) and other tax abatement and grant programs to support development projects
- Experience working with Main Street America framework and transformation strategies and/or urban planning and redevelopment including placemaking strategies, zoning and land use policies and proven ability to engage stakeholders including residents, businesses and/or government agencies to build partnerships and achieve goals
- Strong project and program management skills with the ability to work across departments or organizations and manage multiple projects independently in fast paced environment
- Experience working with startup non-profit boards
The Economic Development Coordinator job responsibilities include:
- Advance the outlined strategies and project and financing plans (PFPs) of our TIF districts - particularly the ones created for revitalization efforts in East & SE FW
- Catalyze, analyze and negotiate real estate development projects, analyze financial gap, conduct cost-benefit analysis, and make recommendations based on analysis for economic development related incentives such as TIF financing or tax abatements.
- Maintain financial oversite, analysis and projections for current or new proposed TIFs
- Negotiate terms and conduct contract compliance reporting associated with redevelopment, programs, and placemaking initiatives
- Provide direct support, contract compliance and guidance in the implementation of strategic revitalization projects and to help build community capacity for the start-up, place-based nonprofits with the Main Street America program;
- Cultivate and sustain strong relationships with residents, businesses, developers, nonprofits, and government officials to align revitalization efforts with community needs;
- Represent the City, prepare and deliver presentations and reports for diverse audiences, including TIF/TIRZ boards, City leadership, and community organizations and meetings.
Working Conditions and Physical Demand
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
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Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
Closing Date/Time: Monday, October 20, 2025 -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Fort Worth
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The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.
There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.
Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.
Exciting Growth & Future Development
One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.
Mission
We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.
Vision
Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.
Benefits That Are Well Worth It
The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.
Medical Program
The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.
The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s
primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.
The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.Vacation
Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.Holidays
Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.
Wellness Program
The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.
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