Director, Arts Outreach

Kickstarter is seeking an experienced Director, Arts Outreach to join our Outreach team.
The salary for this role in the United States is $120,000 - 140,000.
About the Team
The Outreach team engages with and advocates for creators in the global creative communities we serve. Managing a wide range of relationships, we inspire creators to bring their projects to life using Kickstarter. We are a multidisciplinary, action-oriented team that believes deeply in the importance of creative independence.
Over the past decade, tens of thousands of artists, arts organizations and cultural institutions have funded ambitious projects and built global communities on Kickstarter. By bringing together a community of creators and supporters of the arts, we champion ideas that break new ground, elevate meaningful dialogue, and offer imaginative opportunities for public engagement. To date, over 80,000 arts-related projects have found success on Kickstarter — raising more than $316 million. This role will help shape the future of the arts community on the platform through work with creators in our Art, Photography, Dance, and Theater 

In This Role, Listed in Order of Importance, You Will:

• Manage and curate Kickstarter’s Art, Photography, Dance, and Theater categories.
• Connect with promising creators in the arts community who could use Kickstarter to bring exemplary projects to life.
• Develop and own strategies for reaching new creators.
• Track creator conversations using Kickstarter’s CRM and maintain SLAs around considering priority creators for curation and outreach support. 
• Use data tools to analyze trends and performance.
• Help creators craft strong campaigns, advise on launch strategy, and connect them to relevant arts community resources. 
• Develop and refine arts community-specific educational resources and surface to appropriate creators in collaboration with other teams at Kickstarter.
• Establish and strengthen relationships with institutions and partners in the art ecosystem to build Kickstarter’s referral pipeline.
• Set strategy for events within the arts community, determining which to prioritize and attending as a representative of Kickstarter, communicating with creators and industry audiences both one-on-one and through public speaking opportunities. 
• Make the case for Kickstarter in a competitive funding landscape and gather intelligence about alternate paths to funding arts creators are pursuing. 
• Serve as an internal champion for the needs of arts creators, surfacing feedback around product, policy, and experience to internal stakeholders and collaborating on cross-team initiatives that aim to improve creators’ experiences. 
• Use Kickstarter’s arts curation channels to celebrate creators’ work and coordinate marketing features on brand channels for priority creators.

About You

• You have at least 8 years of deep, professional experience working in the arts community, including a network of connections to artists and institutions, and industry knowledge about how creative work is funded.
• You have a demonstrated ability to create and execute on strategic plans that get data driven results. This includes setting and tracking goals and budgets that align with company and team strategy. 
• You have exceptional communication skills and are adept at presenting to small and large groups, speaking to the press, and have the ability to represent Kickstarter in a positive light at industry events. 
• You have demonstrated public leadership within the arts through organizing or playing a central role at key events, developing a compelling online presence, writing thought pieces, and making other meaningful contributions to helping independent creators and institutions succeed.
• You have an expert sense of what makes projects succeed  and the ability to assess quality, innovation, creativity, and clarity of presentation when reviewing a campaign.
• Bonus points if you are a creator, entrepreneur, and/or Kickstarter backer yourself.

What You'll Enjoy
- A fully remote workforce with plenty of opportunities to get to know your colleagues- 100% employer-paid health plan offerings- 16 paid vacation days, 10 sick days, and a company-wide winter break between Christmas and New Years- 25 volunteer hours each year to give back to your community- 16 weeks of parental leave plus fertility/family planning resources- A 4-day/32-hour workweek! Kickstarter is currently experimenting with one so that we can all enjoy long weekends- Incredibly talented and inspiring colleagues who know how to blend their creative endeavors into their work
You can read more about our benefits and working at Kickstarter at our Jobs page: https://jobs.kickstarter.com/
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