Senior Outreach Lead - Film

Kickstarter is seeking a Senior Outreach Lead, Film to join our Outreach team. This role reports to the Senior Manager, Outreach.

The salary for this role in the United States is $95,000 - $110,000.

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.

In This Role, You Will:

• Connect with promising creators who could use Kickstarter to bring exemplary projects to life.

• Build and strengthen relationships with priority film creators in Kickstarter’s community.

• Track creator conversations using Kickstarter’s CRM and maintain service-level agreement (SLAs) around considering priority creators for curation and outreach support.

• Help creators craft strong campaigns, advise on launch strategy, and connect them to relevant community resources.

• Develop and refine the film 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 Film ecosystem to build Kickstarter’s referral pipeline.

• Contribute to Kickstarter’s strategy for events within the film community,  attending as a representative of Kickstarter, communicating with creators and industry audiences both one-on-one and through public speaking opportunities.

• Contribute to the film category strategy, researching potential growth opportunities and areas of focus.

• Make the case for Kickstarter in a competitive funding landscape and gather intelligence about alternate paths to funding that film creators are pursuing.

• Serve as an internal champion for the needs of film 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 film curation channels to celebrate creators’ work and coordinate marketing features on brand channels for priority creators.

About You

• You have at least 5 years of deep, professional experience working in the film community, including a network of connections in film, and industry knowledge about how creative work is funded.

• You have a strong sense of what makes crowdfunding projects succeed and the ability to assess quality, innovation, creativity, and clarity of presentation when reviewing a campaign.

• Strong operational understanding of how Kickstarter campaigns function from pre-launch through post campaign funding.

• You have a demonstrated ability to align with strategic objectives and get data-driven results. This includes tracking goals and budgets that level up to company and team strategies.

• 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 an entrepreneurial spirit with a  demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high volume environment.

• You have a demonstrated presence within the film community through playing a central role at key events, developing a compelling online presence, writing thought pieces, or making other meaningful contributions to helping independent creators and institutions succeed.

• Bonus points if you have experience bringing projects to life on Kickstarter as a creator, campaign consultant, or backer.