Kickstarter

Bringing creative projects to life.

Account Director, Collectables – Comics

Account ExecutiveSalesFull TimeRemoteTeam 51-200Since 2009H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

California + 12 moreAll locations: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Maryland, Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia, Washington

Posted

27 days ago

Salary

$95K - $113.6K / year

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Build and strengthen relationships with creators in Kickstarter’s community, connecting with promising businesses and individuals who could use Kickstarter to bring impactful projects to life. • Track creator interactions using Kickstarter’s CRM, ensuring adherence to service-level agreements (SLAs) for curation and outreach support. • Own relationships with top-tier creators in the category of focus, assuring consistent communication to retain their business and collaborating with Kickstarter’s creator success team to support their launches. • Develop and refine category-specific educational resources in collaboration with internal teams to better support creators. • Identify opportunities to educate and empower creators by sharing best practices, industry insights, and platform resources. • Serve as the face of Kickstarter within the category of focus, working with Kickstarter’s Communications and Marketing teams to pursue press appearances as well as in-person and virtual one-to-many community development opportunities. • Establish and strengthen relationships with institutions and partners within the broader creative ecosystem to build Kickstarter’s referral pipeline. • Collaborate with industry stakeholders to expand Kickstarter's reach and visibility within key creative communities. • Contribute to Kickstarter’s strategy for industry events, attending as a representative to engage with creators and industry audiences through networking and public speaking opportunities. • Leverage events to connect with new and returning creators, positioning Kickstarter as the go-to platform for their funding needs. • Own the strategy for category of focus, collaborating across the company to meet key targets for revenue, creator retention, and growth. • Advocate for Kickstarter in a competitive funding landscape, identifying and pitching new prospective creators while working to re-engage and win back those exploring alternate funding paths. • Gather market intelligence on industry trends and competing platforms to inform outreach strategies and positioning. • Support the development and rollout of new product features and services by recruiting beta participants and driving adoption among priority creators. • Serve as an internal champion for the needs of creators, surfacing feedback on product, policies, and user experience to internal stakeholders and collaborating across teams to enhance the creator experience. • Utilize Kickstarter’s category-specific curation channels to showcase creators' work and collaborate with marketing teams to feature priority creators across brand channels. • Develop strategies to highlight success stories and inspire new creators to engage with Kickstarter.

Job Requirements

  • At least 5 years of professional experience working in comics and collectables, including a network of connections with the community and industry knowledge.
  • Strong knowledge of comics publishing, collectable toys, and other licensed IP-based products and an understanding of what makes projects in these areas a good fit for Kickstarter.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate, and execute on strategic plans that get data driven results.
  • Exceptional communication skills: adept at speaking and presenting to small and large groups, speaking to the press, and has the ability to represent Kickstarter in a positive light at industry events.
  • Strong sense of what makes projects within their categories of focus standout – ability to assess quality, innovation, creativity, and clarity of presentation when reviewing a campaign independently.
  • Bonus points if they are a creator within their categories of focus, entrepreneur, and/or Kickstarter creator.
  • Bonus points if they have professional experience and connections within an area of potential for Kickstarter (i.e. a domain where we don’t already have a strong audience).

Benefits

  • 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 Year’s
  • 25 volunteer hours each year to give back to your community
  • 16 weeks of parental leave plus fertility/family planning resources
  • Annual stipends including a Remote Working & Wellness Stipend of $3,000 USD (prorated) each calendar year for expenses related to remote working, wellness, health, and fitness and a $500 Role Development Stipend
  • Kickstarter currently operates with a 4-day workweek, a model that aligns with our belief in a healthy work-life balance and gives staff the space to be more than their work
  • Incredibly talented and inspiring colleagues who know how to blend their creative endeavors into their work

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