Kickstarter is a global crowdfunding platform focused on bringing creative projects to life. Through Kickstarter, artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators can seek funding for their projects from everyday people. Backers can choose to pledge money to a project in exchange for rewards, such as a copy of the project or a special experience related to the project. Kickstarter has helped to fund over 150,000 projects, including films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, technology, and food-related projects. The platform has raised over $5 billion from over 17 million backers since its launch in 2009. It continues to provide an invaluable source of funding for creative projects around the world.
The Kickstarter business model might not be for every business, but the simplicity of combining commissions and subscriptions to create crowdfunding is pure brilliance.brandongaille.comKickstarter also benefits from being early supporters of successful start-up ventures like Oculus Rift, which was eventually sold for $2 billion.
The feedback among creators and backers alike was swift, and sharply negative. Blockchain technology is currently shrouded in controversy. Its detractors cite multiple potential pitfalls in its use.polygon.comCrowdfunding pioneer Kickstarter stunned many of its loyal customers in December when it unilaterally announced that it would transition its platform to blockchain technology.
Published 6 years ago. About a 3 minute read. Prominent B Corporations include Ben & Jerry’s, Etsy and Green Mountain Power, among others.sustainablebrands.comKickstarter’s decision diverges from many tech startups, such as Uber and Airbnb, which have raised billions from venture capitalists with the expectation of generating large profits.
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CountryHosted in United States
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Latitude\Longitude37.751 / -97.822 Google Map
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Traffic rank#313 Site Rank
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Site age25 yrs old
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Site Owner informationWhois info
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HeadquartersBrooklyn, New York,, U.S.
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Founder(s)Perry Chen,Yancey Strickler,Charles Adler
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LaunchedApril 28, 2009
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Type of businessDelaware-registered,,public-benefit corporation
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Type of siteCrowdfunding
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CEOEverette Taylor
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Net income$1.3 million after tax (2019)
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IndustryFinancial services,Internet
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25 yrs
United States
The salary for this role in the United States is $170,000 - 200,000...
About the Role
As Director, Creator Growth & Engagement, you will manage a team of growth strategists developing and executing initiatives that deliver leads and accelerate the success of our project pipeline. Your team will test various methods to drive project launches, collaborating on project open calls, targeted category IRL events, education programs, and large-scale lead generation partnerships. You will work cross-functionally to align on key opportunities with our Insights and Outreach teams and then develop and execute large-scale initiatives that build our pipeline, partnering with Brand and Lifecycle Marketing to ensure we’re reaching the right customers with the right message. We’re looking for someone to bring both creative thinking and operational skills to drive measurable results.
About the Team
The Creator & Backer Success team focuses our efforts on driving shared success with our community. From their first interaction with Kickstarter to their decision to launch or back a project, we provide a helpful touchpoint. We advise, engage, educate and connect the community to bring creative projects to life through Kickstarter.
In This Role, Listed in Order of Importance, You Will:
• Mentor, manage, and build a high-performing team of growth strategists who are passionate about creators and able to deliver measurable and repeatable results that help us grow our global pipeline of creative projects.
• Develop a global partnership strategy that builds relationships that can be activated to grow our pipeline of projects.
• Develop and execute our IRL event and project open-call strategy to help support large-scale category growth.
• Develop and test campaigns that drive a positive impact against your goals.
• Build team tracking and reporting, sharing insights with key stakeholders internally and using these insights to propose iterations that increase impact.
• Manage vendors, agencies, and partners who help with strategic execution and partnership development.
• Leverage the expertise of our internal experts – Community Support, Brand, Outreach, Lifecycle Marketing, and the Insights teams – to inform your strategies and create feedback loops that continue to inform the work.
About You
• You are an experienced leader and manager with at least 5 years of experience as a team leader, are able to set direction, communicate clear expectations, and mentor staff to reach their full potential.
• You have demonstrated business success by owning the strategy and execution for global, multichannel growth campaigns as a team lead. Your past experience should have been in integrated marketing or lead generation.
• You bring a culture of data to your decision making.
• You thrive on collaboration and can build effective workflows across your teams where they gather input and establish alignment between a large number of stakeholders and projects.
• A deep understanding of marketing & sales funnels, growth levers, and a spirit of experimentation.
• BONUS: Be a creator or entrepreneur 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/
Our Fully Virtual Team
We’re currently able to support employees based in the following US locations: CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OR, VA, and WA. We're also able to support employees in the United Kingdom and Canada (Ontario & British Columbia). If you live in—or are willing to move to—any of these locations, we look forward to your application! If there is a required or preferred location for an open role, it will be listed in the job description.
Kickstarter is an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to fight for equality, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.
Kickstarter is a Public Benefit Corporation, and our mission is to help bring creative projects to life. We measure our success as a company by how well we achieve that mission, not by the size of our profits. In our charter, we spell out our mission, our values, and the commitments we have made to pursue them.
• Health insurance Show more details...
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 crowdfunding 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/
Our Fully Virtual Team
We’re currently able to support employees based in the following US locations: CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OR, VA, and WA. We're also able to support employees in the United Kingdom and Canada (Ontario & British Columbia). If you live in—or are willing to move to—any of these locations, we look forward to your application! If there is a required or preferred location for an open role, it will be listed in the job description.
Kickstarter is an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to fight for equality, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.
Kickstarter is a Public Benefit Corporation, and our mission is to help bring creative projects to life. We measure our success as a company by how well we achieve that mission, not by the size of our profits. In our charter, we spell out our mission, our values, and the commitments we have made to pursue them.
• Health insurance Show more details...
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, thousands of comics creators and illustrators have funded wildly creative, ambitious projects and built global communities on Kickstarter. By bringing together a community of comics creators and supporters of comics and illustration, we champion work that breaks new ground and offers imaginative opportunities for discourse and entertainment. To date, over 15,000 comics projects have found success on Kickstarter — raising more than $188 million. The comics category... has the highest success rate across our platform, as well as the highest relaunch rate, with more than 50% of successful comics creators launching another campaign within 12 months. This role will help shape the future of the comics and illustration communities on the platform.
In this role, listed in order of importance, you will:
• Manage and curate Kickstarter’s Comics category.
• Connect with promising creators in the comics 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 service-level agreement (SLAs) around considering 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 community resources.
• Develop and refine comics 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 comics 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 that comics creators are pursuing.
• Serve as an internal champion for the needs of comics 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 comics 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 comics community, including a network of connections in comics, 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 comics community 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 crowdfunding 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.
Kickstarter focuses on Art, Creative, Entrepreneur, and Crowdfunding. Their company has offices in Vancouver and Brooklyn. They have a mid-size team that's between 51-200 employees. To date, Kickstarter has raised $20M of funding; their latest round was closed on March 2011.
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