Director, Brand and Communications

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Kickstarter

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2009

👥 B2C

🌍 Social Impact

📱 Media

💰 Series D on 2022-01

B2C • Social Impact • Media

Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform that allows creators to bring their projects to life with the support of backers. It covers a wide range of categories, including art, comics, design, film, games, and technology. Kickstarter has successfully funded over 270,000 projects, with over $8 billion pledged by backers worldwide. The platform also highlights projects from diverse creators, such as Black, Hispanic, Latin, LGBTQIA+, and others to promote creativity and inclusivity.

📋 Description

• Identify emerging cultural conversations, creative movements, and timely opportunities where Kickstarter has a credible and distinctive role to play • Generate bold, relevant ideas and mobilize teams quickly to turn them into campaigns, partnerships, experiences, and stories • Build clear and compelling narratives about Kickstarter’s brand, business, products, creators, and impact • Lead proactive media relations and cultivate relationships with influential journalists, editors, creators, cultural leaders, and trendsetters • Establish a pipeline of stories and moments that expand Kickstarter’s presence across business, technology, culture, and creative-industry outlets • Serve as the senior day-to-day lead for Kickstarter’s PR agency, providing strategic direction, sharpening ideas, maintaining accountability, and bringing out the agency’s strongest work • Advise the executive team on corporate positioning, executive communications, reputation, and emerging issues • Partner with Growth, Product, Outreach, Content & Editorial, Social, Partnerships, and other teams to ensure a clear and cohesive story across audiences and channels • Lead integrated brand and cultural programs from initial insight through execution and amplification • Establish goals and measures of success for brand and communications work, connecting awareness and reputation to creator, backer, and business growth • Lead and develop a high-performing team and build a culture of creativity, urgency, collaboration, and excellent execution

🎯 Requirements

• Significant senior-level experience leading brand communications, cultural marketing, public relations, or an integrated combination of these disciplines • Exceptional cultural fluency and a strong point of view about ideas, people, and movements shaping creative culture • Record of developing original ideas and turning them into campaigns, stories, partnerships, or moments that earn attention • Deep relationships with major media outlets, influential journalists, cultural connectors, creators, and industry leaders • Outstanding communications judgment and ability to make complex business, product, and cultural stories clear and compelling • Experience leading PR agencies and internal collaborators through clear strategy, strong creative direction, and measurable accountability • Ability to move between long-term brand building and fast-moving cultural opportunities while keeping the marketing calendar cohesive • Strong executive presence and experience advising senior leaders on communications, positioning, and reputation • Highly collaborative leadership style and ability to create momentum across teams without relying solely on formal authority • Clear understanding of measuring brand equity, share of voice (SOV), and full-funnel campaign performance • Genuine connection to Kickstarter’s mission and deep respect for the creators, creative communities, and backers served

🏖️ 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, paid holidays, and a company-wide winter break between Christmas and New Years • 25 volunteer hours each year to give back to your community • 18 weeks of parental leave for the primary caregiver; 16 weeks of parental leave for the secondary caregiver, plus fertility/family planning resources • 401k with 3% safe harbor contribution • Remote Working & Wellness Stipend of $3,000 USD (prorated) each calendar year for expenses related to remote working, wellness, health, and fitness • $500 Role Development Stipend • 4-day workweek • Incredibly talented and inspiring colleagues who know how to blend their creative endeavors into their work