Location: United States (Occasional travel & on location work required)

Type: Full Time

Currently reports to: CEO

Responsibilities

Partnerships

• Conceptualize ideas for potential strategic partnerships that could lead to membership growth and increased sales revenue.
• Conceptualize ideas for potential strategic partnerships that could provide resources and support to our existing members.
• Reach out to prospective partners, create pitch briefs, and pitch and sign partners
• Oversee the project management and execution of all strategic partnerships.

Community Development

• Engage in WhatsApp community channel and find ways to increase engagement in this channel
• Develop community initiatives that will strengthen opportunities for our brands to connect with on another
• Develop community ambassadors and provide guidance for them to best represent the brand.

Events

• Conceptualize and execute on in person and digital brand community events for existing members and to solicit potential members
• End to end project management of all event logistics including finding locations, staff, and any materials needed.
• Source potential sponsors and partners for in person and digital events.
• Be on site at key events to oversee smooth running of the show.

Who You Are:

• A strong leader that acts, works well independently, and adapts when necessary.
• Excellent communication skills with a continuous learning mindset and bias for action.
• Extremely well organized with a high attention to detail
• Work well under pressure and can manage multiple priorities
• Strong time management skills; motivated and efficient
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience working directly with C-Level Executives, Board of Directors, and/or Founders
• A collaborative team player with a passion for cross-functional alignment.
• A creative problem-solver who excels at identifying simple solutions to complex problems.
• Relentlessly resourceful, able to execute tasks with limited information and ambiguity.
• Highly adaptable to a fast-paced startup environment requiring quick decision-making.
• Highly accurate and organized, with the ability to quickly learn new software.
• Know how to base decisions on metrics and data

Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a community or partnership role
• 2+ years of startup or small business experience
• 3+ years of project management experience
• 2+ years of pitching partners and closing deals
• Experience in the retail, fashion, or design industries

Your Life and Career at The Folklore:

• Stock options.
• Unlimited paid vacation.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Work remotely.
• Be part of a world-class startup team.
• Think and act like an owner-operator.
• Potential for rewarding career advancement opportunities.