What questions should I always ask in an interview? We like to think of ourselves as a learning, mentoring environment. It's now evolved into him helping the production team on special projects. He started making internal videos for the office that showed his love of that work. For example, our receptionist loves comedy. If you are a person who loves comedy or loves film or design but your role is something totally different, there are many opportunities to pitch in with the team that might be doing that. We really love it when people here at Kickstarter do special projects. If I want to grow into a different job at Kickstarter, will I have the chance to do this? They really extended their reach to make sure our team saw them and knew how enthused they were about Kickstarter. They took action by meeting people on the team, sending letters in the mail in addition to emailing, and interacting with the founders using social media. A few people who are now senior employees here didn't get interviews because of their résumés. It really comes down to telling a compelling story about yourself. But to get your foot in the door, you need to explain why you're special. We want to help people develop their careers here. It's a measuring stick that lets you know what we're looking for and who your competition will be. How much does the "years of experience" section on a job listing matter? I'd say we are looking for people who are a little less traditional in their experience but have a real passion for a particular field. They studied poetry or art and also learned computer science. Most of our engineers don't have engineering degrees. What if I don't have a degree specific to the job? Can I apply anyway?ĭegrees are mostly irrelevant. It makes them great candidates and awesome colleagues. We also have the pleasure of interviewing lots of people who are artists or makers or musicians on the side, and the idea of them being able to bring that creativity into the office - being able to think about the work through the lens of the community they serve - is just invaluable. He now helps ensure that our food is healthy and exciting. When he told us about that during his interviews, we definitely had a "Whoa, well this could be amazing. For instance, our office manager has experience as a butcher and chef. A few people in our office have secret skills that came out in the interview and really made them stand out as candidates as well as after they got hired. The way that someone can really knock our socks off is to tell us about those nontraditional experiences and how they led them to apply for that job. I think that's something that we pay extra-special attention to. I am open in interviews to answering all kinds of questions about the company, but when it's clear someone hasn't taken the time to do much research, it's like they haven't put their all into the interview.ĭo my non-job-related hobbies or interests account for anything? Should I tout these in my application?įor sure. But you need to have a basic knowledge of what Kickstarter is and how people use it. You don't need to know the whole community narrative. How much should I know about the company's history before I interview? If you're the right fit, we help you move here. There are not any jobs located in other places, but we see applicants from everywhere. Media Platforms Design Teamĭo I have to live in New York to work for Kickstarter? We interview a lot of people and choose very carefully.
We have several roles open now, and we get hundreds of applications every day. We're growing pretty fast, but we're definitely growing thoughtfully. Human resources director Shannon Ferguson explains what it takes to join one of the most creative companies in the world.ĭespite the rapid growth of Kickstarter, the team is still relatively small. It now has 86 full-time staffers and a new office in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The company launched with five employees in a graffiti-tagged apartment in lower Manhattan. In 2013, the Kickstarter-funded film Inocente won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short. In 2012, 10 percent of the films at Sundance were Kickstarter-funded. Kickstarter has also become a powerful force in Hollywood. To date, project creators have raised more than $1 billion to fund successful projects, which run the gamut from weirdly innovative ( a banana piano) to empowering ( GoldieBlox engineering toys for girls). Kickstarter launched in 2009 as a place for musicians, writers, artists, thinkers, and creative engineers to pitch their ideas to the public and ask them to invest.
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