TED Conferences

Director

• Set and evolve the sourcing and curation strategy.
• Advance sourcing and curation strategy for each cycle, forming a clear point of view on where Audacious should be learning, looking, collaborating, and why, ultimately carrying that strategy forward across cycles
• Develop a “future-oriented” approach by monitoring and anticipating emerging trends and innovations that Audacious actively engages with or responds to
• Actively capture insights and lessons learned to refine and improve Audacious's sourcing and curation activities annually
• Lead selection and diligence.
• Apply the sourcing and curation strategy to identify the ideas most worth Audacious's attention - deciding what advances into the application stage, and bringing along multiple stakeholders and inputs along that decision-making process
• Lead diligence on selected organizations, rigorously testing readiness, viability, and fit within Audacious's portfolio
• Build the recommendation — evidence, rationale, and risks included — that carries an idea into finalist selection
• Cultivate and steward the partners who bring ideas to Audacious.
• Surface strong ideas by building genuine, ongoing relationships with social sector leaders, including funder and intermediary partners (incl. sourcing networks, collaboratives, and others)
• Steward key partner relationships by developing a deep understanding of each stakeholder’s goals, priorities, and aspirations
• Maintain stakeholder relationships continuously, within and across cycles, to ensure trust and rapport among all actors
• Represent Audacious's point of view in the field, using that standing to draw the most ambitious organizations and ideas toward the platform and to create richer opportunities for sector collaboration
• Build and nurture a team that explores the frontier of audacious social change.
• Lead the Discovery and Insight vertical and its resourcing strategically, matching capacity to where the real work sits and bringing in the right technical expertise when needed
• Develop people who can source, diligence, and hold partner relationships credibly in their own right — building a team of strong practitioners so Audacious's discovery capacity grows beyond any single person
• Effectively steward relationships and actively collaborate with key Audacious partners (e.g., The Bridgespan Group) with whom we partner year-round

Managing Director, Discovery and Insight

Producer

• Design and execute unique experiences, including securing and overseeing food and beverage partners and vendors.
• Develop and bring to life creative food and beverage concepts for parties and events.
• Own vendor relationships: research, contract negotiation, quality control, and communication.
• Ensure compliance with County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health and Quality requirements.
• Maintain accurate tracking and data entry within an online management system.
• Align communications with TED's brand guidelines.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert in events and food and beverage.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure success of broader event goals.
• Manage multiple projects under pressure with minimal supervision.

Food and Beverage Experience Producer – Contract

Designer

• Fluently work within TED Brand Creative's concept-focused and strategic-minded design process
• Create impactful and thoughtful concepts, experiences, designs, and identities that bring the TED brand and its numerous products and initiatives to life across a wide range of touchpoints
• Design at an extremely high level and provide a strong creative point of view
• Concept and execute identities and brand systems for original video series, podcasts, conferences, and initiatives
• Extend design systems for events to cover environmental graphics, books, stage design, digital marketing, social media, screen environments, templated signage, merch and more
• Create original artworks for TED's editorial channels
• Own print production from layout through vendor handoff — including large-format signage, conference materials, and print-ready files
• Present designs and concepts with clarity and conviction
• Seek out, receive, and apply feedback in order to push your and the team’s work further — and know how to provide constructive feedback to other team members