Executive Director

Guilded is a cooperative committed to empowering freelance workers. We’re incubated and informed by the work of the United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives. Guilded provides contract management, invoicing, guaranteed payments, tax preparation, and health care – so you can focus on what you do best.Guilded’s Executive Director is responsible for holding and collaboratively developing Guilded as a mission driven cooperative business, while steering its capacity towards sustainability and scale. As the primary partner to funders, Guilded’s Executive Director is tasked with raising money, raising Guilded’s profile, and building partnerships that will influence the field while moving the business forward. The ED is responsible for holding and adapting the co-op’s strategy as it navigates its start-up phase, including Guilded’s long-term business model and relationship to philanthropy. The ED is responsible for fundraising and resource development; mentoring staff and aligning staff with goals and objectives; and executing on the vision of the Board President and the Board of Directors. The ED is also responsible for navigating the cooperative’s dual needs to stay both value-aligned and financially successful.