Arts1515 · Community Manager

About Arts1515

Arts1515 is a boutique workspace for DC's creative community, opening this fall on the second floor of 1515 14th Street NW. Seven offices, dedicated desks, a conference room, a bookable pod for meetings and podcasting, and a community lounge. Not a desk-rental operation. A curated third place where artists, founders, and creative professionals feel like they belong.

We are hiring the person who runs the room.

The Role

The Community Manager is the face of Arts1515. You set the tone the moment someone walks in, and you keep the space feeling cultivated, warm, and cared for. You own the daily experience, guide new members from first inquiry to first day, sell memberships through genuine hospitality rather than pressure, and build the partnerships and programming that make the space a hub for DC's arts community.

This is a founding role. You will help open the space and shape how it runs.

What You'll Own

At launch, your focus is the member experience and filling the space:

Daily hospitality and front of house. You are the first face, and the standard for how the space feels.
Member onboarding. You guide the application and inquiry process from first touch to signed member.
Inquiries and bookings. You answer inquiries within a day and manage day passes, the conference room, and the pod.
Tours and membership sales. Carried by hospitality, not a hard pitch.
Social content. You show the life of the space and draw the right people in.

As the community grows, you take on:

Partnership and arts-community outreach across DC.
Events and programming that give members a reason to gather.
Retention and the day-to-day rhythms that keep members here.

You will run the member software day to day. We will train you on it and set you up before doors open.

Who You Are

We are hiring for instinct and character first, resume second.

Warm and genuinely hospitable. People feel welcome around you.
Organized and systems-minded. You keep details from slipping.
Comfortable selling. The founding-member push is a sell, and you enjoy it.
Self-directed. You do not wait to be told what needs doing.
Culturally connected in DC. You know the city's creative community, or you are eager to.

Hospitality experience matters more than coworking experience. A background in the arts or a gallery is a plus, not a requirement. Comfort learning new software is a must.

The Details

TypeFull-time, on-site at 1515 14th Street NW, Washington DC.

StartIdeally October 1, ahead of opening.

CompensationCompetitive base plus performance incentives. We discuss range with candidates after the first round of interviews.

BenefitsHealth coverage, paid time off, and retirement, plus the everyday perks of the space. Full details come in later interview rounds.

How to Apply

To apply, email connect@arts1515.com with the subject line "Community Manager Application, [Your Name]." Include a short note answering:

Who you are.
Why Arts1515.
One thing you would do in your first month.

Send it with your resume and one professional reference. Applications are due September 15, and we keep reviewing until the role is filled. We read every application and reply to everyone who applies.