Membership Manager, Cities Without Houses Atlanta & Charleston

The Role…

At Soho House, the Membership Manager will be responsible for Cities Without Houses (CWH) Membership across Atlanta, GA and Charleston, SC, leading up to the Charleston property opening. This person will be responsible for creating & curating membership communities, driving the day-to-day member recruitment and retention of CWH member and overseeing all aspects of the member experiences, including events, content and all member communications. Upon the Charleston house opening, a new North America CWH market will be allocated.

They will manage their time to handle recruitment, retention, member inquiries and face time with members and their guests. You will be a direct link between our members and the rest of the business, acting as a voice for our members.

An integral aspect of the role is developing relationships and understanding the member community, their mindset and needs, and consistently being present for our members.

The membership manager will report into the Head of Membership, ensuring membership targets are achieved and that the overall member experience is consistently high quality, friendly and memorable. They will work cohesively with their peers in events and content to deliver the best possible experience for all CWH members. 

Main Duties…

• Recruitment & retention: drivel membership recruitment through an extensive breadth of personal contacts in the creative industries, work to build and strengthen the Committees and applications and be responsible for hitting quarterly member targets for CWH members for your cities.

• Committees: oversee and be responsible for building, growing and motivating the Membership Committees in your cities, ensuring they are of sufficient size and optimally balanced in line with our diversity & inclusion pledge & reflective of the cities they are in 

• Events: Foster the creation, implementation and hosting of regular events and experiences for CWH members across your region, ensuring each event delivers the Soho House magic and promotes member engagement
• Communication: execute a communications plan for your region, ensuring your members receive relevant and regular content and communication

• Soho House magic: partner with membership leaders to prospect and recruit high-profile membership for your region
• Liaisons: oversee and be responsible for the recruitment and management of liaison in your cities, setting them objectives and managing their performance
• Membership Quality: review all membership applications ensuring all approved members meet the quality and calibre for membership
• Membership Admin & Introduction: ensure all internal admin processes are followed correctly and all members receive an introduction to Soho House, hosting member introductions as and when required for your region
• Local outreach: Engage in considerable networking and outreach activity in your region to establish key local individuals, connectors, opinion leaders and inspirational creatives to build brand awareness, spread goodwill and attract new members
• Managing member behaviour: from time to time and with the support of senior leaders, handle member behaviour - making potentially difficult calls to members regarding behavioural issues, detailing notes of the conversations to be documented.  Ensure all member behaviour/conduct/attire issues are correctly documented and followed up on swiftly.
• Local Intel: gather intel on the make-up of the creative industries in your region, the population, which areas are the cool areas to be in, where people hang out, what trends and challenges are present in the city
• Wider Membership Team: take part in periodic conference calls or meetings with international membership colleagues to discuss current issues, as well as brainstorms and creative meetings as appropriate.
• Brand Ambassador: be a Soho House brand ambassador wherever in the world you go, always embodying our core values and bringing the Soho House magic
• New Openings – support the transition from a City to a House as and when required, working with the House membership team to ensure the member journey is smooth and the member is kept engaged throughout the transition

Requirements/ Qualifications:

• Network – the ideal candidate would have a network of contacts in the creative industries across North America, particularly in the cities listed in this JD
• Written and verbal communication skills – excellent written skills with experience of writing marketing emails, event copy, press releases and emotionally intelligent verbal communication skills with the ability to handle difficult conversations with grace
• Personality - Charismatic, confident and creative personality, ideally passionate in the creative verticals of fashion, art, music and film and a natural networker
• Motivation - Self-motivated and driven to get things done independently without a team around them
• Organisatizn – a highly organised person with the ability to manage a complex workload and team across the region, prioritise successfully in order to deliver results with a great eye for detail
• Events – experience of programming and/or producing events is a bonus
• Diversity & Inclusion - A well-travelled individual with an educated worldview and a learned appreciation of different cultures, politics, areas, creative groups and social scenes and a passion for promoting the vision of Soho House’s diversity and inclusion pledge & policies.
• Systems & software - Daily use of the Microsoft Office Suite, Salesforce and other systems
• Experience – the role would suit someone from a PR or marketing background that has had experience of building relationships, writing copy, having a large network, events, partnership
• Travel - Flexibility to travel frequently around your market, as well as working late nights and weekends as and when required
• Location - Based in Atlanta

Benefits...

Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to grow your career.

• Health Care + 401K: Full time employees are eligible for full benefits; Medical, Dental & Vision as well as Retirement fund with a 2% match
• Paid Time Off: Full- Time Employees have sick day's + vacation days
• Career Development: Soho House can progress your career domestically or internationally as well as managerially or technically
• Soho Impact: Empowering the Soho House Community to make positive change, through mentoring, apprenticeship, local outreach and sustainability
• Learning & Development: An extensive range of internally and externally run courses are available for all employees