Careers

We’re hiring! Join our team of long-term thinkers working together to encourage imagination at the timescale of civilization.

Communications Manager

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If you're interested, please use this form to tell us more. We'll reach out to top applicants for a brief phone conversation soon. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled.

Long Now’s Communications Manager — our primary growth and marketing lead — will provide more people with deeper and more meaningful access to long-term thinking and civilizational-scale ideas, as evidenced by well-tracked qualitative and quantitative impact stats.

You'll be the bridge between profound ideas and practical action. You'll translate ideas that span millennia into stories that move people today, building the movement for long-term thinking that could reshape how humanity makes decisions.

  • Platform & Channel Stewardship — Lead and grow Long Now’s outreach across social media, video, email, and podcasting platforms, producing and publishing short-form content — events, posts, photos, videos, interviews, podcasts, and other campaigns — on a consistent schedule. Maintain our brand and voice across platforms, aligning messaging with Long Now’s mission and values. Edit writing contributed by staff, board, and other members of the community. Translate complex, long-term ideas into accessible and compelling narratives. Stay current with platform trends to keep content effective and relevant.
  • Campaign Development & Coordination — Plan and execute strategic growth campaigns around events, episodes, launches, announcements, membership, and fundraising that expand our community and move audiences from general awareness to deeper engagement. 
  • Community Development & Listening — Engage directly with Long Now’s audience through email, comments, DMs, and mentions, building lasting relationships with speaker communities, partners, and the broader long-term thinking community. Actively monitor conversations and trends to surface opportunities and inform strategy. Cultivate relationships with aligned individuals and organizations to foster cross-promotion and shared growth.
  • Measurement & Reporting — Track performance across channels to refine content and strategy. Track CRM data to target key audience segments for values-aligned growth campaigns. Define and report on key metrics, providing leadership with valuable insights. Use analytics tools to understand what resonates and proactively recommend improvements grounded in data and audience behavior. 

Qualifications

  • Deeply aligned with Long Now’s mission and excited to expand meaningful access to long-term thinking
  • Strong communicator with a gift for translating complex, long-term ideas into accessible, compelling narratives
  • Portfolio of strong public-facing writing across multiple platforms and formats
  • Proven experience managing and growing audiences across social media, email, and podcast platforms
  • Proficient in managing multiple campaigns, timelines, and stakeholder needs with strong project management skills
  • Skilled in short-form content creation (copy, images, audio and video snippets) and campaign execution
  • Demonstrated success driving audience growth and engagement through strategic content and conversion funnels
  • Experienced in building and nurturing online communities and partnerships; attentive to audience feedback and trends
  • Data-literate and fluent in analytics tools (Google Analytics, CRM dashboards, CRM data management, podcast metrics); comfortable defining and reporting on key metrics
  • Experienced with CRM platforms and audience segmentation for targeted outreach
  • Collaborative, adaptive, and able to thrive in a small, mission-driven team environment

Compensation & Benefits

  • Full-time, exempt position with an annual salary range of $70,000–$90,000, commensurate with experience
  • Full coverage of employee health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with employer match: 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, and 50% of the next 2%
  • Generous paid time off
  • Hybrid role based in San Francisco. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and reside within the U.S. with a preference for California-based employees.

IT Support

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If you're interested, please use this form to tell us more. We'll reach out to top applicants for a brief phone conversation soon. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled.

The Long Now Foundation is seeking experienced IT support to meet both our ongoing operational needs and a range of upcoming project-based work. We are currently envisioning this as a contract role with opportunities for growth over time.

Ongoing IT support

  • Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot our digital infrastructure
  • Manage onsite internet and security systems for a hybrid office and bar/cafe environment
  • Manage collaboration and productivity software support for a team of ~25 local and remote employees
  • Google Workspace management for an install base of ~50 active users making heavy use of Gmail, Drive, and Groups
  • Hubspot CRM platform maintenance
  • Long Now platform and vendor management
  • Advise and direct on 5-year IT plan around emerging technologies

Project-based: HubSpot

  • Assist with platform integration with Stripe, Shopify, and others
  • Data cleanup and duplicate reconciliation in collaboration with Long Now staff
  • Improve business logic and workflows, document changes, and train Long Now staff

Project-based: Data repository migration

  • Strategize and perform migration of large data repositories containing 20+ years of Long Now institutional data from Egnyte and Dropbox to Google Drive
  • Manage Long Now staff migration of user-level Egnyte content
  • Advise on backup strategies to preserve existing file structures for cold storage

Bartender/barback at The Interval

Training in August, start on September 1 (Full time or part time)

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If you're interested, please use this form to tell us more. We’re excited to meet thoughtful, kind, and curious applicants who enjoy working in a collaborative and inspiring environment. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled.

The Interval at The Long Now Foundation seeks a skilled, personable, and dependable bartender/barback to join our team. This role requires a passion for hospitality, craft cocktails, and engaging with a curious, intellectually driven community. You’ll be instrumental in providing a memorable guest experience while upholding the values and mission of Long Now.

  • Provide exceptional bar service, including preparing and serving coffee, cocktails, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages
  • Engage warmly with guests, answer questions about our drinks and mission, and create a welcoming environment
  • Help prepare housemade ingredients, set up and break down the bar 
  • Be part of a thoughtful, team-focused staff that values mutual support, shared responsibility, and collaborates to create an enjoyable workplace.
  • Support events and programming as needed

Qualifications

  • High EQ with strong customer service and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work efficiently and stay composed in a fast-paced environment
  • Availability to work evenings and weekends a must
  • Curiosity for The Long Now Foundation’s mission and programming

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive hourly wage + tips
  • Unique benefits such as: tip minimum guarantee, paid time off including holiday closures (approximately 9 federal holidays per year and annual holiday closure)
  • Full-time team members receive fully paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance) 
  • 401K employer match — 100% of contributions on the first 3%, then 50% of contributions from 3% to 5%.
  • Access to exclusive Long Now programming
  • Opportunities for growth and additional responsibilities over time