Community and Culture Lead Fellowship

Creative Lead Fellowship: Community, Culture & Experience Fellow

Location: Los Altos, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)
Eligibility: Graduating Seniors, Graduate Students, and Alumni

About DesignX

DesignX is a boutique education company in the heart of Silicon Valley, inspiring the next generation of creatives. We guide students ages 7–15 to develop their unique creative voice through specialized programs in fashion, toy, product, and architecture design.

At DesignX, we remain firmly grounded in the timeless power of human ingenuity. We believe that the essence of creativity is rooted in imagination, interpretation, and craft – no matter the technologies. Our thoughtfully curated age-appropriate programs build lasting capabilities—creativity, discernment, collaboration, and hands-on making—preparing young people, and the fellows who guide them, to thrive in a world where tools evolve, and the human spirit of design endures.

 

Over the past decade, DesignX has inspired more than 7,000 young creators across Silicon Valley, equipping them with confidence, design literacy, and skills that extend far beyond the classroom.

The Fellowship

The Creative Leadership Fellowship in Community, Culture & Experience is a formative professional experience for an emerging leader who wants to shape how creativity, learning, and community come together.

As the Fellowship Experience and Operations Lead for the DesignX Summer Programs, you will facilitate the fellowship culture and rhythm—shaping its training, gatherings, and mentorship experiences—while also leading the daily operations that keep the six-week summer program running with purpose and precision. You’ll transform logistics into choreography, ensuring that every detail contributes to a seamless, inspiring experience for fellows and students alike.

This fellowship is ideal for someone who moves fluidly between strategy and execution, who sees organization as an art form and community as a creative medium. You’ll thrive at the intersection of creativity and coordination—turning systems into stories, plans into moments of connection, and everyday operations into expressions of the DesignX ethos.

Fellowship Responsibilities

Lead the Fellowship Experience

• Lead and facilitate immersive onboarding that prepares fellows to teach, collaborate, and embody the DesignX ethos.
• Plan and lead biweekly cohort gatherings to reflect, share progress, and build community.
• Curate opportunities for connection such as social nights, design walks, and fellow-led workshops.
• Coordinate mentorship pairings with senior staff and guest professionals.
• Build systems for alumni engagement that extend the DesignX network beyond the summer.

Provide Operations, Community & Culture Leadership

• Oversee daily program operations, ensuring each classroom and event reflects DesignX’s creative standards.
• Serve as the communication and coordination hub between fellows, assistants and leadership.
• Anticipate needs, resolve issues proactively, and maintain an atmosphere of calm, clarity, and creativity.
• Support Creative Lead Fellows in classroom management, scheduling, and resource organization.
• Collaborate with leadership to plan and execute weekly events and community showcases.
• Ensure all materials, supplies, and spaces are prepared, functional, and inspiring.
• Model DesignX values—creativity, empathy, and collaboration—every day.

Candidate Profile

• A connector and systems thinker who sees how details shape experience.
• Skilled in planning, logistics, communication, and human-centered design.
• Passionate about education, creative community building, and operational excellence.
• Energetic, adaptable, and comfortable leading in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• Background in Learning, Design & Technology (LDT), education, design, communications, business, or organizational leadership is a plus.
• Experience in program operations, learning environments, or event coordination is a plus.

Fellowship Details

Program Dates: June 15 – July 25, 2026
Fellows Onboarding & Preparation: June 11 – 12, 2026
Commitment: Full-time Summer 2026
Compensation: Competitive

Application

Please submit: Cover Letter and Resume
Email: info@designx.company