Citizen Space

Activate Citizen Space!

Posted on 14. Aug, 2010 by jtaggert in Local News, blog

Citizen Space has launched a new website! We’re aiming to make it easier to keep tabs on one of the coolest coworking spaces around. A few of the new features you’ll notice: easy upcoming events list, twitter feed, links to facebook, rss, plus the option to sign up for email newsletters (if that’s how you roll).

The web design project was a collaboration between a handful of volunteers and myself (who was general manager at the time). I’d like to personally thank:

• Madelin Woods, (graphic designer, css goddess, and WordPress maven) who saved this project and pushed it forward with a few Satur-all-day coworking sessions
• Thomas Knoll (initial WordPress pro)
• Ross Chapman (another WordPress pro)
• Jason Whalen (providing some astute design feedback and suggestions)
• Ivan Storck of Sustainable Websites who helped with last minute WordPress back end issues

Take a peek! We’re still working on the “History of Citizen Space” page and a few others, but feedback is always welcome!

Nightowls Flock to Citizen Space

Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by reneechu in Coworking, blog

A couple of weeks ago, Citizen Space hosted a group of friendly individuals working late into the night. We were open until 2AM, and those of us who are most productive in the wee hours had a bustling, friendly place to work. If you’re interested in joining next time, subscribe to the SF NightOwls Meetup Group for notification on our next event. Stay tuned for future NightOwls Coworking Sessions. Hoot.

Cutting the Commute with Citizen Space

Posted on 14. May, 2010 by reneechu in Coworking, blog

Alex Shepard, Shawn Shah, Sean O’Shea and Kim Gustafson had been commuting for two hours every day from San Francisco to Mountain View to work at Eye-Fi, a 30-person startup that creates wireless-enabled cards for digital cameras. The long commute can be a drag, but when Eye-Fi discovered Citizen Space, the company found a flexible and affordable way to for its employees to occasionally work from the city.

Eye-Fi at Work. Left to right, Alex Shepard, Kim Gustafson, and Sean O'Shea. By Jason Whalen at Agency Charlie.

Eye-Fi at Work. Left to right, Alex Shepard, Kim Gustafson, and Sean O’Shea. By Jason Whalen at Agency Charlie.

At first, the guys worked from local coffee shops once a week. Some coffee shops, however, lacked outlets, and they couldn’t talk without disturbing other customers. “Plus,” Alex adds, “at the end of the day you’re totally upset becauase you’ve been drinking coffee all day.” They wanted to go somewhere where the group of them could feel free to collaborate.

After researching coworking options, they found Citizen Space. Eye-fi worked out a flexible membership arrangement, coworking as a group of four or five once a week. Now on Wednesdays, you can find the smart and focused team working from our communal table.

Besides reducing the long commute, Eye-Fi has found surprising benefits from being part of the Citizen Space network. It’s a casual space and by literally sitting around a table together they collaborate in ways a traditional office doesn’t always encourage.

For example, as a result of meeting the Eye-Fi guys at Citizen Space and learning how their product works, one visitor, Patrick Buckley, created EventPod. His service collects the pictures taken by wedding guests to a central account (using Eye-Fi cards). Patrick has been a great friend of the company, buying many of their units and visiting them in Mountain View to deliver feedback.

We at Citizen Space are thrilled to have the Eye-Fi’s as part of our community. If you’re an employer or commuter looking to reduce the time spent on a train and work in a supportive, casual environment, we’re happy to discuss a flexible membership.

New Lockers for Citizen Space

Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by reneechu in Coworking, Uncategorized, blog

Unloading our new addition from the pickup

Citizen Space is fortunate to have a large, lofty office space with plenty of square footage per resident. However, we’ve been thinking for some time about the best way to meet the needs of “coworking lite” members– those who work from Citizen Space regularly but don’t have their own desk and storage.

Enter Jesse, Blake, and Colin to the rescue! Bzhive, a sister coworking space in Marin County, was shutting its doors because its owners were moving away. The owners contacted us about a set of lockers in search of a new home– six half-length units that would be perfect storage for lite members.

Jesse, along with one of our members, Blake Mills (inventor of the Helmet Lock device), rented a truck from City Carshare, driving up to San Rafael and bringing the lockers down to Citizen Space. Colin, a new visitor who was checking out our space for the day, was kind enough to help them get it loaded off the truck and into the building. We’re glad to be recycling this great equipment and having it available to our members. If you’re interested in a coworking lite membership we have spots available (see membership info here). Stop on by or drop us an email!

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Citizen Space internship

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by jtaggert in Coworking, blog

Citizen Space is a coworking space in the SOMA/South Park district of San Francisco for hard-working, fun-loving: entrepreneurs, designers, web and software developers, social media consultants, marketing professionals, etc.We’re looking for a passionate and hard-working individual who loves what coworking is all about and is will do what it takes to make Citizen Space thrive (while honing your marketing, client relations, and event management skills).

You will gain experience in the following areas:

• Marketing Communications: Assist with and lead marketing and outreach projects. Examples of the types of projects you will work on include: developing web site content, writing e-newsletter articles, designing e-newsletters, qualifying networking opportunities and working in social media. This role can grow or change depending on the interests of the intern. Possibility to work on graphic design projects.
• Membership/Visitor Relations: Be present in the space to answer resident, visitor and Drop-In inquiries. Help with general physical upkeep of the space. Other possible projects: Member Survey, Wiki redesign, Member lunches, misc research projects.
• Event Production: Assist with organization and coordination of evening (and occasionally weekend) events. This includes planning, answering questions, promoting, set up and clean up.
• Coworking: How coworking works (history and how to), current residents, entrepreneurial practices, small business management, community development, etc.

Terms: Internship: 15-18 hours/week (including occasional evenings/weekends for events); hours flexible. Small stipend available, plus use of Citizen Space for your own projects. You will also be part of this community and develop relationships with the 20 professionals that work in this space (who may offer paid work/internship opportunities as well)

Minimum commitment: 3 months. There is the possibility for this experience to turn into a paid part-time position at the end of the internship.

Qualifications. Mature, recent or soon-to-be college graduate or similar professional. Experience or interest in communications, marketing, community development or related areas. Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, passionate, responsible and play well with others. Must be computer literate and have your own laptop. Sense of humor always appreciated.

To Apply: Email your resume and a cover letter explaining your work history, what you offer, what you hope to learn from Citizen Space, and why you stand out from other candidates.

No phone calls. Emails welcome. Email: Jesse Taggert, General Manager at citizenspace@gmail.com (this is an email for internship applications/inquiries.)

Application deadline: asap
Application review period: mid-late March
Internship to start date: April

Look forward to hearing from you!