Wild Seeds General Manager Position

Written By Wild Seeds Ranch MGMT

The Role

Intro to our Community:

Wild Seeds Ranch is looking for a General Manager to grow into full operational capacity of a living, working coliving community outside of San Diego, California.

This is the flagship property of Lizzie Maggie DeCo (named after the woman who invented monopoly as a critique on real estate), which has designed a shared ownership model that allows for shares to be earn via labor or investment, and rewards people for improving the place they live.

This role is available because the visionary community builders involved have now decided to relocate to Europe and build more regenerative village projects over there.

This is not a traditional property management role, but prior experience of operating colivings is highly preferred. You'll be stepping into a community with an established culture, a growing revenue base, and a clear mission, and over the course of your first year, you will be growing roots to thrive here. Ultimately, this is your dream come true if you want to live in community and you’re someone who wants to continue to make Wild Seeds amazing, not just maintain it.

Commitment: 16–20 hours per week

Compensation: $1,280/month in rent credit offset + 0.5% ownership stake in the company annually for 4 years, with an additional 0.5% performance bonus

Your Skills

  • Inclusive, participatory leadership style

  • Supreme mediation & conflict navigation strengths

  • Organized project management skills

  • Prior experience in community management

  • Project management and systems optimization (must be fluent in Asana)

  • Facilitation skills: efficient meetings, elevated group experiences, creative encounters, and professional appearances.

  • Intrinsic motivation and initiative to create a better world

BONUS (no required): Cool technical skills like Squarespace website & easy platform learning curve.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Operations

  • Oversee day-to-day property operations and resident experience

  • Interview and onboard new residents

  • Facilitate the monthly community meeting and biweekly steward meeting; preparing the meeting agendas and leading the meetings in an inclusive way

  • Manage financial reviews, maintenance coordination, and vendor relationships

  • Handle resident issues with care and clear escalation judgment

  • Maintain and evolve the documented systems and processes that keep the Ranch running

Revenue

  • Hit and sustain $20,000 in averaged monthly revenue across all channels

  • Long-Term Resident Occupancy: $11,000–$13,000 (13 long-term residents minimum at any given time)

  • HipCamp income: $2,000/month (coordinate with Hospitality Steward)

  • Lodgify guest stays: $2,000/month (coordinate with Hospitality Steward)

  • Wedding and event venue income: $1,000/month (coordinate with Events Steward)

  • Events and miscellaneous sales: $2,000/month (coordinate with Events Steward)

Community Programming Minimums

Maintain and repeat these on a monthly basis:

  • 4 internal community events per month (cultural celebrations, workshops, learning activities, fun creative expressions, gatherings, and so on)

  • 2 externally facing public events per month

  • 2 artist highlight posts per month

  • 1 San Diego resiliency and community cohesion event per month

Our Mission

Wild Seeds Ranch exists to create an ever-evolving community that supports the individual growth of its members, creates cultural and educational opportunities for the broader public, and serves as a beautiful, resilient example of a sustainable future.

Everything the GM does should serve that mission — not just operationally, but culturally.

Culture Agreements

Wild Seeds Ranch has a distinct identity, and the GM is its primary steward. A few things that define who we are and how we operate:

  • Builders & Creators The kind of people that thrive at Wild Seeds are remote creative professionals, eco-preneurs, event producers, artists, musicians, builders, and futurists.

  • Solarpunk by design. We incorporate decentralized technology, recycled systems, and low-footprint living into daily life. If you’re a nerd who wants to build cyber decks, record how much water our plants are getting, or code local AIs that run on sunlight.

  • Inclusive and health-forward. We are an affirming, positive community open to diverse relationship structures, backgrounds, and ways of living. First and foremost, we practice a mature and authentic coexistence. We want everyone to be their best selves and to have a learning mentality.

  • No plant medicine ceremonies or drug businesses. The Ranch does not host plant medicine events or drug-focused gatherings, internally or as outside events. While we are not strictly a sober community, we believe there are more appropriate places to self-explore like that, and that isn’t Wild Seeds. Wild Seeds is intended to be kid-friendly, and we want to encourage that experience.

  • Built for longevity and expansion. We make decisions with the long-term health of the community in mind, legally, interpersonally, and operationally. We are the flagship project, and will continue to foster positive relationships with our immediate neighbors, local communities/businesses, and the greater San Diego network of intentional communities & cultural institutions.

Is This You?

You're someone who has lived in community before, or understands instinctively why it's harder and better than living alone. You can hold logistics and culture in the same hand. You know the difference between a problem that needs solving today and one that needs a conversation first. You want to build equity in something that matters.

If that's you, we'd love to hear from you.

To apply: email wsr-mgmt@wildseedsranch.com

Wild Seeds Ranch MGMT