Director of Community, MS NOW

New York, USA (On-site)

$150K/yr – $185K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive community strategy and operations for Versant’s NY-based team, focusing on engagement, moderation, and live coverage.

  • Own the community strategy and calendar across live programming and engagement initiatives.
  • Must-have: 7+ years in community, audience engagement, or editorial-adjacent roles.
  • Standout: Experience mentoring Community Specialists and leading moderation for high-visibility news moments.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain a community programming strategy that drives participation, habit, and belonging across the MS NOW platform
  • Own the community programming calendar, including prompts, discussions, AMAs, live Q&As, and event-driven moments
  • Work closely with editorial and production teams to align community activity with coverage priorities and live programming
  • Define, maintain, and evolve community guidelines to support safe, productive political conversation
  • Own moderation strategy, including vendor tooling, configuration, and escalation workflows
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for community-related questions originating from product, lifecycle, editorial, legal, and standards teams
  • Act as the voice of the member by synthesizing community sentiment, themes, and feedback into clear insights
  • Deliver regular reporting on community health, engagement, and emerging risks
  • Manage and mentor Community Specialists and help scale the team as the community grows
  • Provide leadership and judgment during live, breaking, or sensitive news moments

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in community, audience engagement, or editorial-adjacent roles
  • Experience working closely with editorial teams in media, news, or mission-driven organizations
  • Strong judgment and comfort operating in sensitive or high-visibility environments
  • Proven ability to build programs, processes, and workflows in new or evolving products
  • Clear communicator who works effectively across highly matrixed teams
  • Experience with community platforms, moderation tools, or audience engagement systems
  • Must be willing to work in New York, NY.
  • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.

Preferred

  • Familiarity with subscription or membership-based products preferred.

Benefits

  • This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.
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Versant

We help developers of infrastructure projects make the best decisions within the French mitigation hierarchy regulatory framework (Séquence ERC). Our solution enables the identification of the most suitable sites for implementing compensatory measures.

Founded in 2023
Paris, Île-de-France, FRA
9 employees (2 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
806
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.7%
Direct
34.5%
Referral
13.5%
Social
4.7%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~9

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (11% of company)
Median Career Experience
45 years
Median Tenure
46.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
18

Funding

Total Funding
$717.6K
Last Raise
$396.4K
Pre Seed, 11 months ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2025
    Pre Seed • $396.4K
  • Jan 2024
    Pre Seed
  • May 2023
    Pre Seed • $151.4K

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