Community Engagement Manager

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$124K/yr – $203K/yrManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 20 hrs ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the community management strategy across priority platforms (social, forums, review sites, and emerging channels), aligned to brand and acquisition goals
  • Lead day‑to‑day community operations, ensuring timely, high‑quality engagement, moderation, and response management at scale
  • Establish and continuously refine community guidelines, escalation frameworks, and tone‑of‑voice standards; act as a key decision‑maker in high‑visibility or sensitive situations
  • Proactively identify and manage key community moments (product launches, campaigns, crises), ensuring coordinated responses in partnership with Social, PR/Comms, and Legal when needed
  • Translate community insights, sentiment trends, and feedback into clear recommendations for Marketing, Product, and Customer Experience teams
  • Build and scale advocacy and engagement programs (e.g., power users, creators, ambassadors) to drive organic reach and brand affinity
  • Define success metrics and develop reporting frameworks to track community health (engagement, sentiment, responsiveness, growth) and demonstrate impact to leadership
  • Partner closely with Customer Support to streamline escalation workflows and improve the end‑to‑end customer experience

Requirements

  • 5-7 years of experience in community management, social engagement, or customer/brand marketing
  • Proven experience owning or significantly shaping community strategy for a brand with scaled or high‑volume engagement
  • Strong leadership presence with the ability to make sound judgment calls in ambiguous or high‑stakes situations
  • Exceptional written communication skills, with fluency in brand voice and adapting messaging across audiences and channels
  • Experience managing cross‑functional stakeholders across Social, Brand, PR/Comms, Support, and Product Marketing
  • Analytical mindset with experience defining KPIs, interpreting engagement and sentiment data, and driving optimization
  • Familiarity with social listening, community management, moderation, and reporting tools
  • Highly organized and responsive, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast‑paced environment

Benefits

  • Bonus Program
  • 401k Retirement
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Support and Community Involvement
  • 14 Paid Company Holidays
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off for Exempt Employees
  • 96 Hours of Sick Time and 120 Hours of Vacation for Non-Exempt Employees Accrued Each Year
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5.6K employees (326 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
20.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$894.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
19.3%
Direct
71.7%
Referral
5.4%
Social
0.7%
Paid
2.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
256 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2022
    Debt Financing
  • Mar 2022
    Private Equity
  • Sep 1991
    Private Equity

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