Community Specialist, MS NOW

New York, USA (On-site)

$90K/yr – $115K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive community moderation and member engagement for a news/media brand, with direct user interaction and oversight of guidelines.

  • Own daily moderation across comments, discussions, and groups
  • Must-have: 2+ years in community engagement or moderation
  • Standout: Real-time handling during high-traffic moments and live events

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and facilitate daily activity across comments, discussions, and groups
  • Engage directly with members by welcoming participation, answering questions, and encouraging thoughtful conversation
  • Execute community programming by posting prompts, discussions, and AMA questions
  • Support live Q&As, AMAs, watch events, and breaking-news discussions
  • Review flagged content and apply community guidelines consistently, escalating issues as needed
  • Moderate conversations in real time during high-traffic or sensitive moments
  • Use vendor tools to manage moderation queues and identify patterns or repeat issues
  • Identify superusers and emerging community leaders
  • Surface early sentiment trends, recurring questions, and engagement insights
  • Support reporting by pulling metrics and sharing summaries with the Community Lead

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in community engagement, moderation, audience development, or related roles
  • Comfort engaging directly with users in public-facing environments
  • Strong written communication skills and a thoughtful, measured tone
  • Ability to apply judgment in sensitive or ambiguous situations
  • Organized, reliable, and comfortable working across shifting priorities
  • Must be willing to work in New York, NY.
  • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.

Preferred

  • Experience with community or moderation platforms preferred
  • Interest in news, media, and civic engagement a plus

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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