Responsibilities

• Build and scale the community engine that powers Alpaca Health's growth across families, providers, and referral partners
• Create meaningful local presence in core markets; foster strong provider communities; develop partnerships that drive awareness, referrals, and trust
• Sit at the intersection of community, marketing, partnerships, and operations
• Plan and execute local family-focused events across Alpaca's core markets
• Build relationships with community organizations, schools, pediatricians, nonprofits, and autism-related groups
• Represent Alpaca at resource fairs, community events, and local gatherings
• Develop repeatable playbooks for launching and growing local community presence in new markets
• Measure and improve event attendance, engagement, and referral outcomes
• Organize provider networking events, happy hours, and local meetups
• Coordinate Alpaca's presence at industry conferences and professional events
• Build ongoing engagement programs that help BCBAs, RBTs, and practice owners connect with one another
• Create systems for gathering provider feedback and strengthening provider retention
• Foster a strong sense of belonging among providers operating within the Alpaca ecosystem
• Build and manage affiliate partnerships with organizations that serve families and providers
• Identify and cultivate relationships with influencers, content creators, and community advocates
• Develop co-marketing opportunities that expand Alpaca's reach and credibility
• Track partnership performance and continuously improve ROI across channels
• Create scalable systems for event planning, sponsorships, partnerships, and community engagement
• Manage event budgets, logistics, vendors, and timelines
• Use AI and automation to increase efficiency across community operations

Requirements

• Location: NYC or willing to relocate
• Hybrid/work arrangement in NYC or remote candidates considered
• Open to 5 days a week in the office
• Travel availability 25 - 75% to various community events
• Willing to travel frequently to support local market growth and community-building efforts

Preferred

• Bonus: Experience in community building, events, partnerships, healthcare, autism services, or education

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Flexible PTO
• Dinner when working late