Principal, Social Media and Communications Lead

USA (Remote)

$122K/yr – $143K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own Redpanda's social and communications strategy to build credible, platform-native presence among developers and technical buyers, translating product and community moments into measurable engagement.

  • Social governance and messaging framework across key channels to drive brand relevance
  • Content calendar and on-brand copy tailored to each platform for launches, events, and community moments
  • Performance tracking and iteration using reach, engagement, and traffic data to improve outcomes

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of a communications framework including narrative pillars as well as defined platforms and messaging by key executive
  • Own and manage Redpanda's day-to-day social media presence across LinkedIn, X, Reddit, and other relevant channels, with a focus on driving measurable improvements to Redpanda's web presence including AEO and GEO performance
  • Develop and execute a social content calendar that supports brand awareness, product launches, events, blog content, and community moments
  • Write sharp, on-brand copy that speaks to the right audience by platform
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to co-develop social-first, authentic, and platform-native content
  • Monitor social conversations, engage with the community, and surface opportunities for Redpanda to participate in relevant discussions
  • Track and report on social performance metrics, including reach, engagement, follower growth, content resonance, and traffic while using this data to refine strategy
  • Experiment with formats: threads, short-form video, polls, carousels, to drive results and performance
  • Coordinate social amplification for events, webinars, and analyst moments
  • Oversee our employee advocacy/engagement program

Requirements

  • 5+ years of social media management experience, ideally at a B2B tech, developer tools, or infrastructure company
  • A strong copywriting skills you can adapt tone for different channels and audiences without losing the brand voice
  • Comfort with technical subject matter –you don't need to be an engineer, but you should be able to understand what makes Redpanda interesting to one
  • Experience with social analytics tools (Sprout Social, Hootsuite, native analytics, etc.) and a data-informed approach to social content strategy
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with the open-source, Kafka, or data infrastructure ecosystem is a plus
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Redpanda Data

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Redpanda is pioneering the Agentic Data Plane (ADP) - a new category in AI infrastructure that makes it simple and secure to connect AI agents with enterprise data and systems. Built on a multi-modal data streaming engine, Redpanda empowers agentic applications that reason and act in real-time with speed, autonomy, and precision.Global leaders including Activision Blizzard, Cisco, Moody's, Texas Instruments, Vodafone and 2 of the top 5 banks in the U.S. rely on Redpanda to process hundreds of terabytes of data a day.Backed by premier venture investors Lightspeed, GV and Haystack VC, Redpanda is a diverse, people-first organization with teams distributed around the globe.

Founded in 2019
San Francisco, California, USA
198 employees (16 in marketing)
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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
180.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$72.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45%
Direct
43%
Referral
8.1%
Social
2.7%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~199

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
16 (8% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$265.5M
Last Raise
$100M
Series D, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2025
    Series D • $100M
  • Jun 2023
    Series C • $100M
  • Feb 2022
    Series B • $50M

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