Coder is an AI software development company leading the future of autonomous coding. They are seeking a Community Marketing Manager to connect community strategy with developer engagement, manage community programs, and ensure effective execution of events and initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Be on the ground: 20% of time will be spent traveling to meetups, conferences, and community events; own logistics and execution when attending independently
- Run community programs, end-to-end: Plan and execute community initiatives, including meetups, Discord programming, and Champion activities from kickoff through reporting
- Keep plans tight, dates met: Maintain organized calendars, timelines, and checklists so programs ship on time and with consistent quality
- Own meetup execution: Support IRL and virtual meetups in San Francisco, Austin, NYC, and London – venue sourcing, vendors, swag fulfillment, RSVPs, run-of-show, and post-event reporting
- Engage daily on Discord: Run day-to-day Discord activity (prompts, QOTDs, AMAs, moderation, and issue routing) in partnership with our internal technical assistant team. Keep the community welcoming and focused on meaningful technical conversations
- Power the Champions program: Coordinate swag, recognition, and logistics for the Coder Champions (MVP) Program; track contributions, participation, and outcomes
- Tell the Community story: Repurpose meetup highlights, Champion wins, and community insights into blogs, newsletters, and social posts; amplify what’s working
- Measure what matters: Track community health metrics across CommonRoom, Discord, HubSpot, and related systems; surface insights, trends, and growth opportunities that inform marketing strategy and product priorities
Requirements:
- 4–7 years of experience: Community, marketing, or program management roles, ideally in developer, platform engineering, DevSecOps, open-source, or cloud-native ecosystems
- Proven community execution experience: Planning and running developer meetups, user groups, ambassador or MVP programs, or grassroots initiatives end-to-end
- Independent operator: Comfortable owning programs end-to-end, making decisions to keep programs moving, and building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and vendors
- Systems fluency: Experience with community tools (Discord, CommonRoom) and CRM/marketing systems (HubSpot, Asana)
- Cross-functional communicator: Comfortable collaborating with Marketing, Product Marketing, and other technical stakeholders
- Exceptionally organized: Strong project management skills with attention to detail across multiple workstreams
- Logistics pro: Coordinate swag, venues, vendors, travel, and content delivery without losing momentum
- Insight-driven work: Fluency in tracking KPIs and communicating results, learnings, and recommendations
- Good content instincts: Knack for turning community stories, tutorials, and highlights into reusable assets
- Strategic thinking with execution focus: Able to see how today's work sets up future success while keeping current programs running smoothly
- Hands-on and proactive: Self-starting, collaborative, and energized by fast-moving startup environments; able to work independently while staying aligned to team goals
- Familiarity with open source or developer-led communities: Understanding of how developer communities operate and what drives engagement
- Experience with developer tools or platform engineering products
- Event experience in San Francisco, Austin, NYC, London, or similar metro tech hubs
- Experience supporting MVP, ambassador, or advocate programs