Community Manager

Inkitt

$90K — $100K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of experience in customer service or community management and social media
  • Passion for books and knowledge of bookish communities
  • Active participation in various online communities
  • Ability to be creative, strategic, and analytical in content initiatives
  • Strong communication, empathy, and cultural sensitivity skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and execute community engagement initiatives
  • Grow in-app community membership and participation
  • Develop strategies to create buzz around upcoming stories
  • Test and implement organic growth initiatives
  • Recruit and activate super users in-app
  • Organize virtual events to engage the community
  • Coordinate with moderators on campaigns and timelines
  • Manage moderator communications and content calendars

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career growth with expanding scope and responsibilities
  • Engage with a passionate community of book lovers
  • Work in a creative environment that values strategic thinking
  • Participate in virtual events that connect readers with authors
  • Be part of a generational AI x Entertainment company
Full Job Description
What You'll Do:

Role Overview

This role supports community engagement and growth initiatives while coordinating an existing network of community moderators.

The focus is on:
  • Designing and executing engagement initiatives
  • Driving participation in in-app book communities
  • Coordinating moderators so campaigns and content are aligned with strategy and executed consistently
  • Acting as a brand presence in select community spaces

This positions the role between a Community Coordinator and a Community Growth Manager, with room to grow in scope over time.

Scope of Work
Community Initiatives & Growth
  • Ideate and execute community initiatives that drive engagement and retention
  • Grow in-app communities membership and increase participation in book discussions.
  • Develop and execute strategies that build anticipation and spark conversations around our upcoming stories.
  • Test organic growth initiatives (e.g. reviews drivers, sharing competitions)
  • Recruit and activate in-app community super users
  • Monitor engagement metrics and community feedback to understand what excites and motivates our users. Use these insights to refine community strategies and initiatives, ensuring continuous growth and engagement
Event Co-ordination and Campaign Ownership
  • Organize virtual events such as author interviews, book club meetings, and reading challenges to keep the community engaged and connected with our stories and authors.
  • Coordinate promotion of events and initiatives across CRM, in-app communities, and social channels
  • Align moderators on campaign goals, timelines, and messaging
Moderator Coordination
  • Act as the primary point of contact for community moderators
  • Coordinate content calendars, initiatives, and campaign execution with moderators
  • Keep moderators informed, aligned, and engaged
  • Manage weekly community push notification creation and scheduling in collaboration with moderators
Brand Presence
    • Represent established brand voices (e.g. "Galatea Sophie," "CandyJar Leah") in light-touch engagement contexts.Build trust and familiarity with community members and be part of the conversation.


What You'll Bring:

  • 1+ years of experience with customer service or community, and social media
  • You are a book lover at heart, with an understanding of bookish communities
  • You are an active member of multiple online communities
  • Experience being creative, strategic, and analytical, when crafting compelling initiatives and content and measuring their impact
  • Strong communication skills, empathy, and cultural sensitivity to connect with our diverse audience and to collaborate with cross-functional team


Who We Are Looking For:

  • Autonomous
  • Bring solutions instead of problems
  • Data driven
  • Quick to action
  • A high functioning workaholic
  • Looking for exponential career growth
  • Have lots of fun building a generational AI x Entertainment company


$90,000 - $100,000 a year

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