Community Lead Jobs

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What does a Community Lead do?

A Community Lead owns the strategy and day-to-day management of a brand or product's community, whether online forums, social groups, events, or ambassador programs. They identify, recruit, and nurture engaged members, create programming and content that keeps the community active, and act as the primary voice between the organization and its audience. They track community health metrics, surface member feedback to internal teams, and develop initiatives that convert casual users into loyal advocates.

Key responsibilities

  • Define and execute the community strategy across platforms (forums, Slack, Discord, social groups, events)
  • Recruit, onboard, and retain community members and power users or ambassadors
  • Plan and run community events, AMAs, webinars, or meetups (virtual and in-person)
  • Moderate community spaces and enforce community guidelines
  • Gather and synthesize member feedback to inform product, marketing, and content teams
  • Track and report on community health metrics such as engagement rate, growth, and retention

Skills & tools

  • Community platform management (Discord, Slack, Circle, Discourse, Reddit)
  • Event planning and facilitation
  • Content creation and editorial calendars
  • Social media management
  • Data analysis and community metrics (engagement, churn, NPS)
  • Stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration
  • Ambassador or member program design
  • CRM and email marketing tools

How to become a Community Lead

Education & background

Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, or a related field, though portfolio and demonstrated community-building experience are often weighted equally

Career path

Can progress to Head of Community, Director of Community and Engagement, or pivot into Growth Marketing, Developer Relations, or Product Marketing

Salary

Median
$168K
USD/yr
Average
$186K
USD/yr
Minimum
$103K
USD/yr
Maximum
$320K
USD/yr
Based on 11 disclosed USD postings · Community Lead, USD-disclosed
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Community Lead jobs

46 jobs
China Community Lead
Canva
Location
Beijing, China
Workplace
On-site
Posted
28/07
Pro Community Lead, Japan — Tokyo (FTC, 12 months)
GreenLight Workforce Solutions Inc
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Workplace
On-site
Posted
27/07
Pro Community Lead, Korea — Seoul (FTC, 12 months)
GreenLight Workforce Solutions Inc
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Workplace
On-site
Posted
27/07
Pro Community Lead, APAC — Singapore (FTC, 12 months)
GreenLight Workforce Solutions Inc
Location
Singapore
Workplace
On-site
Posted
27/07
Pro Community Lead, EMEA — London (FTC, 12 months)
GreenLight Workforce Solutions Inc
Location
London, UK
Workplace
On-site
Posted
27/07
Head of CommunityHead
Gradial
Location
Seattle, WA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
22/07
Retail Community Lead
Vuori, Inc
Location
Durham, NC, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
16/07
Technical Community Lead, Campus Leaders
OpenAI · USD 162k-240k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US +1 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
23/06
Head of CommunityHead
Nextdoor
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Posted
17/06
Workplace and Community Lead
Talon.One
Location
Berlin, Germany
Workplace
On-site
Posted
17/06
Head of CommunityHead
Alpaca Health · USD 120k-170k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16/06
Local Growth & Field Community Lead
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.
Location
Berlin, Germany
Workplace
Remote
Posted
16/06
Local Growth & Field Community Lead
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.
Location
Glasgow, UK
Workplace
Remote
Posted
08/06
Local Growth & Field Community Lead
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.
Location
Manchester, UK
Workplace
Remote
Posted
08/06
Local Growth & Field Community Lead
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.
Location
Edinburgh, UK
Workplace
Remote
Posted
08/06
Student: Bonner Community Leaders, Academic Year 2026-27
Augsburg University
Location
Minneapolis, MN, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
05/06
Local Growth & Field Community Lead
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.
Location
Gent, Belgium
Workplace
Remote
Posted
04/06
Local Growth & Field Community Lead
Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.
Location
Brussels, Belgium +1 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
04/06
Head of Community & Patient EngagementHead
Sobi
Location
Sydney, Australia
Workplace
On-site
Posted
02/06
Product Education & Community Lead
Siena AI
Location
New York City, NY, US +4 more
Workplace
Remote
Posted
29/05
Enterprise Community Lead
Anthropic · USD 320k/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
28/05
AI Enablement & Community Lead
Coalfire · USD 158k-178k/yr
Location
United States
Workplace
Remote
Posted
22/05
Global Community Lead
Legora · USD 185k-235k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US
Workplace
On-site
Posted
18/05
Asset Optimization Community Lead (m/f/x)
enspired GmbH · EUR 95k/yr
Location
Vienna, Austria
Workplace
Remote
Posted
07/05
Community Lead
Accurx · GBP 65k-85k/yr
Location
London, UK
Workplace
Remote
Posted
05/05
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freelance1
part time1

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