Community Partnership Lead- Globe Details

Community Partnership Lead- Globe

Specialized Bicycle Components - Morgan Hill, CA

Employment Type : Full-Time

About us

Are you ready to combine your passion for an active lifestyle with a meaningful and multifaceted career in the cycling industry? At Specialized, our teammates are encouraged to explore roles in a variety of functions throughout their careers. We value curiosity, a desire to try new things, and an eagerness to learn about all aspects of the business. No matter where you begin with the company, you get to decide where you want to go whether it’s marketing, finance, product development, sales, or an international assignment. Join us in making the world a better place through the power of bicycles and build your dream career at the same time!

Are you a creative thinker who brings a passion and a unique perspective to community partnership and marketing? If so, we'd love to talk to you! We are hiring for a Community & Partnerships Lead to lead the community marketing and outreach efforts for our new Globe Brand. In this role you'll define vision and develop overarching community/member strategies and determine how to execute on that vision on various platforms (such as Reddit and Discord) while also maintaining an innovative understanding of standard methodologies, trends, and tactics to grow engagement.

• Build the Globe online and offline community inclusive of riders, ambassadors and brand & marketing partners and serve as the voice of Globe.
• Identify secure and manage brand, ambassador, media/pr and community partnership opportunities.
• Own and manage Community and rider facing communications, inclusive of Community updates on Discord, Reddit and other social platforms
• Conceptualize and execute on affiliate marketing program
• Demonstrated ability to connect communities to new brands
• Ability to interpret data, garner practical insights from that data, and owning detailed community metric reports
• Track record of leading all aspects of the creative pipeline and managing relationship with internal teams and external agencies
• Experience in helping to build new community, content, programs
• Lead IRL & digital events inclusive of demo, trial, events, experiences
• Ability to work in a start up style environment. We work as a collaborative team and ALL wear many hats.

• 5+ years of experience in community management or community development.
• 5+ years Membership Strategy development
• 3+ years Experience working and Agency preferably for a large brand
• Written skills, experienced in creating copy in many different formats
• 3+ years Experience using social analytics tools and project management tools
• An established network(s)/relationships working with ambassadors, brand partnership teams
• Budget management skills

• Professional creative, design, fine arts, or writing backgrounds preferred.
• Mastery of the social tools such as Facebook Ads Manager, Later, applying analytical findings, social listening, trend forecasting, Adwords, etc.
• Working knowledge base of an active/fitness/transportation cycling categories is preferred but not entirely necessary with higher levels of experience.

Innovation has guided our every decision since 1974. As more riders of all ages get on the roads, trails, and streets than ever before, we’re here to do the best work of our lives to push the greatest human powered machine into the future each and every day. We’re a team of barrier-breakers, disrupters, and problem solvers. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where every teammate can succeed as we inspire riders everywhere.

We want to increase representation of all races, genders, and body types in the cycling industry and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where all people thrive. We encourage everyone – especially those from marginalized groups – to apply to our job postings and help us earn the position as the rider’s brand of choice. We are always looking for creative, innovative, and passionate people who are eager to contribute to our mission of pedaling the planet forward. Regardless of your qualifications, if you are ready to make a difference, please apply and let us know how you can make an impact at Specialized!

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