LBC #107 Announcing Community Week Online Summit 2025, resources, and more!

Hello! Fellow Community Builders,

We have great news for you! We just announced Community Week, the new member of our Led by Community Family!

The global community industry is coming together for five days of learning, connection, and inspiration. Join us for the Community Week Online Summit, happening March 3–7, 2025, inside the Community Week Hub—your gateway to expert-led sessions, fireside chats, and interactive networking!

💡 What’s in Store?

• Daily Keynotes, Fireside Chats & Talks from the brightest minds in community building.

• Live Q&A Sessions to engage directly with experts.

• End-of-Day Networking Sessions—connect, discuss, and collaborate with peers.

🎤 Meet Our Incredible Speakers

This year’s summit features top community leaders, sharing insights across growth, strategy, and engagement:

✅ Carrie Melissa Jones, M.A. – Community Strategist & Author

✅ Rosie Sherry – CEO of MOT & Rosieland

✅ Richard Millington – Founder of FeverBee - Community Consulting

✅ Ilker Akansel – Founder of TalentLed

✅ Jillian Bejtlich – Community at Calendly

✅ Erik Martin – Head of Community at Midjourney

✅ Christina Garnett, EMBA – Chief Customer Officer at HeyOrca

✅ Esther Trapadoux – Community Lead at Amplitude

✅ Anamaria Dorgo – Founder of Handle with Brain

✅ Areej AbuAli – Founder of Women in Tech SEO

✅ Andy Claremont – Head of Ecosystem & Community at Glide

✅ Brian Oblinger – Founder of Community Strategy Academy

✅ Ed Giansante – Head of Community at Persona

✅ Serena Snoad – Community Strategy Consultant and Founder of Good Community

🎤 Your Host: Victoria Cumberbatch, ACC will guide us through this incredible week, ensuring every session is engaging and insightful.

🔥 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best, connect with peers, and elevate your community expertise!

💻 Join the Hub & Access All Sessions for FREE:

👉 https://www.community-week.com/

Community Week is proudly sponsored by Honeycommb !

🗓️ February 11th, 2025 - Online - 12 PM ET / 4 PM GMT
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Keep scrolling for the latest updates, engaging content, and exciting announcements! Explore the newest trends and check out over 90+ job opportunities that might be your next big step. 🚀🌟

Your Friends Francisco, Paola, Ismot & The Led by Community Team of Volunteers

On X this week…

• From Disciple: The Instagram Overhaul and TikTok Crisis: What Creators and Businesses Can Do Now. Read

• From Community Roundtable: Building Strategic Maturity and Securing Budgets. Read

• Own your customer, community, and data by Brian Oblinger. Read

• From Yunits: Measuring the ROI of an Online Community for Professional Associations. Read

• From Talkbase: Threado AI Alternative for Community Analytics, Reporting and CRM. Read

• From Higher Logic: 10 Ideas to Segment and Personalize Your Email Marketing. Read

We love to feature Community Professionals sharing their wisdom with the community, this week we have a few:

• Holding up our lanterns by Laura Zug. Read

• Building Trust, Boosting Engagement, and Ensuring Safety by David DeWald. Read

• 3 ways to gain member trust by Pete Heslop. Read

• The Guide to Community Discovery by Rosie Sherry. Read

• Million Dollar Community: Dreamers & Doers by Gareth Wilson.Read

• Project Hell: Don't Let Your Project Timeline Be Blown To Bits By These Common Problems by Richard Millington. Read

Are we missing a newsletter? Let us know!

And more worth reading below:

• B2B Communities: Finding Authenticity in an AI-Generated World by Chris Detzel. Read

• From The Community Collective: Building Communities That Last: My Cohort #5 Experience. Read

• From Buffer: Become a Social Media Creator in 2025: Your 9-Step Plan. Read

• From Commsor: 7 Cold Calling Alternatives for Smarter Sales Outreach. Read

• From Rosieland: Rosieland Roundup 256 — The Anti-Social Century, Superblocks, community as medicine. Read

• The Business Case for Community: Why It’s Time to Lead with Connection by Jae (Jennifer) Washington, CMHC. Read

This week, we have a few new podcast episodes available:

• From CHAOSS Podcast: 20min in CHAOSS Africa with Hamza Danjaji and Gift Uhiene. Listen.

• From Community Creators Podcast: Wisdom from a Decade of Being Mom, Entrepreneur and Community Strategist with Amy Wine. Listen.

• From Beginner Maps Podcast: Scaling a cohort-based community using hidden curriculum. Listen.

• From Community ROI Podcast: How To Turn Community Engagement Into Business Impact | Community ROI with Katie Ryser. Listen.

We have 130+ jobs available in our Job Board, but we are featuring a few below:

US & Remote

💼 Senior Community Engagement Manager NAMER, Experiences- US( In-Office) at Airbnb. Apply

💼  Freelance Senior Associate, Community Management- US( In-Office) at Weber Shandwick. Apply

💼 Social Media Community Manager- US( In-Office) at Argon Agency. Apply

💼 Community Manager, Customer Experience- US( In-Office) at Captions. Apply 

💼 Director of Programs- US( In-Office) at Common Future. Apply 

💼 Community Manager- US( In-Office) at Appsmith. Apply 

💼 Community & Social Media Manager- US( In-Office) at Wiza. Apply

💼 Senior Server Engineer, Community Engagement- US( In-Office) at Strava. Apply

💼 Community Events Manager- US( In-Office) at Ramp. Apply

💼 Senior Social & Community Manager, AMER- US( In-Office) at Skyscanner. Apply

💼 Local Policy and Community Affairs Manager- US( In-Office) at Wing. Apply

💼 Head of Community- US( Remote) at Capsule. Apply

💼 Community Program Coordinator, Pokémon GO- US( In-Office) at Niantic. Apply

💼 Head of Community-Led Marketing- US( Remote) at Notion. Apply

💼 Senior Community Manager- US( In-Office) at Ritual. Apply

💼 Social Media & Community Manager- US( Remote) at User Interviews. Apply

💼 Community Manager- US( Remote) at Gusto. Apply

💼 Developer Advocate- US( Remote) at Timescale. Apply

💼 Lead Developer Advocate- US( Remote) at Odigos. Apply

💼 Senior Developer Advocate- US( Remote) at Discord. Apply

💼 Social Media and Community Manager - B2B- US( Hybrid) at Lightricks. Apply

💼 Community Manager Brand Social- US( Remote) at Verizon. Apply

💼 Community Marketing Manager- US( Remote) at Magic Eden. Apply

💼 Community Manager- US( In-Office) at McCann New York. Apply

💼 Social Media & Community Manager- US( Hybrid) at Melio. Apply

💼 Sr. Developer Advocate- US( Remote) at Databricks. Apply

Canada & Remote

💼 Senior Community Manager- Canada( In-Office) at Monks. Apply

Europe & UK & Remote

💼 Digital Community Manager- UK( In-Office) at Parents & Carers in Performing Arts. Apply

💼 Education Community Marketing Manager (K12)- Poland( In-Office) at Canva. Apply

💼 Community Manager DACH- Germany( In-Office) at Personio. Apply

💼 Community & Member Executive- UK( In-Office) at Patch. Apply

💼 Community Manager- UK( In-Office) at Up World. Apply

💼 Community Engagement Lead – Social Media- UK( In-Office) at LEGO. Apply

💼 Community Manager- UK( Hybrid) at Rebellion. Apply

💼 Community and Events Manager- UK( Hybrid) at Rebellion. Apply

💼 Community & Social Media Lead- Belgium( Hybrid) at Tally. Apply

💼 Marketing & Community Manager- Germany( In-Office) at Work With Indies. Apply

💼 Community Program Manager (Contract) - Germany ( Hybrid) at Notion. Apply

Australia & Asia & Remote

💼 Community Lead (Contract) -Japan( In-Office) at Reddit. Apply.

💼 Growth Operations Lead -India( In-Office) at Reddit. Apply.

Other locations

💼 Marathon Global Community Lead- Anywhere (Remote) at Bungie. Apply

💼 Laravel Developer- Anywhere (Remote) at Steadfast Collective. Apply

💼 Technical Community Manager- Anywhere (Remote) at Bungie. Apply

💼 Customer Success Specialist- Anywhere (Remote) at NoGigiddy. Apply

📅 The Global Events Calendar

🗓️ January 24th, [CMAD 2025] Cambridge: Community Manager Day Meetup. Save your spot

🗓️ January 26th, [CMAD 2025] Bangalore: Community Manager Day Meetup. Save your spot

🗓️ January 27th, [CMAD 2025] Brussels: Community Manager Day Meetup. Save your spot

🗓️ January 27th, [CMAD 2025] New York: Community Manager Day Meetup. Save your spot

🗓️ January 27th, [CMAD 2025] London: Community Manager Day Meetup. Save your spot

🗓️ January 27th, [CMAD 2025] Minneapolis: Community Manager Day Meetup. Save your spot

🗓️ January 28th, [CMAD 2025] Richmond: Community Manager Day Meetup. Save your spot

🗓️ January 28th, [CMAD 2025] Chicago: Community Manager Day Meetup. Save your spot

🗓️ January 28th, [CMAD 2025] San Francisco: Community Manager Day Meetup. Save your spot

🗓️ May 01st, CMX Summit 2025. Save your spot