[LBC #142] Talks & Pros Live, New AI Assistant & Roles Worldwide

Hi friends!

From live conversations to practical resources, here’s what’s happening this week:

🎤 Talks & Pros is happening today! Join Beth Saunders for Turning Members into Storytellers: Unlocking the Power of Peer-Led Content — a practical session on activating your community’s voice.

🪄 Meet our new Website Assistant: an AI helper powered by human insights, built from nearly four years of Led by Community learnings. Try it on our site (look for the orange magic bubble!) and tell us what you think.

🎟️ Community Week Early Bird ends soon! If you’ve been thinking about joining us in London, now’s the time to grab your pass before prices go up.

📈 This week’s resources explore strategy, operations, analytics, retention, and platform choices featuring insights from FeverBee, Discourse, Circle, Higher Logic, and more.

📨 Community pros sharing their wisdom: newsletters this week include Rosie Sherry on AI bots in community spaces and Jillian Bejtlich on what happens when communities become a stage.

🤯 Even more to explore: highlights from CMX on the 2026 CCIA winners, plus ideas and reflections from The Community Collective, State Shift, and Nikita Heyland.

🧭 Playbook of the week: Community Onboarding Essentials by Gareth Wilson — a practical guide to welcoming, activating, and retaining members from day one.

💼 Hiring or job hunting? Our Job Board now features 120+ open roles across the US, Europe, Canada, APAC, and remote — including opportunities at Lovable, Buffer, Atlassian, Reddit, Amazon, and many more.

Keep reading for events, resources, and opportunities to support your next chapter in community building.

With love,
Francisco, Paôla & the Led by Community Team of Volunteers

Join Gainsight on Feb 26 at 10:00 AM PST for a data-driven session that breaks down new benchmark data showing how Community,  Digital CS are being funded, structured, and measured heading into 2026. You’ll walk away with a copy of the data report and clear insights to help you position Community beyond engagement metrics and prove real business impact.

• From Discourse: Before You "Build a Community," Decide: Library or Coffee Shop? Read

• From Circle: Membership retention strategies for creators: 6 systems that keep members for years. Read

• From U-Screen: 8 Best Community Apps for 2026: Top Picks to Build Your Audience. Read

• From HigherLogic: Higher Logic Vanilla Zoom Integration: Host and Join Community Events in One Place. Read

• From Carrie Melissa Jones: Circle vs Skool: The Real Differences (Features, Pricing, Courses, Events, and Who Each Platform Is Actually For). Read

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

• Now there's community for AI bots by Rosie Sherry. Read

• When Your Community Turns Into a Stage by Jillian Bejtlich. Read

Are we missing a newsletter? Let us know!

And more worth reading below:

• From Rosieland: Career growth with a Community as a Service (CaaS) mindset. Read

• From The Community Collective: The CC 2025 Wrapped Metrics. Read

• From State Shift: Why “Better Features” Is a Losing Strategy. Read

• The Best Communities for Community Builders in 2026 by Brianna Leever. Read

• “I Don’t Know If I’m Actually Good Enough to Be a Community Manager” by Nikita Heyland. Read

• From CMGR.LIVE: Stop Calling It “Just Modding”: Why Community Creation Is Product Design. Read

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

• From Community ROI Podcast: What Happens When You Build Business Around Humans | Community ROI with Nuri Demirci Lopez. Listen

• From CHAOSS Podcast: Community Health metrics for Commercial Open Source. Listen

• From Set Status- Online: Why online communities matter now more than ever w/ Candice Grobler. Listen

Community Week Highlights

Curious about what Community Week is all about? Watch the London replay to get a feel for the conversations, energy, and people that make it special. Then, experience it live at Community Week 2026! Early Bird passes are available for our multi-city gathering built for community professionals who want to learn with peers. Join us in London, New York, or Lisbon for practical sessions, honest conversations, and real time to connect. Early Bird spots are limited — claim your pass while they’re available.

We have 120+ jobs available in our Job Board, but we are featuring a few below:

US & Remote

💼 Head of Community Marketing- US (Hybrid) at Lovable. Apply

💼 Community Marketing Manager – Airheads Community- US(In-Office) at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Apply

💼 IRL Community Manager- US(Hybrid) at Crypto.com. Apply

💼 Community Manager- US(Remote) at micro1. Apply

💼 Events & Community Lead- US(In-Office) at Vendelux. Apply

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

💼 Customer Advocacy Manager- US (Remote) at Contentful. Apply

💼 Senior Community Manager- US (Hybrid) at Buffer. Apply

💼 VP, Community- US(Remote) at OutSystems. Apply

💼 Community & Growth Operator- US(In-Office) at Short Story. Apply

💼 Founding Community Manager- US(In-Office) at Topify.ai. Apply

💼 Community Manager- US(Remote) at Cytd.ai. Apply

💼 Sales Field Community Project Manager- US(In-Office) at Bridge Partners. Apply

💼 Community Manager, Campus Growth- US(In-Office) at Posh. Apply

💼 Community Marketing Manager- US(Hybrid) at Justworks. Apply

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

💼 Community Marketing Manager US(Remote) at Fiverr. Apply

💼 Manager, CXO Experiences & Community- US(Remote) at Rubrik. Apply

💼 Senior Community Marketing Manager- US (Remote) at Zip. Apply

💼 Community Education Manager- US(Remote) at Softr. Apply

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

Canada & Remote

💼 Senior Community & Influencer Manager– Canada(Remote) at Tempo. Apply

💼 ERG & Community Manager– Canada(Remote) at Thumbtack. Apply

Europe & UK & Remote

💼 Community Manager (Operations)- UK (Hybrid) at Work Life. Apply

💼 Community and Creator Growth Manager- Germany (In-Office) at Mirelo AI. Apply

💼 Developer Community Manager- Poland (Remote) at AMD. Apply

💼 Country Community Manager- UK (Remote) at HeyGen. Apply

💼 IRL Community Manager - EMEA(Hybrid) at Crypto.com. Apply

💼 Events Marketing Manager- UK (In-Office) at Tessl. Apply

💼 Community Hub Lead, Community Tech- Finland (In-Office) at Supercell. Apply

💼 Community & Platform Coordinator- UK (Remote) at Complete. Apply

💼 Junior Content & Community Manager- UK (Hybrid) at Playfit. Apply

💼 Community Manager- Sweden (In-Office) at Strawberry. Apply

💼 Creator Partnerships and Community Manager- Ireland (Hybrid) at Ceartas. Apply

💼 Senior Community Manager, Gamification- Poland (Remote) at Atlassian. Apply

💼 Community Manager- UK (Remote) at I Do Handmade. Apply

💼 Community Manager- UK (Remote) at Standing on Giants. Apply

💼 Head of Community- UK (Hybrid) at South East Angels. Apply

💼 Sr. Community Manager - Community Operations- Luxembourg (In-Office) at Amazon. Apply

Australia & Asia & Remote

💼  APAC Ecosystem Partnerships- Asia (Remote) at Sentient Foundation. Apply

💼 Community Specialist-India (Remote) at Reddit. Apply

💼 RevOps Content and Community Manager- Asia (Remote) at Chili Piper. Apply

Jobs in other locations

💼 Developer Community Manager- Global (Remote) at Apify. Apply

📅 The Global Events Calendar

🗓️ Feb 11th, Turning Members into Storytellers: Unlocking the Power of Peer-Led Content with Beth Saunders. Save your spot

🗓️ Feb 25th, Build a Thriving Membership Community in 2026 with Tom Ross. Save your spot

🗓️ Mar 11th, Scaling Community Relationships at Squarespace with Sarah Greisdorf. Save your spot

🗓️ July 07th - 10th, London Community Week 2026. Save your spot