[LBC #144] AI Hackathon, Co-Ownership & Viktorija’s Story

Hi friends!

Here’s what’s unfolding in our community world this week:

🎥 Missed our recent session with Beth Saunders? She shared how peer storytelling builds trust, lowers product complexity, and turns members into contributors, not just consumers. Watch the replay.

🎙️ Next up in our Talks & Pros, Sarah Greisdorf shares how to turn members into co-creators, build true partnerships, and scale your community with intention. Save your spot!

🛠️ What if you could build the tool your community is missing in just 3 hours? Join our next AI Lovable Hackathon and turn your idea into a working prototype — no coding required.

📚 Real-world lessons from Discourse, Circle, Gainsight, and more, covering strategy, scaling, experiments, and platform decisions.

🧠 On the blog: Your Customer Advisory Board Is Not the Market. Why small councils can distort strategy and how to avoid it. Read it now.

📨 New newsletters from community pros featuring Jillian Bejtlich, Gareth Wilson & Noémie Kempf, and Bill Johnston. Are we missing one? Let us know!

🧭 Playbook of the week: From Members to Co-Owners. Learn how to design roles, share decisions, and experiment with co-ownership to build true belonging and accountability.

💜 Meet Viktorija Ignatavičiūtė, Community Team Lead at Bellingcat, and explore her journey into community leadership. Read her story.

💼 Looking for your next move? Figma, Salesforce, Epic Games, and many more are hiring worldwide. Explore all opportunities on our Job Board.

Dive in for the resources, stories, and opportunities waiting for you.

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

Last chance to join Gainsight’s live webinar on the Digital CS Index Report this Thursday, February 26. Get fresh benchmark data on how Community, Education, and Digital CS teams are being restructured to drive adoption, influence revenue, and prove real impact.

• From Circle: The ‘tiny experiments’ playbook: build a thriving community without burning out. Read

• From U-Screen: 2026’s Best OTT Platforms for Streaming and Growth [Expert Reviewed]. Read

• From HigherLogic: Groups in Higher Logic Vanilla: Running Community Programs at Scale. Read

• From Gainsight: How to Run Your Customer Success Org Like a $100B Company. Read

• From Rosieland: Efficiency over social expectations. Read

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

• Your Community Isn’t Messy. It’s Training Data by Jillian Bejtlich. Read

• Surviving a Community Putsch by Gareth Wilson and Noémie Kempf. Read

• The Industrialization of Online Community and What Might Be Next by Bill Johnston. Read

Are we missing a newsletter? Let us know!

And more worth reading below:

• From The Community Collective: Community That Scales: Growth, Impact and Member Truths. Read

• From State Shift: Why Building for The Average User Destroys Your Product. Read

• Which Online Community Platform Wins? Skool vs Circle vs Mighty vs Heartbeat by Brianna Leever. Read

• Australia's hate speech bill: what community managers need to know. Read

• From Increateable: Don't Be a Hero (Seriously). Read

• From Led by Community Blog: Your Customer Advisory Board Is Not the Market: How Small Councils Distort Events, Communities, and Customer Marketing. Read

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

• From Community Life Podcast: Storytelling Isn’t Optional, It’s How You Survive | HoB with Tre Balchowsky. Listen

• From Your Work Friends Podcasts: The Rise of the Multi-Hyphenate Leader: How Women Are Leading the Way ft/ Chief's Trey Boynton Listen

• From CHAOSS Podcast: Guest Episode - GR-OSS OUT Podcast: Building Welcoming Communities with Stacey Potter. 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.

With 9 years in community, Viktorija’s journey spans coding schools, developer ecosystems, and now leading a global volunteer community advancing open-source investigations in areas like human rights and conflict monitoring. She shares honest reflections on unclear roles, undervalued impact, and why authenticity and experimentation are key to meaningful engagement in an ever-evolving profession.

Community Tools Available for You

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

US & Remote

💼 Community Activation & Programming Lead- US (In-Office) at Umvelt. Apply

💼 Partner 18, Events & Community Marketing, Speedrun- US(In-Office) at Andreessen Horowitz. Apply

💼 Community Engagement Associate- US(Remote) at Solace. Apply

💼 Community Lead- US(In-Office) at Sapien. Apply

💼 Community Lead- US(In-Office) at Overtone. Apply

💼 Sr. Community Manager- US(Hybrid) at The Pokémon Company International. Apply

💼 Community Specialist I- US (Remote) at HighLevel. Apply

💼 Council Manager- US (Hybrid) at Dow Jones. Apply

💼 Head of Community- US(In-Office) at Port.io. Apply

💼 Senior Director, of Community Marketing (HIV Franchise)- US(In-Office) at Gilead. Apply

💼 Senior Community and Advocacy Manager- US(In-Office) at Demandbase. Apply

💼 Community Manager, Education- US(Hybrid) at Cantina Labs. Apply

💼 Head of Community (Researcher Relations)- US(Remote) at Protege. Apply

💼 Community Program Coordinator- US(In-Office) at KORRES. Apply

💼 Online Community Manager- US(Remote) at Bark. Apply

💼 Head of Community & Expansion- US(In-Office) at Brya Inc. Apply

💼 Associate Community Manager- US(Remote) at Opera. Apply

💼 Senior Program Manager, Creator Community- US(In-Office) at Contentful. Apply

💼 Community and Events Coordinator (Iowa Wild)- US (In-Office) at Iowa Wild. Apply

💼 Director, Community & Developer Advocacy- US(Remote) at Tines. Apply

💼 Community Lead- US(Remote) at Lightfield. Apply

💼 Community Lead- US(Hybrid) at Nucleus Talent. Apply

💼 Campaigns & Community Coordinator- US(Remote) at Hue. Apply

💼 Chief Community & Operations Officer- US(In-Office) at MitLivMed. Apply

💼 Senior Manager, Community Enablement and Education- US(In-Office) at AirOps. Apply

💼 Community & Partnerships Lead- US(In-Office) at August. Apply

Canada & Remote

💼 Community and Influencer Manager– Canada(Remote) at MyMagicHealer. Apply

💼 Community Evangelist– Canada(Remote) at F5. Apply

💼 Community Lead- Canada (In-Office) at Chatbase. Apply

Europe & UK & Remote

💼 Head of Studio Community- Greece (Remote) at The Flywheel. Apply

💼 Technical Community Manager- UK (Hybrid) at Mirelo AI. Apply

💼 Accelerator Community Manager- UK (Hybrid) at NatWest Group. Apply

💼 Senior Community Relationship Manager - UK(Hybrid) at Standing on Giants. Apply

💼 Community Manager- Europe (In-Office) at Pentasia. Apply

💼 Senior Community Lead- UK (Hybrid) at Propel. Apply

💼 Community Manager - French speaker- UK (Remote) at Reddit. Apply

💼 Community Manager- Netherlands (Remote) at tinyBuild GAMES. Apply

💼 Community Lead, EMEA (Hybrid) at Anthropic. Apply

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

💼 Associate Community Manager, Germany- (Remote) at Opera. Apply

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

💼 Head of Community- UK (Hybrid) at Quantexa. Apply

💼 Community Manager- UK (Hybrid) at We Make Change. Apply

💼 Community Manager -UK (Remote) at ThriveCart. Apply

💼 EU Program Community Manager -Spain (Hybrid) at Scopely. Apply

💼 Community Manager -Sweden (Remote) at Lovable. Apply

💼 Community Program Manager -Netherlands (Hybrid) at Mendix. Apply

💼 Community Manager -Spain (Hybrid) at Canva. Apply

Australia & Asia & Remote

💼  Community & Social Growth Specialist- Philippines (Remote) at ClickUp. Apply

💼 Customer Community Manager-India (Hybrid) at Wisdom AI. Apply

💼 Community Manager-India (In-Office) at EG A/S. Apply

💼 Alumni and Community Coordinato-India (In-Office) at DBM INDIA (NIT). Apply

💼 Community Manager-India (In-Office) at Pinkvilla. Apply

💼 Community Manager-India (In-Office) at Women Leadership Circle. Apply

Jobs in other locations

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

📅 The Global Events Calendar

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

🗓️ Mar 25th, ​AI Lovable Hackathon: Community Tools Edition. Save your spot

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