LCB #70 Jobs Update, Upcoming Networking Events + Gareth Wilson.

Happy Sunday, Community Leaders! Francisco here 👋 

A storm of layoffs has been hitting the whole world these days; just a quick reminder that we run the most up-to-date job board in the industry. Ensure to keep an eye out for opportunities!

We are back on track with events and activities for our members, and this is what’s next:

February 23rd
Tried and True Strategies for Fostering a Sense of Belonging in Virtual and Offline Community Spaces
Speaker: Ruthie Berber

February 27th
Lightning Networking for Community Leaders - US Time-Friendly
Hosts: Aleksandra Thomas and Ruthie Berber

March 5th
Community Onboarding Essentials: Best Practices for Success
Speaker: Gareth Wilson

We already have 300+ online registrations for the Community-led World Summit on July 10th! Have you secured your spot?

Now, enjoy the featured content for this past week! See you all soon!

Your Friend, Francisco & Led by the Community Team

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On X this week…

• From FeverBee: Six Community Launch Strategies And When To Use Them. Read

• From Higher Logic: Good Online Community Design Maximizes Member Engagement. Read

• From Advocu: The Rhythm of DevRel: Karin Wolok on Building Tech Communities. Read

• From Uscreen: Community Guidelines Examples + Template: Rules for Vibrant Communities. Read

• From Common Room: Winning modern buyers requires a person-first approach. Read

• The Disciple Media: A Guide On How To Sell Memberships Online. Read

• Hivebrite earns top spot on G2’s 2024 Best Software Awards. Read

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

• More Effective Networking When Job Seeking by Adrian Speyer. Read

• Recap: Everything You Need To Know About IRL Community Events in 2024 by Jenny Weigle. Read

• Hire Community Job Round Up - February 8th 2024 by Max Pete. Read

• Kickstarting Community at: Substack by Gareth Wilson. Read

• Community is about the action taken... by Rosie Sherry. Read

• What's The Best Name For A Consultancy Practice? (and does the name even matter?) by Richard Millington. Read

• Ownership (How to decide between bespoke and off-the-shelf community platforms) by Pete Heslop. Read

• The PERFECT time to launch your community by Laura Zug. Read

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🤯 More Resources for You

And more worth reading below:

• 7 Steps to Take Before Launching an Online Community by Carrie Melissa Jones. Read

• From Stack Overflow: Celebrating and improving your community’s knowledge. Read

• From CMGR LIVE: Community Vs. Audience. Read

• From CMGR LIVE: What Exactly is a Full Stack Community Professional? Read

• My Community Experience; Learning Community Building with The CC. Read

• Where to gather your community by Clare Sutcliffe MBE.Read

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

• Community Life #85 with Fihmiya and Nicola. Listen

• How to build a community business without an audience with Tatiana. Listen.

• Episode #1: Community is the Glue with Yurii Lazaruk. Listen.

• A Content Strategist's Keys to Engagement with Shannon Fitzgerald. Listen.

• Community Life #86 with Patrick O'Keefe. Listen.

We have 60+ jobs available within our Job Board, but we are featuring a few below:

💼 Community Operations Manager at Atlassian. Apply.

💼 Event Manager at EP Events LLC. Apply.

💼 Event marketing lead at Watershed. Apply.

💼 Director of Community at Contentful. Apply.

💼 Sr. Manager, Community Management at Scopely. Apply.

💼 Community Manager at Socialpoint. Apply.

💼 Social Community Engagement Manager at Grove Collaborative. Apply.

💼 MDN Open Source Community Manager (12 month fixed term) at Mozilla. Apply.

💼 Partner Operations Manager (Contract) at Notion. Apply.

💼 Growth Marketing Manager at Grapevine. Apply.

💼 Head of Developer Relations at Stripe. Apply.

📅 The Events Calendar

🗓️ February 20th, Launch, monetize, and scale a transformational community. Save your spot

🗓️ February 21st, Live Workshop: How to Drive Community Growth with a Strategic Job Board. Save your spot

🗓️ February 22th, Community-Led Summit. Save your spot

🗓️ February 29th, Community Onboarding Essentials: Best practices. Save your spot

🗓️ February 29th, Community Onboarding Essentials: Best practices for community onboarding success. Save your spot