Community Manager
Community Manager
About the role
About The Meridiem
The Meridiem is a fast-growing tech journalism platform delivering essential coverage of AI, startups, venture capital, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology. We provide morning briefings and evening analysis to a rapidly expanding subscriber base of tech professionals, founders, and investors. Backed by Series A funding, we are scaling our team to match our ambition of becoming the go-to source for technology news and insight.
Role Overview
We are hiring a Community Manager to cultivate and grow our reader community into one of the most engaged audiences in tech media. You will be the bridge between our editorial team and our readers — moderating discussions, driving engagement, organizing community initiatives, and ensuring every subscriber feels like a valued part of The Meridiem. This is a high-visibility role where your work directly shapes our brand and subscriber loyalty.
Key Responsibilities
- Own reader engagement across all community touchpoints including comments, social media, newsletters, and events.
- Moderate user-generated content and discussions, ensuring a respectful, substantive, and inclusive environment.
- Design and launch community programs such as reader spotlights, AMAs with journalists, subscriber-exclusive events, and referral campaigns.
- Build and manage feedback loops between readers and the editorial team to inform content strategy and coverage priorities.
- Monitor community sentiment and surface trends, concerns, and opportunities to leadership.
- Develop community guidelines, moderation policies, and escalation procedures.
- Plan and execute virtual and in-person community events including webinars, roundtables, and meetups.
- Grow the community by identifying and engaging power users, advocates, and potential brand ambassadors.
- Collaborate with the growth and marketing teams on subscriber acquisition campaigns with community-driven messaging.
- Track and report on community health metrics including engagement rates, active member growth, sentiment scores, and event attendance.
- Respond to reader inquiries and feedback in a timely, on-brand manner across all channels.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in community management, audience engagement, or social media management.
- Exceptional written communication skills with a strong editorial sensibility.
- Experience moderating online communities and handling sensitive or contentious discussions with grace.
- Familiarity with community and social platforms (Discord, Slack, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Reddit).
- Proven track record of growing and engaging an online community.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Genuine interest in technology, media, and the topics The Meridiem covers.
- Self-starter mentality suited to a remote-first startup environment.
Nice-to-Have
- Experience in media, journalism, or publishing communities.
- Background in event planning or virtual event production.
- Familiarity with newsletter platforms and subscriber engagement tools.
- Experience with community analytics and reporting tools.
- Knowledge of the tech startup ecosystem, venture capital, or AI landscape.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary with equity options in a Series A startup.
- Fully remote work with flexible hours.
- Health, dental, and vision benefits.
- Generous PTO and company-wide recharge days.
- Annual learning and development budget.
- A chance to build and define the community function at a high-growth media company.
- Direct collaboration with editors, journalists, and leadership.
How to Apply
Send your resume and a brief cover letter to support@themeridiem.com with the subject line "Community Manager Application." Please include a link to a community you have managed or a brief description of a community initiative you led and its results. We review applications on a rolling basis and aim to respond within one week.
