Community Manager

Sēkr is the complete resource for outdoor travel destinations and planning. Whether you are camping for the weekend, going on an epic road trip, or living full time in an RV, Sēkr makes your adventure easier, safer, and more connected.

Sēkr is a venture-backed, early stage startup that is scaling quickly on all sides of the business. We have a fully remote, passionate team of collaborative and fun people. Community is everything to us, and our team is the core of that value. Not only are we having fun, but we are impacting millions of people’s lives for the better, while investing in our professional and financial futures. And we want you to join us in the pursuit!

Sēkr is named for the seekers of the world, those of us looking to explore, connect, and get outside. Our mission is to help people improve their quality of life through outdoor adventure. Our values are: Community, Empowerment, Inclusivity, Accountability, and Quality of Life.

Our Perfect Community Manager

The... Community Manager plays an important role at Sēkr with the primary objective of maximizing our viral coefficient. As a key member of our Marketing team, you will drive efforts to acquire new active users and contributions through our ambassador program, influencer relationships, and community engagement. You have a strong knowledge of engaging consumer marketing trends and have a proven track record in growing brand ambassador programs, managing paid influencer strategy and engaging a large community.

The ideal Community Manager is positive, energetic, and cross-functionally collaborative. Sēkr’s future Community Manager should not be afraid to think outside the box!

You will help drive an exciting new phase of growth -- a large and diverse talent network that can help story-tell the success of our app and elevate our key messages through our community of Sēkrs. This role will be the face of the Ambassador program, community engagement, and influencers, from identification and trend analyses, to contract negotiations, creative programming and channel distribution strategy, and management.

You’re an independent go-getter who prefers targets and problem solving to playbooks. Your brain is as adept at data analysis as it is at design schemes. You love start-up culture and thrive on seeing the direct impact of your work. You are humble, hungry, and resourceful. You have a ‘do-whatever-it-takes’ mindset and have dreamed of being part of a fast-growing, fast-paced startup ecosystem, and you get $#!% done. No matter what it is, you figure it out.

If the above sounds like we’ve described you, please keep reading.

About Your Role

You’ll be joining a small team during the early days of a company that will have a lasting impact on the way people explore the outdoors and connect with one another.

Here’s What You Can Look Forward To

• Management of the Sēkr Ambassador Program and Influencer Marketing
• Build brand trust with Ambassadors through consistent communication
• Review and approve Ambassador applicants on an annual basis
• Weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting of metrics
• Engage and promote active community members in person, on the Sēkr app and on social media
• Own all communication with Ambassadors via email, Facebook, and direct message with the expectation to respond within 24 hours
• Curate a strong pipeline of potential content partners and active community members
• Development and management of a 12-month Ambassador marketing plan and budget, including KPIs, and content strategy
• Work collaboratively with other program managers to plan and maintain content consistency across programs, such as the Marketing Manager and Social Media Manager
• Establish and work toward goals and benchmarks, measuring the success of ambassador initiatives, delivering monthly reports and forward-looking recommendations for future talent, platforms, and programming
• Lead and execute day-to-day operations to ensure seamless execution and workflow management while delivering on project plans on time
• Develop kick-off materials for ambassadors, working with key stakeholders across content, strategy, media, and social to establish key messages and distribution strategies that connect back to the global Marketing calendar
• Negotiate fees, and manage talent relationships from contracting through campaign wrap-up

What You Need For This Position

• Bachelor’s Degree (MBA preferred)
• 5+ years professional experience in influencer marketing, consumer relations, relationship outreach, digital strategy or related field
• Willingness to approach projects with a can-do attitude and create processes where there isn’t one
• Experience running ongoing/long-term ambassador programs on behalf of premier consumer brands
• Ability to take your experience/expertise to build an innovative, sustainable, and holistic strategy for virality.
• Ability to build meaningful relationships with talent and their teams (established and up-and-comers alike)
• A finger on the pulse of the ever-changing world of influencer marketing and pop culture
• Deep knowledge and understanding of existing and emerging social media platforms and the nuances that go into making compelling and engaging ambassador content across channels
• Familiarity with social and influencer software tools
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Profound love of outdoor travel
  Compensation: $48k - $70k DOE + benefits

Worried about not having Outdoor, Travel, Social, etc. experience? Don’t be. What we’re building has many facets and we’re looking for people who can tell us things we may not know yet. We’re more interested in what you can bring than what you might have to learn.

Work Location:

Fully remote position in a remote-only company

Within 3 hours of Pacific time zone

Must be able to legally work in the US

Cool Perks

Unlimited PTO, with a minimum required vacation

Flexible hours

Gym Membership

US National Parks Pass and camping

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Unlimited growth potential

Sēkr is proudly an Equal Opportunity Employer. Backed by Techstars, Backstage Capital, and more