Community Engagement and Social Media Manager

About us

Dagster Labs, the organization behind Dagster, the open-source project, and Dagster+, simplifies data engineering. In recent years, there's been an explosion of data tools, making data stacks too complex. Dagster brings order to the chaos with a unified, data asset-oriented orchestration control plane. By centralizing data pipeline management, Dagster helps organizations efficiently navigate modern data infrastructure.

As an early-stage, well-funded startup team, we boast a proven track record of shipping open-source software with global adoption. Our culture prioritizes respectful, clear, and comprehensive communication, while fostering creativity, curiosity, effectiveness, and empathy among team members.

About the role

We're seeking a storyteller extraordinaire to become the voice of Dagster Labs' thriving data engineering community. As our Social Media and Communications Manager, you'll blend technical expertise with creative flair, crafting short-form copy that transforms complex data concepts into digestible, engaging content. This unique role offers you the chance to elevate our brand from good to great, bringing authenticity, wit, and a dash of humor to the world of data orchestration.

You'll be the communication architect of our digital presence, conceptualizing and producing content that not only resonates with our audience but stays ahead of trends. Your mission? To infuse our online channels with relatability, confidence, and enthusiasm, making Dagster Labs a joy to engage with. Working with our product marketing team, you'll help lighten our voice and make our message more practical and easily digestible for leads and customers alike.

If you thrive on building relationships, have a knack for turning tech-speak into captivating stories, and are excited about shaping the future of data orchestration with a team-first mindset, this role offers an unparalleled opportunity to leave your mark on a rapidly evolving industry. Join us in bringing the Dagster Labs brand to life and galvanizing our community of data engineers across social media, emails, ads, and technical forums.

Responsibilities:

• Craft engaging, witty short-form content that balances technical expertise with creative flair for social media, newsletter, emails, web pages, talk abstracts, and ads.

• Develop and implement content across various platforms, maintaining a consistent brand voice.

• Manage Dagster's presence on LinkedIn, Twitter, Reddit, Slack, and YouTube, including content scheduling and community engagement.

• Drive employee advocacy and help leadership team build thought leadership in the data engineering space.

• Engage with the data engineering community and collaborating with industry influencers.

• Analyze social media and community metrics, providing insights to refine strategies.

• Work closely with marketing, product, and engineering teams to align community efforts with overall business goals.

• Stay current with data engineering trends and social media best practices, incorporating them into content strategy.

Must-have Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical marketing, content marketing, or social media within the data, IT, or infrastructure ecosystem.

• Proven track record as an excellent short-form copywriter, creating results-driven content for social channels, emails, websites, and events.

• Strong understanding of data engineering concepts, market trends, and customer needs.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute creative strategies that drive measurable results.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Computer Science, or related field.

• Experience with social media management tools and analytics platforms.

• Proven success in growing and engaging online communities.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, adapting quickly to new challenges.

• Results-oriented mindset with a focus on driving revenue growth and achieving business objectives.

• Familiarity with open-source software communities is a plus.

If you don't meet the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.

You belong here

We are committed to building an inclusive team and an open-source community where no one feels out of place. We know that teams with diverse backgrounds state their assumptions more explicitly, think more rigorously, and build better software. Plus, it's more fun and exciting to work with various perspectives.

You should apply to work at Dagster Labs if you want to contribute to building and strengthening a high-performing software development environment where people of all backgrounds are welcome.

We are a distributed team with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Minneapolis. We have team members all over the U.S. and are hiring fully remote candidates. Every employee is provided a remote work stipend to cover the cost of home office equipment and anything else that makes your remote work location comfortable, productive, or successful. And if you’d instead not work from home, we’ll cover the cost of a coworking or office space if you’re fully remote. This is a full-time, competitively-paid position with benefits

The estimated annual cash salary for this role is $125,000 - $170,000.

Other Resources:

The launch of Dagster blog post

Launching Dagster Cloud to GA blog post

The Data Engineering Impedance Mismatch blogpost/presentation

What Dagster Believes About Data Platforms

Software-Defined Assets blog post, Data Council talk, and animated explainer

The April 2024 Dagster+ launch event