Community Manager - French speaker (contract)
WFA Digital Insight
The demand for skilled community managers has skyrocketed in recent years, with a reported 25% increase in job postings in 2025 alone. As remote work becomes the norm, companies like Reddit are looking for experts who can foster online communities and drive user engagement. With its massive user base and diverse range of topics, Reddit offers a unique challenge for community managers. To succeed in this role, candidates will need to have a deep understanding of online culture, excellent communication skills, and the ability to think strategically. With the right skills and experience, this could be a dream job for those passionate about building online communities.
Job Description
About the Role
The Community Manager role at Reddit is a unique opportunity to join a team that is passionate about building and fostering online communities. As a community manager, you will be responsible for growing user engagement, managing online communities, and developing strategies to increase user retention. You will be working closely with the International Community team to help Reddit expand its reach outside of the US.The International Community team plays a key role in helping Reddit realize its mission of bringing community and belonging to everyone in the world. As a community manager, you will be at the forefront of jumpstarting and fostering local communities, and will be an expert in the French market.
Reddit is a community of communities, with over 100,000 active communities and approximately 126 million daily active unique visitors. The company is looking for someone who is passionate about online culture, has excellent communication skills, and can think strategically.
What You Will Do
- Gain a deep understanding of the French market and identify user and moderator pain points, competitors, and market opportunities
- Cultivate, recruit, educate, and grow a local community of moderators
- Implement a conversion funnel to onboard external creators and local users to turn them into active moderators
- Be a public face with local volunteer moderators to build trust and drive engagement in local communities
- Mediate conflicts and help drive solutions
- Iterate, innovate, and scale the consumer growth playbook by recognizing new opportunities, suggesting bold ideas and programs, and persuading internal teams to align on new plans
- Communicate quantitative and qualitative insights to optimize and improve the international consumer growth playbook
- Run reports, build dashboards, analyze data, set KPIs, and execute impactful community initiatives
- Leverage data to uncover community and moderator insights that will influence the direction of your market pod
- Work cross-functionally with Product, Community, Engineering, Marketing, Safety, and BD teams
What We Are Looking For
- 5+ years of community development, project management, growth, operations, or product consulting experience
- Deep knowledge and understanding of French culture, including current events, politics, customs, traditions, language, topics of interest, taboos, etc.
- Nuanced comprehension of the digital landscape and the cultural intricacies inherent within it
- Succinct and persuasive communicator with the ability to collaborate effectively across internal teams, local users, moderators, partners, content creators, influencers, etc.
- Results-obsessed with outstanding execution and high attention to detail
- Deep interest in developing and driving projects, framing issues and seeking solutions, testing hypotheses, and iterating on process improvements
- Proficiency in English and based in the UK or Ireland
Nice to Have
- Experience working with online communities and social media platforms
- Knowledge of community management tools and software
- Familiarity with data analysis and reporting
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity to work with a leading online community platform
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
- Professional development and growth opportunities
- Remote work options and flexible working hours
- Access to cutting-edge technology and tools
- Recognition and reward for outstanding performance
How to Stand Out
- Make sure to highlight your experience in community management and online engagement in your application
- Showcase your knowledge of French culture and language, as well as your understanding of online culture and trends
- Be prepared to provide examples of your experience in developing and executing community growth strategies
- Demonstrate your ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to communicate effectively with stakeholders
- Consider creating a portfolio that showcases your community management experience and skills
- Don't be afraid to ask questions during the interview process to demonstrate your interest in the role and the company
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