Community & Creator Lead

Full-time · Remote (San Francisco Bay Area strongly preferred) · 3-6 years experience

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The short version

We're looking for a creative, high-agency person to own how Jiga shows up to the engineering world.

You'll design and run engineering challenges. Produce events. Build communities from scratch. Work with creators and influencers. Make content that engineers actually want to share. You'll be the voice reaching mechanical engineers - the people designing parts, specifying tolerances, and choosing manufacturing processes - at aerospace startups, robotics companies, and teams building things that haven't been built before.

This is a big, creative role with real freedom. If you want to build something of your own - not execute someone else's playbook - keep reading.

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Why Jiga

Jiga is a transparent manufacturing platform. We connect engineers directly with vetted suppliers, give them full visibility into every step, and treat their projects like they actually matter. No middlemen hiding behind automated quotes. No mystery factories. Just real relationships with real manufacturers.

We just raised our Series A. Our customers include teams at NASA, Collins Aerospace, Archer, K2 Space, Carbon Robotics, and Siemens - people building rockets, autonomous systems, and next-gen hardware. That's the audience you'd be speaking to.

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What you'll actually do

This isn't a "manage the community Slack" role. You'll create the things that make engineers pay attention:

Build experiences engineers talk about

• Design and run engineering challenges (think: "machine this impossible part" competitions, design-for-manufacturing puzzles, live build-offs)
• Produce events - virtual, IRL, hybrid - that bring hardware people together
• Create moments that spread: the kind of stuff engineers screenshot and send to their group chats

Own creator and influencer partnerships

• Find and work with the YouTubers, newsletter writers, podcast hosts, and community leaders that engineers actually trust
• Run collaborations end-to-end: outreach -> pitch -> negotiate -> produce -> measure
• Build long-term relationships, not one-off sponsorships

Build and run communities

• Identify where our audience actually spends time (not where we wish they did)
• Earn trust and access in those spaces - or build new ones from scratch
• Create community-native content that doesn't feel like marketing

Create content with full freedom

• You decide what we say, how we say it, and where it goes
• Turn Jiga's wins into formats that resonate: build recaps, teardown threads, behind-the-scenes stories, "what we learned" posts
• Write, produce, or direct whatever you think will work - then prove it

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What success looks like

In 90 days:

• You've mapped the landscape - you know exactly which communities, creators, and events matter for our audience
• You've launched 2-3 partnerships or collaborations that are already driving real engagement or pipeline
• You've run at least one challenge or event that people actually showed up to (and talked about after)
• You have a clear POV on what's working and what we should double down on

In 12 months:

• Jiga is a recognized name in the hardware/manufacturing community - engineers know who we are before they need us
• You've built a repeatable system for creator partnerships, community content, and events
• You're directly contributing to qualified pipeline and signups you can point to
• You've shaped how the company thinks about community as a growth channel

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You're a fit if

Experience

• 3-6 years in community, creator partnerships, events, or a related creative/marketing role
• You've built something - a community, a creator program, an event series, a content engine - and can show what it produced
• Comfortable in technical spaces - ideally with exposure to mechanical engineering, manufacturing, hardware, or robotics

Skills

• Strong writer with good taste - you know what sounds authentic vs. what sounds like marketing
• Natural connector - you're comfortable cold-DMing a YouTuber or introducing two people who should know each other
• Fast executor - you go from idea to shipped quickly and don't get stuck in planning
• Creative thinker - you come up with ideas that make people say "that's cool"

Traits

• You want ownership, not instructions
• You don't wait for permission
• You'd rather ship something imperfect than polish something forever
• You're genuinely excited about engineering and building physical things

Bonus points

• SF Bay Area hardware/manufacturing network - local connections in the mechanical engineering and hardware community are a big plus
• Experience with YouTube, podcasts, or newsletters in technical spaces
• You've run a Discord, Slack community, or in-person meetup that people actually liked

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Why you'll like working here

• Real creative freedom - You decide what to build. We'll back you if it works.
• Interesting audience - You're talking to engineers at the cutting edge: rockets, robots, autonomous vehicles, aerospace
• Transparency isn't just marketing - It's how we run the company. No politics, no BS.
• Fully remote, async-first - Work from wherever. We care about output, not hours.
• Competitive comp - Salary + meaningful equity in a Series A company
• Autonomy + support - High expectations, but you'll have what you need to hit them