Community Partnerships Marketing Manager IV

Community Partnerships Marketing Manager IV Hybrid Summary You will sit between the research teams who run the partnerships and the marketing and comms functions who take them public. The work is part storytelling, part program management, and part relationship building with people who are experts in their own right.

• Own the marketing plan for project community and research partnerships, from partner onboarding through public launch - with an emphasis on AI tooling and automation,
• Build case studies, blog posts, video narratives, and event moments with partners, written with them rather than about them.
• Run launch workbacks across research, legal, comms, design, and video: content lock, approvals, publish, amplify.
• Manage the project partner community - newsletters, conference presence, summits - and keep partners informed between launches.
• Partner with academic and nonprofit organizations to identify which collaborations are ready to tell publicly, and which need more time.
• Represent partner needs back into the program: what researchers actually want from the hardware, the docs, and the support model.
• Measure what's working.
• Report on reach, partner satisfaction, applicant quality, and inbound research interest.
• Domestic and International Travel Required

• 8+ years in marketing, communications, or partnerships, with at least 3 in a partner-facing or community-facing role.
• Track record launching external-facing content (case studies, blogs, video) end to end with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience working with academic, nonprofit, or research institutions.
• Strong writing.
• You can take a technical research result and make it legible to a general audience.
• Experience managing cross-functional launches on a fixed date.
• Bachelors Degree, BA, BS

• Background in AR/VR, wearables, computer vision, or machine perception.
• Events Experience
• Experience with accessibility-focused product work or disability community partnerships.
• Familiarity with academic research cycles, conference calendars, and university partnership agreements.
• Experience building a community program from scratch.
• Masters Degree

Pay range is $67 - $72 per hour with full benefits available, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401K, parental leave, and more. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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