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Community Manager Essentials

February 26, 2016 By Jim Storer

By Shannon Abram, Director of Marketing at The Community Roundtable.

The 7th annual State of Community Management research survey continues! We are in the back 9 of the research phase – and we need your help!

Have 20 minutes? START THE SURVEY HEREtake the survey button

As a thank you for every participants time their next coffee is on us or you can donate $5 to No Kid Hungry/Share Our Strength.

As a surprise to all participants we are giving away a weekly community prizeCMGR Essentialspack every Friday for the duration of the survey period (eight weeks!) This week’s prize is of four things we consider to be community manager essentials:

  • Our favorite felt tips pens for color coding content calendars, taking notes and doodling “I ♥  CMGRs” in your notebook
  • A giant Nalgene so you can stay hydrated while battling trolls
  • An extra set of earbuds for blasting tunes or chatting with your moderators
  • A drink warmer for those times you for make a cup of coffee and then get distracted – at least that coffee will stay warm!

This week’s winner is Erika Kuhl from Salesforce!! Congrats, Erika!

If you didn’t win, don’t worry – take the survey you’ll be entered to win every Frida until the survey closes! Next week we’ll be giving away a “CMGR Book Club prize pack” including a copies of some of our favorite community building books.

Don’t forget to share the survey with community friends and colleagues – the grand prize is $1 for every survey participant – help us give you the best prize possible and collect the most comprehensive community data in the world! Share the survey: https://the.cr/socm2016survey

Things We are Reading This Week

Three truths of successful communities – the SOCM2014 in review

Proving Your Value as a Community Professional

TheCR Network Sneak Peek: February 2016

Develop Your Networked Business Pilot in Less Than an Hour: Worksheet

10 rules for a better conversation

New Community Management and Social Media Jobs

  1. Online Community Manager – Denver Based Company – Englewood, CO
  2. Community Manager – Kcura – Chicago, IL
  3. Marketing Manager, Social Media – Twitch– San Francisco, CA
  4. Associate Community Manager – Skyword – Boston, MA
  5. Community Manager – Meredith – Entertainment and Media Industry – Arlington, VA
  6. Social Media Assistant – Bde – New York City, NY
  7. Community Manager, Hearthstone – Brazilian Portuguese – Blizzard Entertainment – Entertainment and Media Industry – Irvine, CA
  8. Community Manager, Hearthstone – Latin American Spanish – Blizzard Entertainment – Entertainment and Media Industry – Irvine, CA
  9. Community Manager – Spreecast– San Francisco, CA
  10. Social Media Community Manager – Buckle – Fashion Industry– Kearney, NE
  11. Community Manager, Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment – Entertainment and Media Industry – Irvine, CA
  12. Community Manager – Twitter – Entertainment and Media Industry – San Francisco, CA
  13. Community Manager, Heroes of the Storm, Esports – Blizzard Entertainment – Entertainment and Media Industry – Irvine, CA
  14. Social Media Strategist Horizon Media – Entertainment and Media Industry – New York City, NY
  15. Community Manager, Research Center – Tribune Publishing – Entertainment and Media Industry – Orlando, FL
  16. Community Manager – PopCap (Contractor) (76783) – Electronic Arts – Entertainment and Media Industry – Seattle, WA
  17. Social Media Producer – Viacom – Entertainment and Media Industry – New York City, NY
  18. Community Manager – Yelp – Entertainment and Media Industry – Cleveland, OH
  19. Community Manager – Tribune Publishing – Entertainment and Media Industry – Orlando, FL

About Jim Storer

Jim has always been interested in bringing people together and connecting them to one another, whether it’s for events, online communities or a food/craft beer tasting. Connect with Jim on Twitter or Linkedin.

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