Comments on: How to Get a Community Manager Job http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/07/04/how-to-get-a-community-manager-job/ Consulting services in online community strategy, community management, blogging, social media, Yahoo Pipes, open source, and web 2.0. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:40:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Roger Pilney http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/07/04/how-to-get-a-community-manager-job/comment-page-1/#comment-90490 Roger Pilney Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:51:12 +0000 http://fastwonderblog.com/?p=533#comment-90490 Great article as usual. I agree with Larry about the job location issue. I have been looking at blending my current skills and moving into a hybrid roll. There was a CM position in California I would have loved to have but I live in Austin and the person had to live in CA. I was willing to fly out here and there but they wanted them local. :( Great article as usual. I agree with Larry about the job location issue. I have been looking at blending my current skills and moving into a hybrid roll. There was a CM position in California I would have loved to have but I live in Austin and the person had to live in CA. I was willing to fly out here and there but they wanted them local. :(

]]> By: Larry Irons http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/07/04/how-to-get-a-community-manager-job/comment-page-1/#comment-85586 Larry Irons Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:47:49 +0000 http://fastwonderblog.com/?p=533#comment-85586 I've managed several online communities and it can provide a very fulfilling work experience. I am continually amazed though by the number of online community management positions that require the prospective employee to live in the same place as the company's office(s). Copresence is important and, perhaps, required for to get things going, perhaps needed from time to time as well. However, to make living in a particular place part of the job requirement, when the job itself is almost all done online, seems sort of ridiculous. I’ve managed several online communities and it can provide a very fulfilling work experience. I am continually amazed though by the number of online community management positions that require the prospective employee to live in the same place as the company’s office(s). Copresence is important and, perhaps, required for to get things going, perhaps needed from time to time as well. However, to make living in a particular place part of the job requirement, when the job itself is almost all done online, seems sort of ridiculous.

]]> By: WebWorkerDaily » Archive Online Community Managers: What Do They Do? « http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/07/04/how-to-get-a-community-manager-job/comment-page-1/#comment-85349 WebWorkerDaily » Archive Online Community Managers: What Do They Do? « Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:01:15 +0000 http://fastwonderblog.com/?p=533#comment-85349 [...] For people who are interested in community management careers, I also wrote two blog posts this summer from opposite perspectives on the community manager career: Hiring a Community Manager and How to Get a Community Manager Job. [...] [...] For people who are interested in community management careers, I also wrote two blog posts this summer from opposite perspectives on the community manager career: Hiring a Community Manager and How to Get a Community Manager Job. [...]

]]> By: Victoria Bianchini http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/07/04/how-to-get-a-community-manager-job/comment-page-1/#comment-81358 Victoria Bianchini Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:13:59 +0000 http://fastwonderblog.com/?p=533#comment-81358 I saw a job posting on Craigs list yesterday for a community manager at a non-profit. It's about raising awareness of all the good work being done by Maryknoll. The organization is based in New York, though. I saw a job posting on Craigs list yesterday for a community manager at a non-profit. It’s about raising awareness of all the good work being done by Maryknoll. The organization is based in New York, though.

]]> By: Dawn http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/07/04/how-to-get-a-community-manager-job/comment-page-1/#comment-64021 Dawn Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:45:38 +0000 http://fastwonderblog.com/?p=533#comment-64021 Hi Jonathan, Many non-profits are without any online community at all, so it can be a good opportunity to help build something new. This is especially true for very small non-profits serving neighborhoods, churches, etc. Here in Portland, several of our local tech groups have online communities, the <a href="http://softwareassociationoforegon.ning.com/" rel="nofollow">Software Association of Oregon</a>, for example. A few other examples of non-profit communities: http://www.envirolink.org/forum/ http://www.techsoup.org/community/index.cfm http://groups.nten.org/welcome.htm http://www.streetroots.org/ Hi Jonathan,

Many non-profits are without any online community at all, so it can be a good opportunity to help build something new. This is especially true for very small non-profits serving neighborhoods, churches, etc.

Here in Portland, several of our local tech groups have online communities, the Software Association of Oregon, for example.

A few other examples of non-profit communities:
http://www.envirolink.org/forum/
http://www.techsoup.org/community/index.cfm
http://groups.nten.org/welcome.htm
http://www.streetroots.org/

]]> By: Jonathan Kennedy http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/07/04/how-to-get-a-community-manager-job/comment-page-1/#comment-63981 Jonathan Kennedy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:01:09 +0000 http://fastwonderblog.com/?p=533#comment-63981 Great post, very useful info - thank you Dawn. Can you provide examples of Non-profit communities that have thriving communities? I would be willing to volunteer my time as a community manager to gain experience. If anybody is looking for a community manager, please feel free to contact me directly - jkennedy8@hotmail.com Jonathan Great post, very useful info – thank you Dawn.

Can you provide examples of Non-profit communities that have thriving communities?

I would be willing to volunteer my time as a community manager to gain experience. If anybody is looking for a community manager, please feel free to contact me directly – jkennedy8@hotmail.com

Jonathan

]]> By: Kathy Borum http://fastwonderblog.com/2008/07/04/how-to-get-a-community-manager-job/comment-page-1/#comment-47124 Kathy Borum Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:19:09 +0000 http://fastwonderblog.com/?p=533#comment-47124 Hi, Dawn. I am assisting an Austin based company in finding a Community Manager. Is is appropriate for me to post this on your blog? I would love to assist potential candidates in their job search. It's a fairly junior level position, so not alot of experience in required. Hi, Dawn. I am assisting an Austin based company in finding a Community Manager. Is is appropriate for me to post this on your blog? I would love to assist potential candidates in their job search. It’s a fairly junior level position, so not alot of experience in required.

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