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[Hiring] Community Manager @IO Global
Apr 11, 2025 - IO Global is hiring a remote Community Manager. 💸 Salary: unspecified. 📍Location: Japan.
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Role Description
As a Community Manager, you play a key role in fostering and expanding the Cardano community in Japan. This position is responsible for:
- Developing relationships with local SPOs and DReps
- Creating opportunities for Japanese stakeholders to engage more deeply in Cardano’s governance
- Ensuring effective communication between local developments and the broader global ecosystem
- Enhancing the visibility of key stakeholders within the Japanese Cardano community
- Empowering more participants to contribute meaningfully to Cardano’s growth
Key responsibilities include:
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Community Engagement & Governance:
- Develop and execute tailored initiatives (online events, meetups, AMAs, social media campaigns) for the Japanese community
- Engage with key community members and maintain a regular reporting cadence
- Encourage Japanese stakeholders to join Cardano’s governance (e.g., explaining voting/proposal mechanics, highlighting success stories)
- Foster increased engagement
- Keep current with Cardano and IO developments, ensuring timely and accurate communication to the Japanese community
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Content Creation & Localization:
- Create or adapt high-quality, engaging content in Japanese and English, including blog posts, articles, forum discussions, and social media updates
- Regularly translate critical announcements or documentation to ensure the Japanese community is informed of global developments—and vice versa
- Produce feature stories (e.g., project spotlights, interviews) that showcase local contributors to the broader Cardano ecosystem
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Social Media & Moderation:
- Manage and grow IOG presence on relevant Japanese platforms (Line, Twitter, Discord), ensuring culturally appropriate messaging and timely responses
- Maintain positive, respectful dialogue in forums and social channels
- Address inquiries and concerns promptly and professionally, coordinating with internal teams or external moderators as needed
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Event Planning & Execution:
- Plan, attend, and coordinate spaces, workshops, and meetups (governance-focused, new feature demos, networking) to connect Japanese stakeholders
- Encourage local participants to engage in global events and gatherings, boosting visibility and cross-community collaboration
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Collaboration & Relationship Building:
- Work closely with the global team and other community managers to share best practices and ensure consistent messaging
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key influencers, community leaders, and partners within the Japanese blockchain space
- Act as a champion for local priorities, relaying critical feedback and opportunities back to the global team for further support or resources
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Reporting & Analysis:
- Track key community indicators (growth, engagement, sentiment) and compile regular reports
- Gather both qualitative and quantitative insights on community sentiment, ecosystem health, and governance participation
- Provide clear recommendations to the broader IO/IOG team on emerging issues, improvement areas, and knowledge gaps
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years experience in a community or marketing role
- Solid knowledge and understanding of key social and community platforms in Japan
- At least 1 year of experience in the Cardano ecosystem, either professionally or as an active community member
- Proven experience in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Media Studies, or a related field
- Experienced and confident in data-driven approaches
- Good technical understanding of blockchain and crypto technologies and ecosystems
Requirements
- Fluent Japanese and English (written and spoken)
- Proven experience in translation and localization, adapting messages to culturally appropriate formats
- Familiarity with Japanese online forums, communities, and communication norms
- Understanding of Cardano, including staking mechanisms and governance structures
- Awareness of the broader crypto landscape, especially in Japan
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation abilities
- Comfortable collaborating independently and within teams
- Strong time-management and organization skills
- Capable of producing data-informed reports on community sentiment, growth, and engagement metrics
- Passionate about building and nurturing diverse online communities
Benefits
- Remote work
- Laptop reimbursement
- New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc)
- Learning & Development opportunities
- Competitive PTO and Sick Leave plan
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Marketing
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Salary
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Remote
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Japan
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Job Type
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Posted
Apr 11, 2025
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| 📍 | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: Japan |
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