Community & Events Coordinator
Percona 's Community Team is growing, and we're looking for a versatile, people-first community builder to help us grow and support the global Percona open source community. This role sits at the intersection of online community management, internal program delivery, and in-person event representation. You'll be the connective tissue between our developer community, our forum and Slack, our internal community programs, and our presence at events around the world.
This is a hands-on, varied role for someone who is equally comfortable moderating a Slack channel, writing a quick fix for our website, running a contributor program, and staffing a booth at a conference on the other side of the world. We're deliberately not narrowing this role to a single lane — if you're a generalist who thrives on variety and genuinely enjoys people and community, we want to hear from you.
What You Will Do
Social Media
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Create and manage social content that engages the developer and DBA community authentically.
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Partner with our engineering experts and to amplify community voices and content.
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Build and maintain relationships with partner organizations and their communities for joint events and initiatives.
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Create video and short-form content that brings the social engagement plan to life, using AI-assisted tools to work more efficiently without compromising quality.
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Familiarity with social media platforms (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit) and how content performs across each.
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Experience with Buffer, Sprout Social or comparable scheduling and listening tools.
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Comfortable on camera and able to create authentic, engaging short-form video content.
Online Community Engagement
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Own day-to-day engagement on the Percona Forum and Community Slack welcoming new members, answering or routing questions, and keeping discussions active and healthy.
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Monitor community health and sentiment across channels, flagging issues and celebrating wins.
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Build relationships with active contributors, MVPs, and long-time community members.
Events & On-the-Ground Support
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Travel to conferences, meetups, and partner events to represent Percona and staff the booth or table.
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Provide regional support for community and partner events, from swag to schedules to on-site troubleshooting.
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Act as the on-site point person, comfortable making real-time calls when things don't go to plan
Internal Programs
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Help run and continuously improve internal community programs (e.g. ambassador/advocate programs, contributor recognition, onboarding for new community members).
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Coordinate internally with Marketing, Product, and Engineering to keep programs aligned with company priorities.
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Track program metrics and report on community growth and engagement.
Website & Technical Maintenance
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Perform light-to-moderate coding and maintenance on Percona 's community website (content updates, bug fixes, small feature work).
What You Have Done
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Experience running or actively contributing to an online community (forum, Slack, Discord, or similar) ideally in an open source, developer, or technical context.
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Comfortable with basic-to-intermediate coding (e.g. HTML/CSS/JS or similar) for website maintenance; you don't need to be a senior engineer, but you should be able to make changes without hand-holding.
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Experience planning or supporting in-person events, with the willingness and ability to travel regularly.
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Social media savvy, with an understanding of what resonates with developer and technical audiences.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable being the public face of the team both online and in person.
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Self-directed and organized able to juggle community moderation, program work, event logistics, and small dev tasks in the same week.
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Genuine enthusiasm for open source and developer communities.
- Video editing / creating experience
What Will Make You Stand Out