Sr. Community Engagement Strategist

Adobe Adobe · Enterprise · San Jose, CA +2

This role is for a Sr. Community Engagement Strategist at Adobe, focusing on managing and scaling customer engagement within Adobe Express Community Forums. The strategist will develop and lead community forum strategy, create engaging content, drive product improvements by amplifying customer voice, and leverage AI and digital innovation to scale engagement. They will also identify and grow relationships with external experts and advocates, manage community operations, and mentor junior members. The role requires significant experience in community forum strategy, online community management, operational management, strong communication and analytical skills, and proficiency with community platforms. Experience in creative fields is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and lead Express’ community forum strategy and drive initiatives that nurture a vibrant creative community, increase engagement, and foster belonging among customers and advocates
  2. Respond to and resolve customer questions, issues, feedback, etc. and proactively create, publish, and curate content in our community forums that meet target metrics and goals.
  3. Create engaging content for the community forums, including posts, announcements, videos, and other activities about products, features, workflows, and standard processes.
  4. Drive product fixes and improvements by amplifying customer voice through data, feedback and insights across Care teams
  5. Modernize community support by leveraging AI and digital innovation to scale engagement

Skills

Required

  • 7+ years of experience developing community forums strategy and driving initiatives end-to-end with measurable outcomes in a fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrated experience in building and managing engaged online communities. Has a track record of encouraging meaningful growth and dedication. Also experienced in communities like Reddit and Discord.
  • Strong operational management skills, including the ability to monitor key metrics, proactively identify issues or areas for improvement, and develop and implement effective action plans to drive results
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to facilitate conversations, inspire advocates, and manage challenging situations with empathy.
  • Strong analytical mindset: adept at using data, insights, and sentiment analysis to measure engagement, influence strategy, and report on community impact.
  • Experience building partnerships alongside outside specialists, influencers, and advocates as well as internal product, support, and business leaders and interested parties.
  • Deep understanding of customer lifecycle, engagement metrics, and business alignment for outcomes shaped by user involvement.
  • Comfortable multitasking, adapting to change, and collaborating across disciplines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Proficiency with major community, analytics, and customer engagement platforms and tools such as Gainsight, Khoros, Sprinklr, etc.

Nice to have

  • Expertise in creative fields (e.g. photography, graphic design, etc.), applications, and common tools and workflows
  • Expertise in AI and machine learning concepts and applications within community engagement

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-first world
  • leveraging AI and digital innovation to scale engagement