The many job titles of the Community Manager
May 26th, 2009 by Kris
Since The Layoff I have become a Community Manager Job Hunting Pro. One thing I’ve noticed is so many companies are using so many different titles to describe the same job.
Community Manager
Community Relations Manager
Community Liaison
Community Support Manager
Social Network Coordinator
Social Network Facilitator
Social Media and Content Strategy Guru
Networking Ninja
Community Rock Star
Community Development Specialist
Community Engagement Specialist
Community Gardener
Community Representative
Community Coordinator
Community Strategist
Chief Community Officer
Community Curator
Community Director
Community Evangelist
Online Community Organizer
Director of Community
Merchant Evangelist
Online Networking Coordinator
Associate Producer
Director of Channel Partner Development to Leverage the Online Community Space (seriously)
Community Moderator
And of course the plain ole “Admin”
So many titles and yet none of them are inaccurate. (Well, Associate Producer is pushing it.) But it can make it difficult for the job seeker. If businesses themselves aren’t sure what they’re looking for, how will we?
What other job titles for Community Managers have you heard? What SHOULD we be using?
My title is Social Content Manager - I like it. Very similar to the ones you have above
3 more:
Global Digital Communications Manager
Online Connection Pastor
Digital Media Specialist
Community Success Manager is one of my all-time favorites. And I’ve actually seen the “producer” title used quite often for people who don’t really “produce” all that much. Years ago that title was usually reserved strictly for content managers or publishers, but it’s thrown around a lot more freely these days.
I’ve been struggling with this for a few days. At my company the Community Manager role is bound to Customer Support (not marketing). I think I’ve settled on Community and Customer Relations Manager. Not super awesome but better than Community Manager.