Social Community Manager

About the role

Applied Intuition is seeking a Community Engagement Manager to serve as the daily operational engine for its social media presence in the rapidly evolving field of physical AI. This role owns the hands-on execution and credibility of the company's voice on platforms such as X and LinkedIn. The successful candidate will work in close partnership with the Social Media Marketing Manager to ensure the content calendar remains active, consistent, and technically accurate. You will be responsible for adapting messaging for different platforms while maintaining a tone that resonates with developers and engineers. A core part of this position involves directly engaging in comments and direct messages to build authentic relationships with the technical community. The role requires identifying trending topics and whitespace opportunities within the physical AI conversation landscape. You will use social listening to monitor conversations, track audience composition, and flag timely moments for engagement. Another key responsibility is moderating discussions to ensure responses are credible, helpful, and aligned with the Applied Intuition brand. The position also focuses on nurturing community champions and understanding how audience engagement patterns evolve over time. This is an execution-focused role where consistency, reliability, and a strong understanding of the developer community are paramount.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Own daily publishing execution across our owned social channels (X, LinkedIn, and others) - you're the one hitting publish, every day, on a consistent cadence.
• Keep the social calendar, content queue, and asset trackers organized and up to date so nothing gets missed or delayed.
• Adapt approved content and messaging to fit each platform's voice, format, and best practices before it goes out.
• Coordinate with our Social Media Marketing Manager, writers, designers, and subject matter experts to keep the content pipeline moving on schedule.
• Be the person in the comments and the DMs - replying to questions, acknowledging feedback, and building real relationships with the developers, researchers, and technical talent who follow our work.
• Understand what resonates with engineering and developer audiences specifically, and tailor tone, timing, and substance accordingly.
• Pinpoint topic trends and conversations across social to ensure we're staying up to date and identifying whitespace opportunities.
• Moderate and monitor engagement across our owned social channels daily, making sure our technical community gets a timely, credible response.
• Identify and nurture relationships with recurring engaged followers and community champions over time.
• Track audience composition and engagement patterns closely, using social listening tools to understand who's engaging with us and how that shifts over time.
• Monitor conversations relevant to Applied Intuition and physical AI as they happen, using listening tools to flag or act on moments worth engaging with in real time.
• Keep a pulse on competitor and industry activity.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in community management or community-facing social roles, ideally supporting a technical, developer, or AI-focused audience.
• A genuine, demonstrable understanding of the developer and engineering community.
• Experience engaging directly with online communities (Reddit, X, Discord, LinkedIn, or similar) and comfort being the "voice" behind day-to-day replies and moderation.
• Hands-on experience with social media listening or analytics tools, and comfort turning audience data into clear takeaways.
• Strong execution instincts - reliable, consistent, and energized by daily hands-on work rather than only high-level strategy.
• Strong writing skills and an ear for tone.
• Must be located in or willing to relocate to Sunnyvale, California.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship for this position.
• Must submit to a background check and pass drug screening as required by company policy.
• Must be able to commute to our Sunnyvale office reliably and adhere to an in-office schedule of 5 days per week, with flexibility for occasional remote work as described in company policy.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting employer brand, talent, or recruiting-adjacent content.
• Familiarity with developer or open-source communities.
• Experience working at or marketing to a technical or engineering audience.

Practical notes

This role is based in Sunnyvale, California and requires in-office work 5 days per week. The company maintains an in-office work model with expectations for employees to be present at the Applied Intuition office Monday through Friday. Occasional remote work may be permitted, such as starting the day with morning meetings from home or leaving earlier to accommodate personal commitments, at the discretion of the manager. Compensation details are not disclosed in this job description. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Candidates must be willing to undergo a background check and drug screening as part of the hiring process. Reliable commuting to the Sunnyvale office is essential for this position.