Careers at WEKA

WEKA is architecting a new approach to the enterprise data stack built for the age of reasoning. The WEKA® Data Platform sets the standard for agentic AI data infrastructure with a cloud and AI-native software solution that can be deployed anywhere. It transforms legacy data silos into data pipelines that dramatically increase GPU utilization and make AI model training and inference, machine learning, and other compute-intensive workloads run faster, work more efficiently, and consume less energy.

WEKA is a pre-IPO, growth-stage company on a hyper-growth trajectory. We’ve raised $375M in capital with dozens of world-class venture capital and strategic investors. We help the world’s largest and most innovative enterprises and research organizations, including 12 of the Fortune 50, achieve discoveries, insights, and business outcomes faster and more sustainably. We’re passionate about solving our customers’ most complex data challenges to accelerate intelligent innovation and business value. If you share our passion, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

What’s Cool About This Job

WEKA is seeking a dynamic and strategic Social Media & Community Engagement Manager to lead and elevate our organic social media presence (brand and employee advocacy), oversee our YouTube approach, and ensure WEKA remains at the forefront of emerging online platforms and digital watering holes within the tech community. This role is pivotal in amplifying WEKA’s brand voice, fostering meaningful engagement with our audiences, and building out a vibrant online community of advocates, customers, and industry influencers.

As video consumption continues to skyrocket, the Social Media & Community Engagement Manager is also responsible for owning and maintaining WEKA’s YouTube page in collaboration with other internal Marketing partners. This individual will develop a cohesive YouTube strategy fueled by a steady stream of optimized videos to showcase WEKA’s data platform, thought leadership, customer stories, and culture - all in an effort to maximize visibility, discoverability, and grow channel subscriptions.

Bring Your Expertise – and Your Passion

The ideal candidate is a social media expert with a strong editorial mindset, capable of identifying and capitalizing on engagement opportunities while ensuring alignment with WEKA’s brand voice, messaging and campaign initiatives. This role requires close collaboration with our content marketing, PR, and digital marketing teams to deliver high impact messages and content that engages our target accounts and enterprise audiences, drives traffic to WEKA’s owned channels and events to increase prospectingand deal velocity. Additionally, the individual will provide data-driven content recommendations and maintain a regular cadence of performance reporting to inform social, content, and campaign strategies.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop, schedule, and manage organic social media posts for our LinkedIn and X accounts, ensuring alignment with campaign and brand objectives.
• Create compelling, high-quality content that drives engagement and delivers against defined marketing goals.
• Routinely monitor industry trends, competitor activity, and social media platform updates/trends to inform campaign and content strategy.
• Ensure alignment and consistency between organic social media content and other broader digital marketing efforts.
• Manage WEKA’s employee social media advocacy program, equipping employees with social-ready shareable content to enhance brand visibility and foster engagement.
• Oversee and manage WEKA’s YouTube page, including planning and coordinating new video content with marketing teams and SMEs/thought leaders.
• Regularly identify and evaluate emerging social platforms and online communities relevant to WEKA’s mission and audience within the tech ecosystem (e.g., Discord, Reddit, LinkedIn Groups, Facebook Groups, Slack groups, or others).
• Attend select industry events in person to capture and share real-time social media coverage (at times, including video), ensuring timely and engaging content from key sessions, speakers, and networking opportunities.
• Provide employee training, resources, and ongoing support to increase understanding and encourage appropriate social media adoption.
• Monitor social media channels for engagement opportunities, responding to interactions in a timely and brand-appropriate manner.
• Escalate and collaborate on responses to critical brand mentions or conversations as needed.
• Analyze organic social media performance metrics and provide regular reporting on engagement, reach, and content impact. Use the data insights to recommend optimizations for content strategy and posting cadence.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to refine messaging and adjust strategy based on performance trends.

Desired Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in social media editorial management, content strategy, or digital marketing - additional creative writing or journalism experience a plus.●
• Deep understanding of LinkedIn and X algorithms and features, engagement best practices, and emerging platform trends.
• Proven experience developing and executing high-impact social media content aligned with brand voice and objectives.
• Experience using popular task management tools (Asana, Adobe Workfront, etc.) for planning and coordinating social media content.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate social data into actionable insights.
• Experience supporting employee or executive social media advocacy - via platforms like Bamboo/Sprout or Sprinklr - is a plus.
• Experience working with graphic design tools (Figma, Canva, etc.) to iterate on creative and customize standardized image templates for use on social media.
• Experience working with videos, including managing YouTube pages, optimizing metadata for increased performance, and producing other quick-turn TikTok-like videos for social.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally across marketing and digital teams.
• Experience with social media management tools (e.g., Sprout Social, Sprinklr, Hootsuite) and web analytics platforms to measure social traffic impact.

How We Work:

• We are Accountable: We take full ownership, always–even when things don’t go as planned. We lead with integrity, show up with responsibility, and hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards.
• We are Brave. We don’t just follow trends—we set them. We question the status quo, push boundaries, and take smart risks when necessary. We welcome challenges as opportunities for growth, turning fear into fuel for innovation.
• We are Collaborative: True collaboration isn’t only about working together. It’s about lifting one another up to succeed collectively. We value diverse perspectives, trust one another’s strengths, and ensure everyone’s voice is heard. Together, we’re unstoppable.
• We are Customer Centric: Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We actively listen, anticipate their needs, and go the extra mile to deliver real value. Every decision we make is driven by how we can better serve, support, and empower them to succeed. When our customers win, we win.

Concerned you don’t meet every qualification? Don’t let it stop you from applying!

WEKA is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this position but don’t meet every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other positions at WEKA.WEKA is an equal-opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disabilitystatus, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.