Social Community Engagement Manager
Applied Intuition is hiring a Social Community Engagement Manager in Sunnyvale, United States. It pays $150k-$190k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Applied Intuition.
Level's read on this job
- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
- The posting mentions social media, community engagement and content strategy among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a mid-level role.
- Applied Intuition has 327 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Manage daily social media publishing and community engagement for a physical AI and autonomy technology company.
Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.
We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions
About the role
Physical AI is one of the most consequential technical shifts happening right now, and the people closest to it — the engineers building autonomy stacks, the researchers pushing simulation and foundation models forward — are talking about it in real time on X, LinkedIn, and beyond. We are looking for a Community Engagement Manager to build Applied Intuition's leading presence in that conversation — showing up every day, and making sure we're the voice developers and engineers actually want to hear from. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role. This person will work alongside our Social Media Marketing Manager, who owns content strategy and campaigns, with a focus on the daily engine that keeps our presence active, credible, and responsive to the technical audience specifically.
At Applied Intuition, you will:
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.
We’re looking for someone who has:
2-4 years of experience in community management or community-facing social roles, ideally supporting a technical, developer, or AI-focused audience
Bachelors degree in any field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
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
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.
Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.
FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available, requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way, and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request. If you require an accommodation please contact careers@applied.co. We will work with you!
How we rate this
Social Community Engagement Manager at Applied Intuition rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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- Tell me about a project where social media was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where community engagement was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where content strategy was part of your work. What did you do?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Social Media, Community Engagement, Content Strategy, and Copywriting. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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