The Linux Foundation
A nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source.
Marketing Communications Manager
Location
California
Posted
90 days ago
Salary
$100K - $114K / year
Bachelor Degree6.5 yrs expEnglishOpen Source
Job Description
• Lead data-driven content development and integrated marketing efforts for 4–6 open source projects, ensuring alignment with organizational and project-level goals.
• Act as strategic partner to Project Directors, steering cross-functional initiatives and facilitating implementation of key marketing decisions.
• Represent project and marketing strategy in stakeholder meetings, synthesizing insights and guiding action plans with clarity and confidence.
• Manage content calendars mapped to campaign milestones and stakeholder engagement objectives.
• Execute email marketing, digital advertising, and social media campaigns using HubSpot and other modern martech platforms.
• Monitor and analyze performance across all marketing channels; optimize workflows and report content engagement insights.
• Drive project presence at key events; make strategic recommendations for maximizing event ROI.
• Align content promotion with event schedules, launches, and technical milestones to support growth, awareness, and engagement goals.
• Mentor junior marketing staff and program coordinators, modeling self-management and organizational best practices.
• Lead and facilitate meetings across virtual teams globally, encouraging agile decision-making and solution-oriented approaches.
• Promote a culture of excellence, positivity, and continuous improvement within the team and cross-functional engagements.
• Leverage AI tools to drive efficiency, productivity and innovation within the marketing organization.
• Oversee related project budgets, manage vendor relationships, and make purchases on behalf of projects as needed.
• Communicate regularly with clients, sponsors, and project committees; provide executive-level reporting and cross-functional coordination support.
Job Requirements
- BS/BA degree required.
- 6-7 years of progressive marketing or program management experience in a technical or open source environment.
- HubSpot certification and demonstrated success in content marketing, social media, email, and digital advertising.
- Strong knowledge of the open source ecosystem and how to effectively engage technical communities.
- Exceptional communication, organization, and prioritization skills.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally 1–4 times per year.
- Composed, adaptable, and thrives under pressure with a flexible, collaborative mindset.
Benefits
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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