Growth Associate - Community

Crane Venture Partners; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-focused venture firm in Greater London is seeking a Growth Associate to enhance community-led growth. This role focuses on managing social media, driving engagement at events, and building relationships within ML and data communities. Candidates should be recent graduates or have 1–2 years of experience in community management or growth marketing, with a strong interest in ML. Competitive salary and benefits offered, including travel opportunities and a vibrant company culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday allowance

Annual learning and development budget

Company lunches twice a week

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in community management or growth marketing.
• Genuine curiosity about ML/AI and quick learning of technical concepts.
• Hands-on experience managing social channels and creating diverse content.

Responsibilities

• Manage Encord's social media presence and create engaging content.
• Drive attendance and engagement at events and conferences.
• Develop strategic relationships with technology partners.

Skills

Community management

Social media strategy

Growth marketing

Data analysis

Technical curiosity about ML/AI

Education

Recent graduate

Tools

Social media platforms

Job description

About Us

At Encord, we're building the AI infrastructure of the future. The biggest challenge AI companies face today is not half as glamorous as the outside world may think: it's all about data quality. In fact, the success of any AI application today relies on the quality of a model's data — and for 95% of teams, this essential step is both the most costly, and the most time‑consuming, in getting their product to market.

As ex‑computer scientists, physicists, and quants, we felt first‑hand how the lack of tools to prepare quality training data was impeding the progress of building AI. AI today is what the early days of computing or the internet were like, where the potential of the technology is clear, but the tools and processes surrounding it are still primitive, preventing the next generation of applications. This is why we started Encord.

We are a talented and ambitious team of 100+, working at the cutting edge of multimodal AI and deep learning, backed by top investors, including Next47, CRV and YC, leading industry executives like Luc Vincent, former VP of AI at Meta, and other top Bay Area leaders in AI. We are one the fastest growing companies in our space, and consistently rated as the best tool in the market by our customers. We have big plans ahead and are looking for a rockstar Growth Associate to join us and help us scale.

About The Role We're looking for a Growth Associate - Community to own how technical teams discover and connect with Encord through community‑led growth. You'll manage our social media presence, drive engagement at online and offline events, and build authentic relationships within ML and data communities. This high‑visibility role reports directly to our VP of Growth and involves close collaboration with Encord leadership on community strategy. You'll represent Encord at major industry conferences and events, building relationships with technical practitioners and ecosystem partners. This role combines community management with strategic content distribution - creating conversations that convert awareness into active participation. You'll craft compelling narratives about data‑centric AI and ensure community interactions flow seamlessly into product discovery. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate with genuine interest in ML/data ops to own a high‑impact growth function.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage Encord's presence across social platforms, creating engaging content that resonates with our audience
• Drive attendance and engagement at virtual and in‑person events including workshops, meetups, and major conferences - managing promotion, logistics, and post‑event nurture
• Develop strategic relationships with technology partners in the ML/data ecosystem, creating co–marketing opportunities and collaborative community initiatives
• Identify and engage with relevant online communities where ML practitioners discuss data challenges and share best practices
• Create authentic conversations around data‑centric AI, computer vision, and MLOps through thought leadership and community participation
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Leadership to translate technical concepts into accessible, shareable content across formats
• Track community health metrics and engagement trends, connecting community activities to business outcomes

About You

• You're a recent graduate or have 1–2 years of experience in community management, social media, or growth marketing, with demonstrated success building engaged audiences
• You have genuine curiosity about ML/AI and can learn technical concepts quickly - comfortable discussing data pipelines, model training, and computer vision fundamentals
• You're excited to travel approximately 30% of the time to represent Encord at conferences, partner events, and community gatherings across the US and Europe
• You're a natural community builder who understands platform‑specific best practices and can adapt tone and content for different technical audiences
• You bring hands‑on experience managing social channels and creating diverse content formats (posts, threads, short videos, event materials)
• You're metrics‑driven and experimental, using analytics to understand what resonates and iterating based on data
• You're comfortable working directly with senior leadership and external partners, representing Encord professionally in high‑stakes environments
• Bonus: Active participation in ML/data communities, experience organizing events or meetups, familiarity with B2B SaaS or developer communities, or content creation portfolio demonstrating technical curiosity

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, and equity in a hyper growth business
• Strong in‑person culture: most of our team is in the office 3+ days a week
• Generous holiday allowance + public holidays
• Annual learning and development budget
• Paid trips to visit prospects, attend conferences, host events across UK, Europe and US
• Company lunches twice a week
• Monthly socials & bi‑annual off‑sites

Encord offers a unique opportunity to be part of a startup with a clear mission and vision. You will get to explore and build services enterprise AI use cases across many different industry verticals such as healthcare, surveillance, retail, agriculture and many more.

Our work is at the cutting edge of computer vision and deep learning, which also includes working on solving unsolved problems within those fields.