About the game Hopetown is a new narrative-first RPG inspired by Disco Elysium, being built by some of the team that worked on Disco Elysium, including Martin Luiga (founder of the ZA/UM Cultural Movement, writer of several characters on Disco Elysium, writer of the first short story in the Disco Elysium world),  Lenval Brown (narrator of Disco Elysium) and Piotr Sobolewski (former CEO of Knights of U, which completed all the tech for Disco Elysium).  We are currently moving into early production, building out the foundational systems, characters, and mechanics that will define the experience. With your help, we can transform Hopetown from a great cRPG into an unforgettable one — a living, breathing universe of stories, surprises, and challenges. About us Longdue is a studio founded to create rich, emotional, story-first games that challenge players’ expectations. We’re a remote team of writers, artists, designers, and engineers, bringing together talent from across the industry to push the boundaries of narrative-driven RPGs. We are still early in production, meaning new team members will have a real, tangible impact on the world we are building. We believe that extraordinary games can come from small, focused teams that value creativity, openness, and care over convention. About the role We’re looking for a Community Manager to be the voice of Longdue to the world, fostering connections with fans and amplifying our presence in the video game industry. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for someone enthusiastic about video games—especially RPGs—and deeply engaged with gaming communities like Reddit, Discord, and Twitch. As our Community Manager, you’ll manage social media channels, engage with fans, and build a vibrant community that shares our passion for immersive storytelling. You’ll also play a key role in promoting our upcoming Kickstarter campaign, building excitement, and ensuring the success of our community-driven initiatives. RESPONSIBILITIES - Community Engagement: Build and maintain a strong presence across platforms such as Reddit, Discord, Twitch, and Instagram. - Social Media Management: Create and schedule engaging posts, updates, and announcements to excite and grow our audience. - Fan Interaction: Respond to community questions, participate in discussions, and make fans feel heard and valued. - Monitor and Analyse: Track community sentiment and engagement metrics to refine outreach strategies. - Event Awareness: Stay informed about key gaming industry events, trends, and titles, sharing relevant insights with the team and fans. - Collaborate with Team Members: Work closely with the marketing, narrative, and design teams to align messaging with the studio’s vision.

About the game Hopetown is a new narrative-first RPG inspired by Disco Elysium, being built by some of the team that worked on Disco Elysium, including Martin Luiga (founder of the ZA/UM Cultural Movement, writer of several characters on Disco Elysium, writer of the first short story in the Disco Elysium world),  Lenval Brown (narrator of Disco Elysium) and Piotr Sobolewski (former CEO of Knights of U, which completed all the tech for Disco Elysium).  We are currently moving into early production, building out the foundational systems, characters, and mechanics that will define the experience. With your help, we can transform Hopetown from a great cRPG into an unforgettable one — a living, breathing universe of stories, surprises, and challenges. About us Longdue is a studio founded to create rich, emotional, story-first games that challenge players’ expectations. We’re a remote team of writers, artists, designers, and engineers, bringing together talent from across the industry to push the boundaries of narrative-driven RPGs. We are still early in production, meaning new team members will have a real, tangible impact on the world we are building. We believe that extraordinary games can come from small, focused teams that value creativity, openness, and care over convention. About the role We’re looking for a Community Manager to be the voice of Longdue to the world, fostering connections with fans and amplifying our presence in the video game industry. This is a dynamic, hands-on role for someone enthusiastic about video games—especially RPGs—and deeply engaged with gaming communities like Reddit, Discord, and Twitch. As our Community Manager, you’ll manage social media channels, engage with fans, and build a vibrant community that shares our passion for immersive storytelling. You’ll also play a key role in promoting our upcoming Kickstarter campaign, building excitement, and ensuring the success of our community-driven initiatives. RESPONSIBILITIES - Community Engagement: Build and maintain a strong presence across platforms such as Reddit, Discord, Twitch, and Instagram. - Social Media Management: Create and schedule engaging posts, updates, and announcements to excite and grow our audience. - Fan Interaction: Respond to community questions, participate in discussions, and make fans feel heard and valued. - Monitor and Analyse: Track community sentiment and engagement metrics to refine outreach strategies. - Event Awareness: Stay informed about key gaming industry events, trends, and titles, sharing relevant insights with the team and fans. - Collaborate with Team Members: Work closely with the marketing, narrative, and design teams to align messaging with the studio’s vision.

Please note: this will be for a duration through June 15, 2026; possible extension. 32-40 hours per week; will require work in Los Angeles area (Compton), Monterey or Bay Area. Must have Mandarin and/or Cantonese language fluency. Uses professional community educational program concepts to support delivery of standardized educational and volunteer educational programs for the Multitudes early literacy initiative. Applies established procedures and protocols to assist with program implementation needs that are limited in scope. Follows standard practices in collecting and organizing participant data, supporting program delivery, and assisting with outreach to Mandarin/Cantonese-speaking communities. Receives detailed instructions on all assignments.

A bit about the role Purpose To be an active participant of the Committee, supporting the Chair and British Rowing to achieve its terms of reference and goals. Responsibilities - Be prepared for all meetings, reading papers in advance, raising issues in advance. - Actively contribute to all meetings using your skills, experience, and expertise. - Support the Chair in the smooth running of the Committee. - Contribute to agenda planning by raising ideas and thoughts with the Chair. - Act as a conduit between the community group commitees and the Rowing Committee raising issues and communicating decisions and actions. - Contribute as required to task and finish groups. - Be responsible for your own personal development and training to stay effective and relevant in performing the role. - Participate in the periodic evaluation of Chair and Committee effectiveness. A bit about you Person Specification - Be able to build effective relationships with fellow Committee members, Board, and the executive, ensuring all are aligned to the Committee’s common purpose. - Be able to constructively challenge, act as a “critical friend”. - Be open, honest, and respectful in all communications. - Apply critical thinking and analysis to evaluate a complex range of viewpoints and information and focus on the key issues / strategic priorities / outcomes. - Bring long term thinking and planning to the Committee, anticipating future challenges and opportunities. - Contribute insights using your skills, experience, and expertise. - Be able to exercise independent judgement beyond personal views or agenda - Have an understanding of the established principles of current corporate governance and the need for frameworks for assurance and accountability. - Have a clear understanding of and the ability to empathise with volunteers who make an important contribution to the running of the sport. - Keep up to date with all the required technical knowledge needed for the role. - Maintain a knowledge of the sport and broader sector wide issues to stay relevant. - A commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion. Essential: The successful candidate will have the challenging role of acting as a conduit between the Rowing Committee and the relevant stakeholder groups; - Able to gather and represent the views of the Community Committees (these currently include; Juniors, Masters, Recreational) - Strong understanding of the relevant stakeholder groups (e.g. British Rowing, relevant interest groups/community sub-committees, regional representatives and chairs etc) - An ability to develop communication routes for the relevant stakeholder groups - Knowledge of rowing and experience as an athlete, coach, cox, event or club official - Subject matter expertise within one or several of the Community Committees areas of work - A desire to support the development of the sport - A strong, highly collaborative team player with a positive mindset. - Ability to commit to four formal and four informal meetings per year in addition to supporting specific work strands and task-and-finish groups. Desirable: A variety of skills and experience is desirable, and therefore the following list is not exhaustive: - Have experience in a variety of different elements of the sport, either established or emerging (ie adaptive, coastal, racing) - Represent diversity in relation to experience of regions, broader experience and time in the sport - Bring significant experience from beyond rowing, ie emerging technology, education, communications, event management, risk management, financial management etc. - Experience in the broader sports sector, grant funded and/or volunteer led organisations Mandatory Requirements What we offer Additional Information Please submit a CV and cover letter explaining your suitability, outlining your reasons for applying, and detailing what you can bring to the role. Cover letter must not exceed one A4 side Please note: The Rowing Committee Terms of Reference require that members are not also current Chairs of Regions, members of expert groups, committees, task and finish groups or any other British Rowing Committee. If selected a candidate holding these roles would be expected to stand down from any pre-existing commitments as listed above.