
Community Research Specialist
Fandom
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Poland
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Salary
💰 PLN 91,000 - PLN 121,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to identify user behaviors, motivations, and unmet needs.
- Organize and facilitate community discussions, focus groups, and roundtables to gather deep feedback on specific product themes or platform updates.
- Design, deploy, and analyze targeted user surveys to validate hypotheses and measure sentiment on specific initiatives.
- Analyze recurring themes in community discussions to categorize "voice of the customer" trends.
- Map end-to-end user journeys to identify friction points and opportunities for better platform engagement and support.
- Manage the Community Zendesk feedback queue, ensuring that user ideas, concerns, and feedback are acknowledged, categorized and synthesized.
- Help segment our user base (from core contributors to casual visitors) to provide tailored insights for different platform experiences.
- Collaborate with the Community Managers and others to identify "high-potential" communities for growth and retention.
- Act as the bridge for insight visibility; ensure feedback and feature requests are clearly captured and communicated through Zendesk and JIRA.
- Work closely with Product and Community teams to provide data-backed solutions for detected community pain points.
- Contribute to the creation of a unified community database that tracks previous decisions, tools, power users, and user feedback.
- Suggest and help implement AI-powered or automated tools to streamline community reporting and sentiment tracking.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience understanding fan bases and online communities, with a proven ability to build research around user-generated content to inform community strategy and operations.
- Proven ability to design and analyze surveys and lead qualitative research discussions or focus groups with community members and power users.
- Strong understanding of online community dynamics, social platforms, and the nuances of fandom culture.
- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to "tell a story" through data for non-technical audiences.
- Hands-on experience managing feedback loops, prioritizing requests, and coordinating with teams to influence direction.
- Ability to work independently, managing multiple research threads with high flexibility.
- Experience with data visualization and analytical tools.
- Experience with SQL or basic data querying.
- Genuine passion for Fandom, gaming, or pop culture.
Benefits
- PLN 91K - 121K yearly Salary Range
- MacBook Pro and all the gear you need for work
- Free access to a multitude of popular online courses and books sponsored by our company
- Company stock options
- Company swag packages
- Cafeteria Benefit Program (including private medical care, gym membership, shopping/wellness bonus, etc.)
- VTO (Voluntary Time Off) - a day off every quarter for volunteering non-profit
- Frequent team bonding events
- Flexible work hours & time-off
- Employee Interest and Hobby Groups supported by our company
- Open, energetic and fan-focused, international work environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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