Community Growth & Partnerships Manager

Shapeways

Business developer at Thangs innovating outreach and partnerships for 3D designer community growth. Collaborating with marketing teams to drive success for designers.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify, nurture, close new leads through outbound prospecting, including cold calling, emailing, and social selling.
Develop and execute designer outreach and nurture strategy with guidance from the Associate Director of Marketing.
Serve as an enablement partner, collaborating with the Marketing and Community team to onboard designers and ensure early success on the Thangs platform.
Take a leadership role in meeting Thangs’ designer outreach and growth goals through onboarding new designers and supporting existing designers’ growth.
Serve as a trusted business partner for designers to support revenue growth, including identifying new opportunities and partnerships, negotiating rates, and ensuring designer retention.
Develop creative industry partnerships and new revenue opportunities for Thangs through strategic brand, industry, and retail partnerships in collaboration with the Associate Director of Marketing and Thangs executive team that drive creator and platform success.
Negotiate partnership agreements with designers and business partners as needed.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 -7 years of experience in marketing, sales, or account management.
Existing relationships with both corporate and independent retailers in the United States or Europe.
A must : Experience in the 3D printing, design, or creator ecosystem, with familiarity working alongside makers, artists, and digital creators.
Familiarity with the 3D modeling, CAD, or additive manufacturing ecosystems.
Proven ability to generate new business opportunities through outbound prospecting.
Demonstrated understanding of the lead nurture and conversion process.
Ability to identify, negotiate, close, and execute strategic business partnerships.
Experience using a CRM database, Hubspot preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate general messaging into a personalized approach for prospects.
Organized, self-starter with strong project management skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity and work independently.
Demonstrated empathy and awareness of the unique needs of creative professionals.
Familiarly with the 3D modeling, CAD, or additive manufacturing ecosystems.
Fluent in English, bonus if you have multi-lingual capabilities.
Open to applicants from all over the world.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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API Shapeways is a leading digital manufacturing service that specializes in 3D printing and additive manufacturing. Their platform allows designers and businesses to create custom 3D printed products using various advanced printing technologies, including Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Multi Jet Fusion (MJF), and Stereolithography (SLA). With a focus on rapid prototyping and e-commerce integrations, Shapeways enables users to easily bring their innovative designs to market in a wide range of materials, from plastics to metals. Community Growth & Partnerships Manager 🔥 3 minutes ago 🇺🇸 United States – Remote ⏰ Full Time 🟡 Mid-level 🟠 Senior 💰 Account Manager Apply Now Find Hiring Managers Customize resume + cover letter Report problem ☆ Save ☑️ Mark as applied ❌ Hide 📋 Description
Identify, nurture, close new leads through outbound prospecting, including cold calling, emailing, and social selling.
Develop and execute designer outreach and nurture strategy with guidance from the Associate Director of Marketing.
Serve as an enablement partner, collaborating with the Marketing and Community team to onboard designers and ensure early success on the Thangs platform.
Take a leadership role in meeting Thangs’ designer outreach and growth goals through onboarding new designers and supporting existing designers’ growth.
Serve as a trusted business partner for designers to support revenue growth, including identifying new opportunities and partnerships, negotiating rates, and ensuring designer retention.
Develop creative industry partnerships and new revenue opportunities for Thangs through strategic brand, industry, and retail partnerships in collaboration with the Associate Director of Marketing and Thangs executive team that drive creator and platform success.
Negotiate partnership agreements with designers and business partners as needed. 🎯 Requirements
5 -7 years of experience in marketing, sales, or account management.
Existing relationships with both corporate and independent retailers in the United States or Europe.
A must : Experience in the 3D printing, design, or creator ecosystem, with familiarity working alongside makers, artists, and digital creators.
Familiarity with the 3D modeling, CAD, or additive manufacturing ecosystems.
Proven ability to generate new business opportunities through outbound prospecting.
Demonstrated understanding of the lead nurture and conversion process.
Ability to identify, negotiate, close, and execute strategic business partnerships.
Experience using a CRM database, Hubspot preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate general messaging into a personalized approach for prospects.
Organized, self-starter with strong project management skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity and work independently.
Demonstrated empathy and awareness of the unique needs of creative professionals.
Familiarly with the 3D modeling, CAD, or additive manufacturing ecosystems.
Fluent in English, bonus if you have multi-lingual capabilities.
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Hard Skills & Tools

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Soft Skills

communicationproject managementorganizationself-starterempathycollaborationleadershipcreativityindependenceadaptability