Key Skills

Job Description

Community Starter designs and runs offline experiences that turn strangers, colleagues and neighbours into people who know one another. We offer community management as a service: organisations bring the people and the space, and we make the connection happen. It started in my own Utrecht neighbourhood. Now I want to bring it to workplaces, venues and communities across the Netherlands. I can't do that alone. Who I'm looking for A co-founder who leads on marketing and growth, and who believes that people knowing each other changes everything. Ideally, you: Have experience in marketing, brand or growth, ideally for a service or community-driven business Know how to build an audience on social media (Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok) and can show us something you've grown Speak Dutch fluently and know Dutch culture from the inside: how neighbours, colleagues and organisations here actually connect, and what makes people show up Live in Utrecht or elsewhere in the Randstad, so you can be at the gatherings yourself Get energy from bringing people together, not just from talking about it Want to build something from the ground up, with real ownership What you'll shape How Community Starter tells its story and finds its first clients Our social media presence, turning offline moments into content that brings the next people through the door Our offer for workplaces, housing projects, municipalities and venues The playbook that lets us run great community programmes in more than one city What I bring A working concept, a growing set of events, a network across the Utrecht community scene, and years of experience in partnerships and alliance building. How we start This is a founding role, so it begins unpaid or on a freelance basis while we win our first clients. How we share ownership, and when it becomes a paid role, is something I want to shape together with the right person. How to apply No CV needed. Send a short note (or a voice memo) answering two questions: What does community mean to you? How would you help scale community management as a service in the Netherlands? Apply by messaging me or email [email protected]

Core Responsibilities

Lead marketing and growth for Community Starter, shaping its story, attracting initial clients, and building its social media presence. Develop the service offering and a repeatable playbook for community programmes across workplaces, housing projects, municipalities, and venues.

Requirements

The ideal co-founder has experience in marketing, brand, or growth, preferably for a service or community-driven business, and can demonstrate success building a social media audience. They must speak Dutch fluently, understand Dutch culture, be based in Utrecht or the Randstad, enjoy bringing people together, and want to build a venture with real ownership.