Job Description

COMMUNITY MANAGER

Influencer | Ambassador | Events

Part-Time | Hybrid in LA / SoCal 

About the Role

This part-time contract role is perfect for someone who thrives in both digital and IRL environments. You’ll manage and grow our influencer and ambassador community, support strategic partnerships, and execute buzz-worthy community activations that bring the Kavala vibe to life. Our ideal candidate is tapped into trends before they happen and has their finger on the pulse of all things culture and influencer with the ability to capitalize on the right trends to authentically integrate the Kavala brand.

What You’ll Do

Influencer & Ambassador Program

• Launch and lead our influencer and ambassador programs to drive brand awareness, engagement and virality
• Identify, recruit, and onboard influencers (from micro to macro) for seeding, paid and campaign integrations to support evergreen brand initiatives as well as campaigns
• Develop a diverse group of ambassadors to expand audiences, awareness and community engagement
• Coordinate product gifting, seeding and discount code distribution
• Track deliverables, performance, and ROI, ensuring brand consistency across all content
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with key community members

Community Events & Activations

• Plan and execute local community engagement events - pop-ups, surf and wellness events and/or studio collaborations and influencer meetups (primarily in LA)
• Support marketing campaigns with IRL activations to create buzz and engagement
• Own logistics: timelines, guest lists, vendors, post-event recaps, and more
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure seamless brand storytelling across touchpoints

Community Engagement (This is a bonus)

• Actively engage with our audience on social (DMs, comments, tags, etc.)
• Encourage UGC creation and share back community wins with the internal team
• Be the voice of the community, sharing feedback and insights

Who You Are

• You’re a relationship-builder at heart and love connecting with people—both online and IRL
• You have at least 2–3 years of experience in community, influencer, or event roles, preferably in fashion, wellness, or lifestyle
• You’re highly organized and can juggle multiple moving parts with ease
• You know how to manage creators, track campaign performance, and keep things on-brand
• You’re self-motivated, proactive, and resourceful—you can take a vision and run with it
• You’re fluent in Instagram, TikTok, and community tools (Later, Notion, Airtable, etc.)
• You’re available for occasional LA-based events

Bonus Points If You:

• Have a strong personal network of influencers, ambassadors and lifestyle creators (++ for surf/yoga/lifestyle)
• Have experience planning community or influencer-focused brand events
• Love Kavala’s aesthetic and are deeply in tune with our customer
• Are comfortable using tools like Google Drive, Slack, Shopify, Klaviyo, and Canva

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