FoundryCo

Global tech media powering data-driven advertising

Events & Media Community Manager

Community ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMunich, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Strong communications experience, including outreach, contributor recruitment, and/or editorial or communications coordination.
Working knowledge of the German IT sector, including familiarity with the roles, priorities, and ecosystem relevant to CIO-level leadership.
Demonstrated experience in event community management, executive engagement, or speaker and panelist sourcing.
Experience working with databases or customer relationship management systems and segmentation workflows for business-to-business audiences; Top 300-level executive tracking experience is a strong advantage.
Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple event cycles and communication timelines simultaneously.
Willingness and ability to travel regularly for events.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain a structured process for managing the Top 300 CIO database in Germany.
Ensure data quality, segmentation, consent and compliance, and ongoing maintenance of contact and engagement information.
Own the communication workflow to ensure timely, relevant outreach to CIOs for event participation and content opportunities.
Ensure CIOs participate as attendees, speakers, panelists, and contributors for Foundry's Germany events, including Hamburg IT Strategy Days, CIO des Jahres, IT Strategy Days Masterclass, custom Foundry events in Germany, and CIO Leadership Live.
Build and manage an engagement plan for each event, including timelines, outreach targets, speaker shortlists, confirmation tracking, and follow-up.
Recruit, manage, and actively collaborate with existing community organizations and associations where CIOs, CDOs, CISOs, and others are members, including VOICE, MünchnerKreis, and Bitkom.
Identify suitable CIOs and enterprise leaders from the Top 300 pool and coordinate them through the speaker and panelist journey.
Support internal planning with speaker availability, topic alignment, and requirements gathering for format, objectives, and session needs.
Recruit and onboard CIOs and selected community stakeholders as media contributors for interviews, thought leadership, quotes, contributed articles, case-led perspectives, and event-linked content.
Work with Foundry media and content teams to align contributor needs, editorial direction, timelines, and approvals.
Use communications experience in a media environment to craft compelling outreach and contributor engagement.
Coordinate preparation of contributor materials, including briefs, angles, and interview preparation support, to ensure high-quality outputs.
Build strong, long-term relationships with CIOs and senior enterprise stakeholders.
Represent Foundry at events, support speaker logistics as needed, and maintain community engagement before, during, and after events.
Track engagement metrics, including attendance conversions, speaker and panelist confirmations, contributor responses, and pipeline status.
Provide recurring insights to leadership and continuously improve the community and communications process.

Desired Qualifications

Sales skills would benefit the role.
Experience supporting enterprise event programs in Germany, such as CIO communities, IT strategy conferences, or executive roundtables.
Background in media or content development, such as journalism, corporate communications, editorial operations, or podcast and video contributor coordination.
Familiarity with compliance considerations for business-to-business marketing communications and consent frameworks in Germany and the European Union.

Location & Travel

Base: Munich, Germany

Travel: Regular travel to Foundry and other association events across Germany (and occasional additional travel may be required depending on event programming and media activities).

Team: Events & Enterprise Media (Foundry)
Employment Type: Full-time

About Foundry

Foundry is dedicated to helping enterprise technology leaders connect, share expertise, and shape the future of IT. Through our enterprise event and global IT media portfolio -powered by high-value communities and expert-led content - we deliver world-class experiences such as Hamburg IT Strategy Days, CIO des Jahres, IT Strategy Days Masterclass,, and custom events across Germany in partnership with our global media brandsCIO.com,CSOonline.com, Computerwoche.

Role Summary

Foundry is looking for an experienced Events and Media Community Manager to build and run an executive community and media pipeline from Germany’s senior IT leadership. This role will establish a repeatable process to manage the database and communications for the Top 300 CIOs in Germany, ensuring consistent engagement and participation across Foundry’s enterprise event portfolio.
The successful candidate will also recruit and activate media contributors from within this CIO network, supporting event programming and contributing to Foundry’s media and content outputs. This is a highly stakeholder-facing role requiring strong communications expertise in a media environment, alongside a practical working knowledge of the German IT sector and the ability to engage CIO-level professionals professionally and consistently.

Key Responsibilities

Top 300 CIO Community Management (Database + Communications Process)

Design, implement, and maintain a structured process for managing the Top 300 CIO database in Germany.
Ensure data quality, segmentation, consent/compliance, and ongoing maintenance of contact and engagement information.
Own the communication workflow to ensure timely, relevant outreach to CIOs for event participation and content opportunities.

Drive Executive Participation Across the Enterprise Event Portfolio

Ensure CIOs participate as attendees, speakers, panelists, and contributors for Foundry’s Germany events, including:

Hamburg IT Strategy Days
CIO des Jahres
IT Strategy Days Masterclass
Custom Foundry events in Germany
CIO Leadership Live

Build and manage an engagement plan per event (timelines, outreach targets, speaker shortlists, confirmation tracking, follow-up).
Recruiting, managing and active collaboration with existing community organizations and associations where CIOs, CDOs, CISOs, etc. are members (VOICE, MünchnerKreis, Bitkom, etc.)
Speaker & Panelist Sourcing and Activation

Identify suitable CIOs and enterprise leaders from the Top 300 pool and coordinate them through the speaker/panelist journey.
Support internal planning with speaker availability, topic alignment, and requirements gathering (format, objectives, session needs).

Recruit Media Contributors from the CIO Pool

Recruit and onboard CIOs and select stakeholders from the community as media contributors (e.g., interviews, thought leadership, quotes, contributed articles, case-led perspectives, event-linked content).
Work closely with Foundry media/content teams to align contributor needs, editorial direction, timelines, and approvals.

Communications & Media Experience Execution

Leverage experience in communications within a media environment to craft compelling outreach and contributor engagement.
Coordinate preparation of contributor materials (briefs, angles, interview prep support) to ensure high-quality outputs.

Stakeholder Management and Relationship Building

Build strong, long-term relationships with CIOs and senior enterprise stakeholders.
Maintain a professional, high-trust approach appropriate for executive audiences.

Event Support & On-Site Presence

Represent Foundry at events, support speaker logistics as needed, and ensure community engagement remains strong before, during, and after events.

Reporting and Continuous Improvement

Track engagement metrics (attendance conversions, speaker/panelist confirmations, contributor responses, pipeline status).
Provide recurring insights to leadership and continuously improve the community and communications process.

Skill Requirements

Strong communications experience, including outreach, contributor recruitment, and/or editorial/communications coordination. Sales skills would be a benefit to the role
Working knowledge of the German IT sector, including familiarity with the roles, priorities, and ecosystem relevant to CIO-level leadership.
Demonstrated experience in event community management, executive engagement, or speaker/panelist sourcing.
Experience working with databases/CRMs and segmentation workflows for B2B audiences (Top 300-level executive tracking experience is a strong advantage).
Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence engaging with CIOs and senior decision-makers.
Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple event cycles and communication timelines simultaneously.
Willingness and ability to travel regularly for events

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting enterprise event programs in Germany (CIO communities, IT strategy conferences, executive roundtables, or similar).
Background in media/content development (e.g., journalism, corporate communications, editorial operations, podcast/video contributor coordination).
Familiarity with compliance considerations for B2B marketing communications and consent frameworks in Germany/EU.

About the Company

FoundryCo

Global tech media powering data-driven advertising

FoundryCo operates a family of tech-media brands (CIO, CSO, Computerworld, PCWorld, TechCrunch, Cheddar) that engage technology professionals through editorial content, events, and awards. It collects consented audience data from its ecosystem and uses it to power advertising, demand generation, custom content, and event programs. Its edge comes from six decades of trusted relationships with specialized tech buyers across multiple brands, plus a unified ecosystem that combines editorial, events, and data-driven solutions. Its goal is to help brands reach technology buyers at every stage of the buying journey through data-informed marketing, content, and events.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Needham, MA
Founded: 2006

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