Drumbeat/jobs/director
Mozilla Drumbeat Director (??)
is this really a 'director' position, or just a really senior person w/ wicked networks? what other title would attract a person like this?
Location: Mozilla Paris office, Toronto or Mountain View for exceptional candidate
Mozilla is seeking a gifted comunicator, networker and ideas person to lead Drumbeat: an emerging effort to help people around the world understand and participate in creating a better internet.
Based in the Mozilla Foundation, the Drumbeat Director is both leader and idea hunter -- helping to refine and spread the Drumbeat message while at the same time finding and running projects that make the web better, and more open.
The right candidate brings a rare mix of skills: galvanzing a diverse community around a big idea (the Drumbeat initiative) while at the same time driving a handful of specific, concrete initiatives (individual Drumbeat projects). This is a 'roll up your sleeves' job.
The Organization
Mozilla is a global community of people creating a better, more open Internet.
Mozilla produces well known open source software like Firefox and Thunderbird. It is also launching a new iniatiave called Drumbeat to support people who create tools and projects that help internet users understand, participate and take control of their online lives.
Mozilla is like no other work environment -- global, collaborative, fluid. It's a place to challenge yourself, and have fun in the process.
The Job
- Refine and spread the Drumbeat idea
- Refine the core Drumbeat idea over time, evolving it as we learn from the projects and community we build
- Spread the Drumbeat message, raising awareness and inviting participation from internet opinion leaders
- Work with the executive director to grow the Drumbeat team
- Hunt down good open web projects
- Watch the web for people and projects focused on creating a better, more open internet
- Encourage people with promising ideas to become part of the Drumbeat community
- As a part of this, tap into -- and grow -- your global network of people working on open internet ideas
- Shape and lead a small handful of Drumbeat projects, driving participation and impact
- At any given time, lead and manage 1 - 3 Drumbeat projects that have significant Mozilla involvement
- Design, package and communicate about these projects in a way that makes it easy for people participate
- Drive these projects until they have impact and momentum of their own, or until we shut them down
The Person
- Lives and breathes the open internet. It's your passion.
- Proven leadership skills, including ability to galvanize and manage a community of volunteers.
- Strong networks and relationships in the open internet field, especially outside North America.
- Exceptional writer, online communicator and people networker.
- Knows a good open web idea when they see it. Can sense whether or not an idea feels 'mozllian'.
- Has a demonstrated ability to turn ideas into actionable, magnetic projects.
- Good project management skills. Detail oriented.
- Extensive experience in a related role. Minimum 5 years.
- Experience running global conferences or events an asset.
- Grant making and fundraising experience also an asset.
Team and Location
The Drumbeat Director will work closely with the Mozilla Foundation executive director and the Drumbeat team.
Ideally, the person hired for this position will be based in the Mozilla office in Paris, France. An exceptional candidate may be able to work from Toronto, Ontario or Mountain View, California .
Compensation
Highly competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience.