The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) is looking for a Community Coordinator to connect OSHWA with the Open Hardware Community. This position works directly with the community and our Executive Director to expand and communicate OSHWA’s initiatives, partners, and visibility. The position is a part time contractor at approximately 5-10 hours per week. The pay is $20/hour. OSHWA pays travel expenses related to the Open Hardware Summit, our annual community event.

OSHWA strongly encourages all people to apply (please circulate widely), especially those who hold the following intersecting identities: Black, Native or Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, non-binary, persons living with disabilities, neurodivergent, young, speak English as a second language, and others with lived experience in overlooked and/or underestimated communities.

Primary Responsibilities: 

 Maintain, support, engage outreach efforts

Connect community organizations

Support OSHWA’s DEI+J initiatives

Assist with the Open Hardware Summit, specifically Hopin / Streamyard and Coordinate speakers and sponsor booths, updating website with their info.

Assist with Open Hardware Month within the community and website updates

Create tweets (specifically news, membership, certification, events etc.)

Scheduling certification tweets with images

Assist in navigating online resources and providing connections to additional resources

Emailing board members signed up for Twitter/Make article

Replying to queries in info@oshwa.org

Adding endorsements for the definition and SPI resolution

Write the occasional Mailchimp newsletter

Add features and review PR’s for Open Source License Facts Label Generator

Keep WordPress server up-to-date

Post news on oshwa.org

Update our various sites with new content and yearly changes for OHS and OHM

Discord – watch for spam, answer the rare question posted there

Generating membership reports when needed 

Manually add subscriptions missing in MemberPress

Report to the Executive Director

Specific In-progress projects include:

Open Hardware Glossary

Certification evangelization

Open Hardware Month

Required Qualifications: 

Ability to build relationships

Strong communication skills 

Working knowledge of Libre Office or open source equivalent, Mailchimp, and programs in the Google suite 

Working knowledge of WordPress

Familiarity with social media tools 

Helpful Experience: 

Conference and event management

Community building experience

Apply

To Apply, please fill out this form. OSHWA will begin reviewing applications on Oct. 11th and then on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

OSHWA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.