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Katrina Ward
Freelance Community Manager
Verified Expert in Marketing
United States
Toptal Member Since May 1, 2023
Katrina is an experienced marketing expert with a deep understanding of complex martech stacks. They led the overhaul of digital experiences, managed teams, and launched customer-focused marketplaces. With extensive agency and client-side experience, this flexible marketer is an outstanding addition to any organization who excels in various roles, from content management to executive leadership. They teach digital marketing courses to MBA students and are passionate about protecting user data.
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Hernán Diaz Granados
Freelance Community Manager
Verified Expert in Marketing
Germany
Toptal Member Since November 14, 2022
Hernán is a marketing expert with eight years of international experience in digital marketing, communication, and social media management. Throughout his career, Hernán has performed different roles, managing marketing campaigns and running creative and strategic projects for communication agencies and companies within the education and technology industries.
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Nicole Elizabeth Smith
Freelance Community Manager
Verified Expert in Marketing
Italy
Toptal Member Since November 9, 2022
Nicole is a marketing leader with 13+ years of international experience in SEO, AI-powered content operations, and marketing automation. She has worked with major brands including L3Harris, Verizon, ESAB, and Westwing, managing budgets over $5 million. She is an innovative thinker who challenges the status quo, using digital strategies and technology to unlock new growth and drive exceptional results.
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Tala Hammouri
Freelance Community Manager
Verified Expert in Marketing
United Arab Emirates
Toptal Member Since May 5, 2023
Tala is a creative, performance-oriented digital marketing strategist and project manager with extensive experience and a comprehensive background in assessing client business and marketing situations. With over ten years of experience, three as a consultant, she has a proven track record of working with B2C, B2B, and B2G brands and startups across industries, like edtech, government, NGOs, healthcare, and F&B. Tala has had the opportunity to work in Jordan, Kuwait, India, Egypt, and the UAE.
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Bobby Bahov
Freelance Community Manager
Verified Expert in Marketing
Bulgaria
Toptal Member Since February 24, 2022
Bobby is a consultant and entrepreneur with a passion for branding and storytelling. He specializes in strategic management focused on go-to-market strategy, branding, outreach, and digital marketing for startups and scaleups. He is especially interested in the various channels to convey a message and reach an audience available to startups.
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Carly Chenault
Freelance Community Manager
Verified Expert in Marketing
United States
Toptal Member Since May 31, 2023
Carly is a seasoned marketing professional, leveraging over a decade of experience in brand development, strategy, and digital marketing to drive growth for businesses of all sizes. She delivers innovative brand strategies for companies prioritizing customer experience, spanning various industries, including luxury and emerging markets. In her current role, Carly collaborates with global clients and teams to develop impactful integrated marketing solutions.
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Felipe Garces
Freelance Community Manager
Verified Expert in Marketing
Colombia
Toptal Member Since November 29, 2022
Felipe is a marketing and advertising professional with 20+ years of experience in service, general management, communication, marketing consulting, strategy design, creation of ad campaigns, and direct or relational marketing. Having worked on planning, statistics, research, public relations, and below-the-line advertising (BTL), Felipe is highly sensitive to consumers and brand management aptitudes and has a remarkable ability to design marketing plans according to the needs of a given brand.
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Andrej Gamser
Freelance Community Manager
Verified Expert in Marketing
Serbia
Toptal Member Since September 19, 2023
Andrej is a seasoned digital marketing professional with 10+ years of valuable experience in the dynamic world of digital advertising agencies, AI startups, eCommerce, and B2B IT product marketing. He empowers businesses to thrive in the digital landscape. Throughout his career, Andrej has immersed himself in various facets of digital marketing, advertising, and client engagement, working with some of the biggest international companies and brands.
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Julie Strong
Freelance Community Manager
Verified Expert in Marketing
United States
Toptal Member Since August 1, 2024
Julie has 17 years of content marketing experience. She crafts and executes content strategies, manages and optimizes social media channels and budgets, analyzes performance and trends, and partners with influencers and content creators to deliver impactful results. Julie has helped grow multiple brands' online presence, reach, and loyalty and generate leads and conversions. Her creative campaigns have led to 2x direct revenue, 7x the projected metrics, and 2+ million organic views on TikTok.
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Johan Peter Sundberg
Freelance Community Manager
Verified Expert in Marketing
Thailand
Toptal Member Since October 23, 2024
Johan started his content career at 15, writing a fanzine, and soon moved into journalism and videography. With a master's degree in film, he has gained experience as a linguistic QA tester, transcreator, and copywriter. In 2013, Johan took the first content strategy course offered online and has since led teams in senior roles across government agencies, NGOs, startups, and enterprises, achieving award-winning results.
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Nour Essam
Freelance Community Manager
Verified Expert in Marketing
United Arab Emirates
Toptal Member Since November 19, 2024
Nour is a marketing professional with 5+ years of experience in D2C, B2C, and B2B marketing across the MENA region, including work with leading brands and Y Combinator-backed startups. With expertise across technology, eCommerce, food and beverage, logistics, and fashion, she specializes in growth strategies, product launches, and campaign management. Nour is skilled in brand building, data-driven marketing, and team leadership, delivering impactful results that enhance brand presence.
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How quickly can you hire with Toptal?
Typically, you can hire community managers with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.
Once you select your community manager, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.
How do I hire community managers?
To hire the right community manager, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect community managers for your project.
How are Toptal community managers different?
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our community managers to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.
In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.
When you hire community managers with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched community managers ready to help you achieve your goals.
Can you hire community managers on an hourly basis or for project-based tasks?
You can hire community managers on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire a community manager for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our community managers can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.
What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal community managers?
We make sure that each engagement between you and your community manager begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another community manager who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.
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We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDAs, streamlining the hiring process so you can focus on innovation, not overhead.
No-risk Trial Period
We want to be sure your engagement is a total success, so we offer a no-risk trial period. Work with your new hire for up to two weeks and pay only if you’re satisfied.
Effortless Scaling
Scale your team up or down as needed, with quick and efficient hiring in under 48 hours.
Flexible Engagements
Choose the engagement type that suits your needs—hourly, part-time, or full-time— and enjoy the flexibility to adjust as needed.
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