Community Engagement Manager.

Help us build Charlotte's first startup house. The role is the human energy of the place: equal parts hospitality, content creator, and events operator. It lives on-site at 1717 Cleveland Avenue.

Applications closed. We're no longer accepting applications for this role. Thanks to everyone who reached out. We'll post here when we open new roles.

On-site Full-time ยท W-2 $50โ€“70K Charlotte, NC Reports to Drew Burdick

We're opening Charlotte's first startup house, nestled between South End and Dilworth. It's a two-story historic home at 1717 Cleveland Avenue where a few resident startups post up, members drop in, and the whole thing is curated around the kind of collisions that lead to real work. It's not a coworking space. Not an office. It's a house for the builders.

We're looking for someone to be the human energy of the house. Someone who'll run the day-to-day, plan and host the events, capture what's happening inside, and tell the story outside. The job is equal parts hospitality, content creator, and events operator, and it lives on-site.

A note before you go further. This is a true roll-up-your-sleeves role on a small team. Some days you're hosting a panel, other days you're refilling the coffee. We're not hiring a team of 20 to back you up. We're hiring one person to make the house come alive, and we'll have your back when you need it.

What you'll do

The day-to-day.

01

Run day-to-day community

Resident check-ins, member drop-ins, front-of-house presence during events. The face of the house when guests walk in.

02

Run the small stuff

Keeping things clean and organized, refilling coffee, restocking supplies. The on-site logistics that no one else is going to do.

03

Plan and host micro events

Jam Sessions, demo nights, founder dinners, living-room panels, the occasional hackathon.

04

Capture content in the moment

Photo, video, B-roll, quick interviews. You'll build a content engine from inside the house.

05

Edit and publish short-form video

LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok for CLT Startup House, and occasionally for Drew's personal brand.

06

Own social channels end-to-end

Calendar, captions, posting, community DMs across all CLT Startup House accounts.

07

Help build StealthX's social presence

CLT is the day-one focus. As you settle in you'll start owning content for StealthX too: what the consulting team is shipping, turned into LinkedIn, Instagram, and short-form video.

08

Be on camera

Some of the content is you, in the house, talking to people. Comfort with that is part of the job.

09

Work AI-first

Claude handles the computer work (drafting, repurposing, community replies) so you can spend your time with people. We'll set you up with the tools and skills.

10

Be the first touchpoint

Typeform intake, tours, follow-up. And once members are in, intentional introductions: 'You should meet so-and-so.' Curation is the job.

11

Support the StealthX flywheel

Marketing Leader Dinners, Founder Jams, and the other rituals that run through the house.

12

Run a weekly listening loop

With Drew and Kim. What members are saying, what's working, what's not, what to program next. Drop-ins into regulars.

Who you are

What we're looking for.

01

Self-starter

You see a need and fill it. We need a partner, not a hire who waits for a checklist.

02

3โ€“5 years experience

Running community, social, events, or hospitality, or some combination.

03

High give-a-s**t factor

You sweat details, take ownership, follow through.

04

Strong communicator

You write well, talk well, read a room.

05

Comfortable on camera

Some of the content is you in the house.

06

Learning mindset

Bias to action. Hands-on with new tools.

07

Creative on a shoestring

We'd rather you score furniture from Facebook Marketplace than ask for a bigger budget.

08

Comfortable with video editing

Running LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok like a pro.

09

Charlotte-based

Excited to be on-site. The role doesn't work remote.

How we work, the StealthX Way

Our operating principles.

These are the values and principles we hold ourselves to. If any of these feel off, the role probably isn't the right fit.

01

Speed to value

We prioritize real impact over activity.

02

“I'm not sure, but I'll figure it out.”

Confident problem-solving under uncertainty.

03

Show, not tell

We ship things.

04

Care personally and challenge directly

Both. Always both.

05

Progress over perfection

Get it out, learn, iterate.

06

Make space to think

Calendar discipline. Deep work as a team value.

07

Create a pull, not a push

Build things people want to engage with. Don't push noise out into the world.

What we offer

The package.

01

Salary $50โ€“70K

Depending on experience.

02

Full-time W-2

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO.

03

On-site at the house

The most talked-about new space in Charlotte.

04

Direct access

To Drew and the StealthX leadership team.

05

Heavy exposure

To founders, operators, and marketing leaders coming through the house.

06

Real ownership

Of a brand and a community from day one.

07

A long-term seat

As StealthX grows into a venture studio with a portfolio of brands, this role grows with it.

How we hired.

Applications for this role are closed. Thanks to everyone who reached out. We'll post here when we open new roles.

The process for the role was a short application, a 30-minute in-person conversation at the house, and for strong candidates a small paid project (a $300, ~3-hour event plan plus a short video reel as if they were already in the role). It's how we saw how someone would think and show up.

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