Join the best Django open source project
Do you love open source? Do you want to contribute to the success of django CMS? Enter our core team and shape the future of django CMS!
The django CMS Association is the non-profit organization that is behind the django CMS open source project. Our goal is to accelerate the django CMS project, nurture the community, and support its growth.
To pursue our goals, we rely on django CMS enthusiasts who are on fire for the project and want to see it grow and thrive. For people who would like to take on more responsibility and support the project with their expertise, we offer a wide range of volunteer positions.
Why should you join the dCA as a volunteer?
Join a reputable team of django CMS enthusiast and be part of a vibrant community
Gain reputation in the python / django / django CMS community
Improve your skills and build a proven track record
Build and extend your network in the open source world
Receive your own django-cms.org email address
Have your profile listed on the website
Get to know new people and benefit from knowledge sharing
Attend the quarterly association board meeting
Add your voluntary position to your LinkedIn profile
Receive a merch bundle (django CMS hoody, stickers etc.)
Below you find all volunteer roles that the django CMS Association is maintaining.
We are accepting applications!
Volunteering
All Positions
Marketing Manager (Volunteer Position)
Expected workload: 4h per month
Experience: Marketing & Communications, Copywriting
Part of the django CMS Leaders Team
These could be your responsibilities:
Manage monthly newsletter
Manage new case studies
Responsible for django-cms.org content updates and SEO
Enable community generated content for the blog and social media
Responsible for release communication
Responsible for the marketing report in the quarterly board meeting
Organize sponsoring of third party events to increase django CMS visibility
Run social media campaigns to promote events, releases, and community achievements.
Identify and implement strategies to improve django CMS Association's online visibility.
Merchandising logistics
Community Manager (Volunteer Position)
Expected workload: 4h per month
Experience: Community Management, User interaction
Part of django CMS Leaders Team
These could be your responsibilities:
Ownership for Community Hero Program
Own the onboarding process of new contributors (welcome new contributors, conduct onboarding questionnaires, conduct onboarding call, recommend buddies and workgroups, onboarding into workgroups, follow-up)
Community support - reply to user inquiries and share insights on Slack, Stackoverflow and other support channels, be the first point of contact for community members
Foster and coordinate participation in relevant events around the globe (i.e. djangoCon) for django CMS community members
Initiate and coordinate speaking engagements for django CMS community members, for example in webinars, conferences (djangoCon) or community events.
Technical Lead (Volunteer Position)
Expected workload: ~8h per month
Experience: Deep technical understanding of Django / django CMS / Python, expertise in software architecture
Part of django CMS Leaders Team
These could be your responsibilities:
Lead the monthly Technical Committee meeting
Lead technical committee in important decisions
Coordinate development contributions and help with prioritization
Responsible for release automation
Responsible for the technical report in the quarterly board meeting
Responsible for the django CMS demo platform
Responsible for the success of the django CMS Fellow
Volunteer Positions
Currently occupied
Vice-President
Expected workload: 10h per month
Experience: Business Management
Part of django CMS Leaders Team
Responsibilities:
Shares all duties with the President
Consulting the president on all matters
See the full list of Shared Board Member duties
Substitutes the president if the president is unavailable
President of the Association
Expected workload: 8h per month
Experience: Business Management
Part of django CMS Leaders Team
Responsibilities:
Directing the leadership team and recruiting
Representational duties
Responsible for key relationship and stakeholder management
Troubleshooting
See the full list of Shared Board Member duties
Treasurer
Expected workload: ~4h per month
Experience: Accounting
Part of django CMS Leaders Team
Responsibilities:
Responsible for book keeping
preparing and proposing the annual budget
preparing and proposing the annual financial statement
Supports president and vice-president with administrative / legal matter
See the full list of Shared Board Member duties
Secretary
Expected workload: ~4h per month
Experience: Business Management
Part of django CMS Leaders Team
Responsibilities:
Responsibility for the organisation of the annual General Assembly event (facilitation and protocol)
Supports president and vice-president with administrative / legal matter
See the full list of Shared Board Member duties
Documentation Lead
Expected workload: 4h per month
Experience: Open source documentation, technical writing, markdown or RST
Part of django CMS Leaders Team
These could be your responsibilities:
Responsible for https://docs.django-cms.org
Responsible for user guide (special assignment: transfer user guide to readthedocs)
Responsible for the documentation report in the quarterly board meeting
Growth Manager
Expected workload: 4h per month
Experience: Experience in relationship management and/or sales
Part of django CMS Leaders Team
These could be your responsibilities:
Plan and execute campaigns to attract new individual and company members.
Manage incoming membership leads (reply to incoming membership requests, set up intro calls w/ prospects, onboard new members)
Manage our github Sponsors program
Identify partnership opportunities and extend partnership program
Responsibility for relationship management for existing members (e.g. renewals)
Develop and implement strategies to retain existing members
Product Manager
Expected workload: ~4h per month
Experience: Product management / strategy experience
Part of django CMS Leaders Team
These could be your responsibilities:
Monitor and foster activity in workgroups
Responsible for the product vision and product roadmap
Responsible for release management (see release management process)
Lead the release management workgroup
Own the RFC process (facilitate discussion & feedback, conduct vote)
Responsible for the product management report in the quarterly board meeting
Auditor
Expected workload: ~4h per year
Experience: Accounting
Responsibilities:
Responsible to audit the annual financial report