This role will be based in Sunnyvale / San Francisco CA, New York, or remote.
At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. This role may be remote or hybrid. At LinkedIn, hybrid roles are performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. Remote roles are performed from the designated home work location upon time of hire, and any changes to this home work location requires a review of remote status and approval.
LinkedIn is building a members‑first data annotation contributor program that supports AI and product innovation at scale. We’re looking for a Contributor Engagement Specialist to support, operationalize, and continuously improve how we engage with our global annotator community.
This role focuses on helping design and execute repeatable processes across the contributor lifecycle - from onboarding and activation to engagement, retention, and offboarding - while working closely with cross‑functional partners. The ideal candidate is highly organized, communicative, and energized by supporting large contributor communities in a structured, governance‑aware way.
Responsibilities
- Support the day‑to‑day operations of the annotator community across multiple communication channels, including:
- Slack channels and DMs
- Email communications
- Broader community and information channels, where appropriate
- Implement communication plans that keep contributors informed, engaged, and supported - especially during project transitions or pauses
- Assist with responding to contributor questions, surfacing recurring issues, and routing feedback to the appropriate internal teams
- Build and maintain standardized onboarding workflows so annotators are set up for success before starting work
- Support onboarding readiness by helping ensure contributors have:
- Required tool access
- Clear expectations around quality, communication norms, and timelines
- Partner with internal stakeholders to document, iterate on, and operationalize onboarding templates, guides, and checklists
- Identify activation gaps (e.g., contributors who express interest but never start) and assist with follow‑up or re‑engagement efforts
- Support initiatives focused on retaining high‑quality and high‑potential contributors, including:
- Identifying signals of top performance or strong engagement
- Helping keep these contributors informed about future opportunities
- Assist with designing re‑engagement strategies for:
- Contributors whose projects have ended
- Existing contributors who are inactive but eligible for future work
- Waitlisted or previously evaluated experts
- Help explore contributor progression pathways (e.g., reviewer or advanced roles) as part of longer‑term retention strategies
- Assist in creating thoughtful offboarding experiences that maintain goodwill
- Operationalize offboarding communications and documentation in alignment with HR, Legal, and data governance requirements
- Support the transition of contributors into re‑engagement or alumni‑style pathways where appropriate
- Assist with piloting and maintaining contributor experience initiatives such as:
- Skill recognition or validation concepts (e.g., badges)
- Contributor updates or newsletters
- Engagement programs or office hours (as needed)
- Collect and synthesize contributor feedback to help inform future improvements to onboarding, engagement, and communication processes