Syntax&Sips
Community Programs

Build Syntax & Sips alongside the crew

Raise your hand to help us ship stories, community rituals, and polished product experiences ahead of launch. Choose a track, apply in minutes, and plug into an engaged team.

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Volunteer & internship tracks

Where you can make an immediate impact

Every opportunity includes clear responsibilities, time expectations, and success signals so you can pick the lane that fits your energy.

Social Media Storyteller

Amplify Syntax & Sips across Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and emerging creator platforms with on-brand storytelling.

4–6 hours per week · Weekly async sync with marketing lead

Responsibilities

  • Draft 3–5 weekly posts, threads, and storyboards tailored to priority channels.
  • Partner with design on visuals, motion snippets, and caption accessibility.
  • Monitor comments/DMs, capture community insights, and route questions to the content backlog.

Essentials

  • Confident writing voice for short-form and carousel-style copy.
  • Experience using scheduling/analytics tools such as Buffer, Later, or Hootsuite.
  • Comfort interpreting engagement metrics and iterating based on performance.
Bonus skills
  • Video editing familiarity (CapCut, Descript) for reels and shorts.
  • Prior work on brand voice or social playbooks for startups or creator collectives.

What success looks like

  • Follower and subscriber growth on priority platforms.
  • Engagement rate uplift (saves, shares, comments) week over week.
  • Attribution of social posts to newsletter sign-ups or community joins via UTM tracking.

Editorial Blogger

Ship long-form articles, interviews, and explainers that showcase community perspectives and practical build notes.

1 article every 4–6 weeks · 6–8 hours per piece including revisions

Responsibilities

  • Pitch article ideas aligned to roadmap themes using the contributor brief template.
  • Draft MDX posts, incorporate editor feedback, and collaborate on visuals or embeds.
  • Participate in monthly editorial salons reviewing analytics and ideating future stories.

Essentials

  • Portfolio of blog posts, essays, or technical documentation.
  • Ability to collaborate asynchronously in Notion or Google Docs and ship via Git-based workflows.
  • Understanding of inclusive language, accessibility, and proper sourcing.
Bonus skills
  • Podcast or livestream hosting experience to repurpose written work.
  • Comfort interviewing community members and synthesizing qualitative insights.

What success looks like

  • Published articles and editorial calendar coverage across focus topics.
  • Average read time, scroll depth, and qualitative feedback from readers.
  • Community shares, reposts, or discussion threads sparked by each story.

Developer Experience Contributor

Improve front-end polish, interactive components, and overall developer experience of the Syntax & Sips platform.

5–8 hours per week · Bi-weekly pairing or office hours with maintainers

Responsibilities

  • Tackle "good first brew" issues and help maintain component consistency.
  • Prototype gamification widgets or dashboard experiments in feature branches.
  • Document implementation notes and create Loom walkthroughs for the community.

Essentials

  • Working knowledge of Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Git workflows.
  • Commitment to accessibility (WCAG 2.1) and basic testing via Vitest or Playwright.
  • Comfort reading product specs and collaborating with design/PM partners.
Bonus skills
  • Experience with Supabase, Vercel analytics, or experiment frameworks.
  • Familiarity with animation libraries like Framer Motion or GSAP.

What success looks like

  • Merged pull requests and decreased backlog of DX issues.
  • Positive maintainer reviews and reduced QA feedback loops.
  • New documentation, Storybook entries, or Loom demos shipped for each feature.

Community Producer

Design rituals, prompts, and events that keep Discord and community spaces active and welcoming.

3–5 hours per week · Monthly retro with community lead

Responsibilities

  • Program a weekly calendar of AMAs, co-working sessions, and build-in-public prompts.
  • Onboard new members, moderate conversations, and channel feedback to the product backlog.
  • Publish a monthly "brew report" summarising sentiment, wins, and experiment ideas.

Essentials

  • Experience moderating online communities or running grassroots programs.
  • High empathy, inclusive facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
  • Familiarity with Discord/Slack automation and event tooling (Luma, Bevy).
Bonus skills
  • Comfort hosting livestreams, Twitter Spaces, or other real-time formats.
  • Knowledge of community analytics (retention, participation rate).

What success looks like

  • Attendance and retention for flagship events.
  • Number of actionable feedback items logged for the product/design team.
  • Sentiment trends and community health metrics quarter over quarter.

Partnerships & Sponsorship Scout

Source collaborations with tool vendors, educators, and creators that expand reach and unlock resources.

3–4 hours per week · Bi-weekly check-in with marketing lead

Responsibilities

  • Research aligned partners and maintain a living outreach tracker.
  • Draft pitch decks, outreach emails, and sponsorship packages tailored to prospect goals.
  • Coordinate handoffs so activations land smoothly across content, events, and social.

Essentials

  • Confidence crafting outreach copy and updating lightweight CRMs (Airtable/Notion).
  • Understanding of marketing metrics (CTR, CPM) and developer audience value props.
  • Organised, follow-through oriented, and comfortable in async collaboration.
Bonus skills
  • Experience negotiating agreements or supporting brand partnerships.
  • Network across dev tooling, education, or indie creator ecosystems.

What success looks like

  • Qualified conversations started and partnership pipeline velocity.
  • Signed collaborations or sponsorship commitments (cash or in-kind).
  • Partner satisfaction scores and repeat activations.
How it works

Your path from interest to impact

We designed the onboarding flow to be fast, personal, and transparent so you can start creating quickly.

1

Share your focus

Complete the short application form with role interest, availability, and portfolio links so we can match you quickly.

2

Meet the crew

A community producer schedules a 20-minute intro call or async DM to align on goals, expectations, and first deliverables.

3

Grab the starter kit

Accepted contributors receive access to the Notion workspace, brand voice guide, templates, and milestone calendar.

4

Launch your first sprint

We pair you with a mentor, scope a 30-day plan, and schedule regular touchpoints to keep momentum high.

Questions before you apply? Drop into the #community-intros channel or email hello@syntaxandsips.com and we will pair you with a mentor.

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Roadmap

Launch plan to grow the program

Use these phases to coordinate announcements, onboarding, and measurement as the community scales.

Week 0

Phase 0 — Prep

Infrastructure & Assets

  • Publish this opportunity hub and update navigation links.
  • Finalise Google Form questions, confirmation emails, and CRM pipeline.
  • Refresh brand voice, social templates, and onboarding documentation.

Weeks 1–2

Phase 1 — Recruit

Awareness & Sourcing

  • Ship announcement blog, newsletter spotlight, and cross-platform social blitz.
  • Host a live AMA or community town hall introducing the program.
  • Personally invite high-signal community members and partners.

Weeks 3–4

Phase 2 — Onboard

Enablement & Pairing

  • Run kickoff workshop covering rituals, deliverable expectations, and success metrics.
  • Assign mentors and match each contributor to a scoped first project.
  • Set up shared Notion board to track deliverables and provide feedback loops.

Weeks 5–8

Phase 3 — Ship

Execution & Momentum

  • Hold weekly async updates or stand-ups to surface blockers.
  • Spotlight shipped work in the community and newsletter to celebrate contributors.
  • Collect qualitative feedback from audiences and feed insights into the roadmap.

Week 9+

Phase 4 — Scale

Optimisation & Growth

  • Review metrics, contributor retention, and role coverage gaps.
  • Introduce advanced roles (video editor, curriculum architect) or stipends as needed.
  • Package learnings into docs/community playbooks and share with leadership.
Keep the loop tight

Feedback rituals to stay community-led

Blend async and live touchpoints so volunteers feel supported and product decisions stay rooted in real signals.

  • Embed the Google Form link across Discord channels, newsletters, and social bios for always-on feedback.
  • Run a quarterly community survey capturing NPS, top feature requests, and content preferences.
  • Publish a monthly "brew report" summarising wins, metrics, and upcoming experiments.
  • Host mentor office hours twice a month for real-time troubleshooting and coaching.
  • Log actionable insights directly into the product backlog so roadmap priorities stay community-informed.