Community Lead, Bentonville

Rapha launched in 2004 to redefine cycling apparel. Today progressive design and storytelling has built a global movement.

We love cycling in all its forms, from the city streets to the highest peaks. And we know its power to transform lives. Led by innovation, we embody this love through a dedication to the world's greatest sport, by setting a new standard in design and pushing the cutting edge of performance and human craft.

As a Community Lead at Rapha, you are the driving force behind fostering a vibrant local cycling community through exceptional ride programming, events, and social media engagement. The local leader for the Rapha Cycling Club (RCC) and an advocate for local cycling culture, you will be the go-to person for RCC members and prospective members alike.

You'll manage and execute a calendar of local rides and events around the local Clubhouse, coordinate with ride leaders, and collaborate with ambassadors to deliver best-in-class cycling experiences. Alongside community-building efforts, you'll oversee local social media channels, creating content that inspires engagement and enhances Rapha's brand presence. As part of the Clubhouse team, you will also support retail operations, delivering legendary customer experiences while seamlessly integrating community initiatives into the retail environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Rapha Cycling Club (RCC) & Open Rides

• Program the Clubhouse ride schedule in line with company framework

• Identify areas of opportunity & react to future community needs with creative & bespoke rides to your hyperlocal metro & community. Propose new ideas to your Regional Community Manager.

• Adhere to RCC Regulations & code of conduct

• Manage & support all Ride Leaders within local chapter including onboarding, training & offboarding to deliver rides to brand standard

• Act as a liaison between for RCC Members, Ride Leaders & community ensuring collaboration

• Strategically connect with, seek & pipeline Ride Leaders to represent the brand.

• Host rides as a ride leader, and ride with all levels & audiences of your community & chapter

• Propose new ride ideas to deepen loyalty & engage community for your local chapter

• Take care of all bike hire needs for our RCC members, inclusive of bike maintenance & basic compliance

• Actively seek to drive RCC membership through open rides, and proactively monitoring lapsed or soon to be lapsed RCC Members

Events & Activations

• Organise Local Events & Activations to deepen brand loyalty, engage community to increase footfall & revenue for Clubhouse

• Identify hyperlocal community & metro needs, ideate & react to these with creative & bespoke Events & Activations within the clubhouse and OOH within Metro to deepen brand engagement

• Plan & execute Tier 2 events within your Clubhouse e.g. FAR, Festive 500

• Where required, support with Tier 1 activations e.g. Summit

• Partner with Clubhouse team to integrate community and community activations within the retail environment

• Support the Cafe team to ensure brand standards & engagement is fulfilled through our Food & Beverage offering

Social Media

• Create & edit engaging, inspiring content for Clubhouse Social Media Channels in line with brand social media guidelines that drives engagement & participation in rides & Clubhouse events.

• Leverage Social channels to increase awareness of RCC and Clubhouse to drive KPI's

• Execute campaigns to grow UGC & followers

• Monitor results of social media; engagement, impression, likes, most popular content & use this to further improve the channels

Partnerships, Ambassadors & Network

• Have an awareness of local competitors and their community engagement tactics

• Network regularly to seek new partnerships, collaborations & to expand your network within the world of cycling

• Identify potential brand aligne