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🥑 Hi there, I'm Jona 👋 🌻 based in the beautiful city of Tirana, Albania. 🇦🇱
I'm passionate about creating lively and welcoming developer communities, and I'm a big advocate for Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). With over a decade of experience, I've been dedicated to encouraging collaboration and engagement, creating spaces where people can freely share their knowledge and ideas.
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😄 Pronouns: she/her
📌 I specialize in developing and implementing effective community strategies — organizing large-scale events, coordinating projects and initiatives, and empowering individuals to contribute and thrive in an open and supportive environment.
📌 Event planning is another passion of mine — whether it's a small focused meetup or a large international conference, I approach every detail thoughtfully to create a positive, enriching experience for everyone.
📌 One of my strengths is designing ambassador programs that amplify community voices and build networks of passionate advocates — enhancing outreach and contributing to the long-term growth and sustainability of the ecosystem.
📌 Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are at the core of my values. I actively engage in DEI discussions and initiatives within the tech community, fostering an environment where everyone feels heard and valued, and creating opportunities for underrepresented groups to thrive.
If you're searching for someone genuinely passionate about fostering developer communities, committed to FOSS principles, and with a proven track record in community strategy, ambassador programs, mentorship, DEI, and event planning — I'd love to connect! 🌻
✍🏻 Contact me
📧 [email protected]
👩🏻💻 Experience
Jona-Azizaj-Resume.pdf
📌 CrowdSec
Open Source Community Manager | September 2024 – March 2026 | Remote
- Led the Ambassadors Program, onboarding 15 contributors who drove content creation, events, and community engagement.
- Designed and ran targeted community surveys gathering feedback from 300+ community members, directly shaping product and community strategy.
- Organized and hosted monthly Community Office Hours with 15+ regular attendees, to foster direct interaction, share updates, and address community questions.
- Collaborated with the tech team to develop 3 new Academy courses, including Kubernetes and WAF, guiding users to master CrowdSec.
- Launched and managed a referral program to boost advocacy and community-led adoption.
- Curated and distributed a monthly community newsletter reaching 1000+ subscribers, covering CrowdSec updates, community contributions, and upcoming initiatives.
- Managed and moderated key channels, including Discord (7k+ members), Mastodon (500+ followers), and Reddit (1.5K alpacas), ensuring active and inclusive communication.
- Built partnerships with communities like Drupal (DrupalCon) and OpenClassRooms, expanding community reach and engagement by 300+ new members.
📌 Machine Learning Prague
Partnerships Manager | October 2020 – Present | Remote | Freelance
- Manage end-to-end event partnerships since the 2021 edition, securing 20+ partners per edition and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure their presence at the event.
- Drive the full sponsorship cycle — from identifying and pitching potential sponsors to negotiating and closing agreements — securing financial support for each edition.
- In 2020, when the event transitioned to an online format, took ownership of the entire event production and partnerships for the 2021 edition, ensuring a seamless experience for 500+ attendees — growing to 800+ attendees in recent editions.
📌 Supernova.io
Community Lead | June 2022 – January 2023 | Remote
- Managed the Discord community (1.6K+ members), monitoring engagement, moderating discussions, and ensuring an active and welcoming space.
- Managed the community CRM by identifying the most active members, tracking external mentions, and the most discussed topics to support product and community strategy.
- Coordinated Supernova.io's presence at global design conferences, including Clarity 2022 (New Orleans) and Design Systems London Meetup 2022.
- Led the end-to-end Product Hunt launch of Supernova's next-generation design token management tool, coordinating with internal stakeholders to gather all necessary information — achieving #11 Day Rank, #44 Week Rank, 202 points, and 23 comments.
📌 GoodData
Data and Developers Community Manager | June 2021 – March 2022 | Prague, Czech Republic
- Managed collaborations with global and local data communities, organizing 12 events and webinars including partnerships with Data Natives and Dremio, and managing GoodData's presence at Subsurface Conference in 2022.
- Initiated the GoodAmbassadors program, onboarding 10 internal developers and engineers and supporting them in sharing their knowledge externally as speakers and writers.
- Curated and edited 2-3 developer articles per month for the GoodData Developers Medium blog (800+ followers), sourcing and editing contributions from internal experts.
- Managed the GoodData Developers Twitter account (700+ followers), posting daily content including new releases, upcoming events, and developer-focused content.