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Founding Non-Technical Operator

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Comfy Org

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Posted on Jan 16, 2025

Founding Non-Technical Operator

The Role

We're seeking a dynamic founding operator who will be the connective tissue of our team, bringing together community, marketing, and operations into a cohesive force.
You are a good fit if this describes you:
You're a swiss army knife operator who thrives in ambiguity and can context-switch effectively between different functions
You have exceptional communication skills and can translate complex technical concepts into compelling narratives
You're deeply analytical and data-driven, using metrics to inform strategic decisions
You understand community dynamics and how to nurture genuine connections at scale
You're fascinated by the intersection of AI and creative expression
What you'll do:
Drive our community strategy across Discord, social media, and other platforms, turning users into advocates
Design and execute marketing initiatives that amplify ComfyUI's unique position in the AI ecosystem
Conduct user interviews and usability testing to gather actionable insights for product development
Manage strategic partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders in the AI community
Create and implement processes that help our team operate more effectively as we scale
Analyze community feedback, usage patterns, and market trends to inform strategic decisions
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of visual AI by bridging the gap between our technical capabilities and user needs. You'll work closely with our founding team to build and nurture a thriving ecosystem around ComfyUI.
Your impact will be measured by:
Growth and engagement of our community across platforms
Quality and actionability of user insights gathered
Effectiveness of marketing initiatives and partnerships
Implementation of scalable operational processes
Ability to identify and execute on strategic opportunities
Experience in high-growth startups and social media campaign management is valuable, but we care more about your ability to learn quickly and execute effectively in a fast-paced environment.

What is ComfyUI?

ComfyUI, in the simplest form, is a node-based engine that enables users to generate visual content using AI. It is the most popular and powerful visual AI framework with more than 60k Github stars, thousands of 3rd party extensions and millions of users.
But this is not where it stops,
ComfyUI is and will continue to be a tool for artists of the future: a human equipped with AI who can be an order of magnitude more productive than before.
ComfyUI will continue evolve to further to democratize AIs for creatives, hobbyists, storytellers, studios, developers, and enterprises.
It empowers those who were not trained with the power of the brush to also be a painter and those who do to be a maestro.
It will become an Operating System for visual Gen AI.
It will unlock a world where no stories is left untold

About Us

We are a small, intense, and well-funded team in San Francisco who push ComfyUI and its ecosystem forward. Our team comes from Stability AI and Google and many contributed to the ComfyUI ecosystem way before working here.
Our organization is flat and there is no hierarchy, only categories: devv, artz, prod, oprt, etc (and no, there is no one here with the title of Member of Technical Staff, it’s long and silly for a job title).
The only thing that matters is the quality of your cultural fit and execution. We work hard and demand a lot of each other. But we have fun: everyone is here to make something meaningful that will end up being our life’s work. If this mission excites you and you view yourself as a top-tier talent, talk to us at hiring@comfy.org. Your future latent self is waiting for you at Comfy.
Check out our Github and blog for what we’ve been working on. Our investors include Pace Capital, Chemistry, Abstract Venture, and Guillermo Rauch.

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