Tanja Hoefler
@tanjahoefler
Developer Relations and Community Growth leader driving advocacy, content, and measurable engagement.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Community and Developer Relations professional with 9+ years of experience building high-impact digital communities, scaling advocacy programs, and driving engagement through content, events, and social strategy. I’ve supported global tech brands including RingCentral and Roblox, consistently translating community energy into measurable business impact.
In my recent work as a Developer Marketing & Community Strategy Consultant, I advise teams on community-led growth strategies that improve audience engagement, retention, and brand visibility across social and developer ecosystems. I analyze channel performance and apply data-driven recommendations to strengthen content strategy, community interaction, and campaign effectiveness, while delivering community management, content creation, and event support tailored to technical audiences.
At RingCentral, I scaled developer content, social, and community programs to strengthen the developer ecosystem presence—growing social presence from ~3K to 80K followers through content, engagement, and strategic amplification. I built and grew the Game Changers ambassador program to 3,000+ advocates, managed the developer blog strategy, and led developer-facing webinars strategy and execution with consistently highest attendance across the organization. By partnering cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, and Analyst Relations, I aligned community insights with business priorities and contributed to RingCentral’s 2022 DevPortal Award win for Best Community Outreach & Support.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Community Strategy Consultant
Freelance
Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 5 months)
Advised clients on community-led growth strategies across social and developer ecosystems, using performance analysis to strengthen content, engagement, and campaign effectiveness. Delivered community management, content support, and event assistance tailored to technical audiences.
Freelance Developer Marketing Consultant
Self Employed
May 2018 - May 2019 (1 year)
Supported developer marketing initiatives for conferences, hackathons, and community events, executing developer acquisition across social, email, and event channels. Produced promotional content and assets and grew event social visibility, including 1,000% Twitter impression growth in one month with an organic strategy.
Education
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San Jose State University
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Earned a B.S. in Psychology from San Jose State University.
Evergreen Community College
Associate of Arts, Business
Earned an A.A. in Business from Evergreen Community College.
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