hi, I'm Ian!
Reddit & Discord community manager
growth, moderation, engagement
I help brands build and manage active Reddit and Discord communities that actually grow and stay clean.
ID and phone verified on Upwork
simple systems that work:
- 1. clear rules
- 2. consistent moderation
psst, the stickers peel off. drag them around.
what I do
Six things I look after. Lift a flap to read the note under it.
1community management
community management
I build and run the whole community: the strategy, the guidelines and the outreach that brings the right people in.
on my skills list:
- Community Management
- Community Strategy
- Community Outreach
2moderation
moderation
Clear rules and consistent moderation, so the place stays clean and people feel safe talking.
on my skills list:
- Community Moderation
- Community Guidelines
3growth
growth
Growth strategy and community promotion, so the member count actually goes up and stays up.
on my skills list:
- Growth Strategy
- Growth Hacking
- Community Promotion & Growth Hacking
4engagement
engagement
Keeping members talking to you and to each other, and looking after the people behind the usernames.
on my skills list:
- Community Engagement
- Customer Engagement
5Discord bots
Discord bots
Setting up Discord bots that help the mods and keep the server running smoothly.
on my skills list:
- Discord Bot Development
- Discord
6Reddit and X
Reddit and X
Reddit communities, plus Twitter/X and the rest of your social media.
on my skills list:
- Social Media Management
- Twitter/X
- Marketing
my crayon box
Every skill on my Upwork profile, one crayon each.
- Social Media Management
- Community Management
- Community Outreach
- Community Strategy
- Community Guidelines
- Community Engagement
- Customer Engagement
- Community Moderation
- Growth Strategy
- Discord Bot Development
- Marketing
- Discord
- Twitter/X
- Growth Hacking
- Community Promotion & Growth Hacking
communities I've looked after
A walk down some of my rated jobs on Upwork, oldest first.
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Feb 2022 to May 2022
Discord Moderator
5.048 hours on Upwork
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Mar 2022 to Jun 2022
NFT Discord community management for Yubo.live, a 60 million user social app
5.0599 hours on Upwork
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Jul 2022 to Oct 2022
Discord Moderator and Manager for a crypto project
5.0387 hours on Upwork
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Mar 2023 to May 2024
Discord manager
5.0150 hours on Upwork
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Feb 2026
Game hosting customer support representative
4.07 hours on Upwork
50 jobs in all. The full list, with every review, is on my Upwork profile.
my work
The four pieces on my Upwork portfolio, drawn as crayon cards. Turn one over.
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Community Manager / Discord Moderator at SEGA
portfolio page 1 of 4
Community Manager / Discord Moderator at SEGA
This is one of the four pieces pinned to my Upwork portfolio. I drew my own cover for it here; the real one lives on Upwork.
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Community Manager / Discord Moderator at Samsung
portfolio page 2 of 4
Community Manager / Discord Moderator at Samsung
This is one of the four pieces pinned to my Upwork portfolio. I drew my own cover for it here; the real one lives on Upwork.
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Power hub NFT Moderator
portfolio page 3 of 4
Power hub NFT Moderator
This is one of the four pieces pinned to my Upwork portfolio. I drew my own cover for it here; the real one lives on Upwork.
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Big Cats Jr Mod
portfolio page 4 of 4
Big Cats Jr Mod
This is one of the four pieces pinned to my Upwork portfolio. I drew my own cover for it here; the real one lives on Upwork.
my numbers
Counted the way a kid counts: with crayon marks. All from my Upwork profile.
50 jobs
done on Upwork. That is fifty little marks, count them.
12,660 hours
of work logged on Upwork
$70K+
total earned on Upwork
5.0 stars
on 4 of the 5 rated jobs up there in my communities list
what clients say
Upwork reads the feedback from my finished jobs and pulls out the words clients used most. These are those words, and how many times each came up.
Upwork's own summary of my work says:
an experienced social media manager specializing in community engagement within crypto, AI, and Web3 ecosystems.
Generated by Upwork's AI from my completed jobs.
when and how
I speak
- English, fluent
- Tagalog, native
I'm around
- hours: as needed, open to offers
- open to contract to hire
- I usually reply in 4 to 8 hours
- right now it's where I am
need a community manager?
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