Jara Montez

Building programs that drive community growth by day, and champion education equity by night.

Other sites in the Jara verse 🔗

The Program Playground
One Pot Studio
2024 Media Consumption
LinkedIn

Actual fun facts 😎

First job: Tae Kwon Do instructor

Worst job: Being the eldest sister. IYKYK.

Favorite fictional characters: Janine Teagues, Issa Dee, Arya Stark, The Fresh Prince, Maxine Shaw, Blossom (PPG), and Dana Scully

Favorite artist: Faith Ringgold

Tech stack: FigJam, Airtable, Webflow

Freelance availability: 🟢

Webflow Global Leaders

Role: Lead Program Manager
Tech stack: Airtable, Zapier, Webflow, Figma

I designed the relaunch of the Webflow Global Leaders program, which offers support to 100+ global Webflow ambassadors who build community by fostering connections through events, collaboration, and education. In return, Global Leaders receive benefits like a tech stack, event reimbursement, access to beta programs, and exclusive swag.

Program Goals
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Enhance engagement: Empower Global Leaders to create engaging opportunities that encourage their community to connect, learn, and collaborate in Webflow.

Scale the program:
Lay the groundwork for the program's long-term success by establishing a solid foundation of Leaders and internal operations.

Build efficient workflows: Design and implement streamlined workflows to simplify program operations, data management, and task coordination to ensure smooth execution.

Process and results
The Global Leaders program was paused during the pandemic, so the relaunch was a new moment to pick up momentum and engage the community. Well before launch I facilitated a community meeting with existing leaders to identify pain points and gaps, and leveraged this data to shape the relaunch strategy.

Some easy wins I created after gathering feedback: a consolidated landing page for program information, a media kit for promoting chapter events, and a monthly newsletter for updates.

To optimize operations, I moved the entire program into Airtable (leveraging Zapier and Webflow) to manage application approvals, event proposals, reimbursements, and CSAT surveys.

Since the relaunch, here are a few notable metrics: 100+ applications, 80+ events hosted, 117 chapters across 34 countries.

The Global Leaders landing page was designed by Skylar Kitchen.

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Available for program design + build, edtech consultation, and workshops.