Great Lakes/GLR Roles

Introduction

This page describes the editing roles that are possible to obtain in Waze editing, with a brief description of the responsibilities as well as what prerequisites must be met, if any.

Notes

• All this information in this page is specific to the Great Lakes Region (GLR). While it may be true other places as well, be sure to consult the local leadership for more information.
• Note that editors can and will hold multiple roles on this page simultaneously. When promoted from R5 SM to R5 CM, the editor is granted R5 CM as an additional title in addition to all previous titles they have held previously.

Role Progression Diagram

State Level

Area Manager

• Abbreviation: AM
• Responsibilities: AMs manage a portion of the the map.
  • As a rough rule of thumb, it is typical to grant AM areas measured in hundreds of square miles
• Prerequisites:
  • Editor Rank 3 (R3)
  • State Manager approval
  • Regional Coordinator approval
• More Information: Area Manager wiki entry
• Notes: As long as the editor retains their AM status, the AM area they are granted will not expire after 90 days the way normal editable area does.

Large Area Manager

• Abbreviation: LAM
• Responsibilities: As the name suggests, LAMs manage a much larger portion of the map than AMs.
  • As a rough rule of thumb, it is typical to grant LAM areas measured in thousands or tens of thousands of square miles
• Prerequisites:
  • Editor must be an active Area Manager in the region
  • State Manager approval
  • Regional Coordinator approval
• More Information: GLR forum post describing roles/responsibilities of LAMs

State Manager

• Abbreviation: SM
• Responsibilities: coordinate all editing done by editors, AMs, and LAMs within a state
• Prerequisites:
  • Editor Rank 4 (R4)
  • Editor must be an active Area Manager in the region
  • State Manager approval (if existing SMs)
  • Regional Coordinator approval
• More Information: State Manager wiki entry

Region Level

Assistant Regional Coordinator

• Abbreviation: ARC
• Responsibilities: assist the Regional Coordinator to oversee/guide all editing for a region
• Prerequisites:
  • Editor Rank 6 (R6)
  • Editor must be an active Local Champ
  • Regional Coordinator approval
• More Information: Assistant Regional Coordinator wiki entry

Regional Coordinator

• Abbreviation: RC
• Responsibilities: oversee/guide all editing for a region
• Prerequisites:
  • Editor Rank 6 (R6)
  • Editor MUST be an active Local Champ
  • Editor MAY be an active Global Champ
• More Information: Regional Coordinator wiki entry

Country Level

Country Manager

• Abbreviation: CM
• Responsibilities: assist editing efforts nationwide
• Prerequisites:
  • Editor Rank 5 (R5)
  • Editor must be an active State Manager in the region
  • The editor must have a Champ nominate them for consideration for CM by the full group of US Champs
    • Typically nominated by a Regional Coordinator in their home region
  • Requires a simple majority (greater than 50%) of the Champs to vote in favor of the CM promotion
• More Information: Country Manager wiki entry
• Notes: CM is the top technical editing role in the United States. To be granted Country Manager status means the editor consistently demonstrates expert-level mastery of Waze editing.

Local Champ

• Abbreviation: LC
• Responsibilities: help inform national-level editing guidance and policy, serve as a liaison between Waze staff and the volunteer community of editors for the entire country
• Prerequisites:
  • Editor Rank 5 (R5)
  • Editor must be an active Country Manager in the region
  • The editor must have a Champ nominate them for consideration for LC by the full group of US Champs
    • Typically nominated by a Regional Coordinator in their home region
  • Requires a simple majority (greater than 50%) of the Champs to vote in favor of the LC promotion
• More Information: Local Champs wiki entry

Global Level

Global Champ

• Abbreviation: GC
• Responsibilities: help inform world-wide editing guidance and policy, serve as a liaison between Waze staff and the entire world's volunteer community of editors
• Prerequisites:
  • Editor Rank 6 (R6)
  • Editor must be an active Local Champ
  • The editor must have a Global Champ nominate them for consideration for GC by the worldwide group of Global Champs and Waze staff
• More Information: Global Champ wiki entry