Finding a role that meets our interests and skills is one of the most challenging parts of getting involved in an open source project. The Drupal Community maintains a list of the roles through which people contribute to the project, including the tasks a role performs, what expectations exist for someone fulfilling the role, and what skills they should expect to require and ones they can expect to learn along the way. Community Roles might be from something as simple and temporary as an Issue Reporter, who reports an issue they have found with the Drupal software, to someone who dedicates a significant proportion of their time on a long term basis to leading a team mentoring others.

You can browse the list of Roles below, to find a place where you want to get involved. Another entry point to finding roles is to browse by Skills -- skill pages link to Roles that use them.

Note: This is a work in progress! New roles are being added to this section, as we fill out the Contribution Areas. For more information, see issue links at the top of many of the Contribution Area pages.

Created: 17 June 2021. Last updated: 17 June 2021.
Improve the accessibility of Drupal core and contributed modules, themes, and distributions
Duration: ongoing
Created: 17 November 2023. Last updated: 17 November 2023.
Duration: ongoing
Created: 24 June 2021. Last updated: 24 June 2021.
Maintain processes and documentation related to the health of the Drupal community
Duration: ongoing
Created: 30 August 2020. Last updated: 9 November 2022.
Make sure mentors are aware of contribution tools and how to install them
Duration: several hours
Created: 24 June 2021. Last updated: 24 June 2021.
Help resolve conflicts in the Drupal community
Duration: ongoing
Created: 14 June 2021. Last updated: 5 April 2024.
Help manage the software development, design, and issues for a contributed module, theme, or distribution
Duration: ongoing
Created: 7 May 2021. Last updated: 2 July 2021.
Share your experience and expertise with an underrepresented student in the Discover Drupal program
Duration: ongoing
Created: 14 June 2021. Last updated: 14 June 2021.
Edit and proofread Drupal documentation
Duration: ongoing
Created: 14 June 2021. Last updated: 14 June 2021.
Monitor and validate changes to a documentation guide. Add new pages to the menu.
Duration: ongoing
Created: 22 March 2021. Last updated: 30 September 2021.
Represent the Drupal brand outside the Drupal community, and spread the word about Drupal
Duration: ongoing
Created: 24 June 2021. Last updated: 24 June 2021.
Help establish policy and budget for, and oversee the Drupal Association
Duration: ongoing
Created: 18 June 2021. Last updated: 10 November 2023.
Perform final review and commit on community-suggested improvements to Drupal core
Duration: ongoing
Created: 18 June 2021. Last updated: 18 June 2021.
Lead development for a Drupal core initiative
Duration: ongoing
Created: 18 June 2021. Last updated: 18 June 2021.
Oversee the development of a module, theme, or other subset of Drupal core
Duration: ongoing
Created: 18 June 2021. Last updated: 18 June 2021.
Review issues in a given topic in Drupal core
Duration: ongoing
Created: 22 March 2021. Last updated: 22 March 2021.
Create case studies, interviews, and onboarding materials for Drupal evaluators, and improve the evaluator experience.
Duration: ongoing
Created: 3 April 2021. Last updated: 17 April 2021.
Train others on Drupal in conjunction with Global Training Days
Duration: several weeks
Created: 6 March 2021. Last updated: 26 August 2021.
Organize a regular local meetup for Drupal enthusiasts
Duration: ongoing
Created: 22 March 2021. Last updated: 22 March 2021.
Improve Drupal’s social media presence on an on-going basis.
Duration: ongoing
Created: 22 March 2021. Last updated: 30 September 2021.
Help the Drupal initiative leads describe their progress and innovation, inside and outside the Drupal community.
Duration: ongoing

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Visit the Community landing page to learn more about the Drupal community, or start at the top of the Contributor Guide to find roles and tasks organized by skills and community areas.

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