About the Filecoin FoundationFilecoin Foundation (FF) is an independent organization that facilitates governance of the Filecoin network, funds critical development projects, supports the growth of the Filecoin ecosystem, and advocates for Filecoin and the decentralized web. In 2017, the creators of Filecoin envisioned that an independent Filecoin Foundation would serve as the long-term governance body for the Filecoin Ecosystem. They gave the Foundation the mandate to “grow an open ecosystem for decentralized storage” and to “give developers an open and sustainable platform to build, enhance and monetize those services.” They wanted the Foundation to be modeled on Foundations for other open source projects like the Apache Software Foundation, the Mozilla Foundation and the Linux Foundation. The Filecoin Foundation operates independently of Protocol Labs, the organization that designed and built the Filecoin network. As a member of our early-stage team, you will have the opportunity to help define our growth as the organization scales. This is a full-time position, remote from anywhere in the world.Job DescriptionFilecoin Foundation is looking for a communications professional to join our Governance team. Part communications strategist and part community manager, the ideal candidate for this role will design tools and solutions that empower a broad array of stakeholders to more deeply and meaningfully participate in network governance.  This role will vary from day to day, and will include codifying communications workflows, setting up and managing new communication channels, working with stakeholders to understand informational needs, and drafting written content for a variety of audiences. Though technical knowledge is not a prerequisite for this role, the context of this work is highly technical.  Strong candidates should be passionate about decentralized governance and blockchain technology and motivated by the mission of the Filecoin Foundation. Our team is diverse and interdisciplinary, and we welcome your interesting, non-traditional, and/or early career experiences. 

Responsibilities

• Scoping communications needs around FIPs, the FIPs workflow, and Filecoin governance
• Codifying reporting standards, communications workflows, and best practices
• Launching and managing communications tools across new platforms, including an email newsletter and Twitter feed
• Writing technical and non-technical materials for both internal and external audiences, including case studies, blog posts, and weekly community updates
• Devising success metrics for communications tools and procedures and using them to drive continuous improvement
• Creatively addressing communications needs with a wide array of tools and approaches (e.g., feedback surveys, infographics, Twitter spaces, AMAs, etc.)
• Delivering communications expertise to other teams and community partners, providing resources and coaching necessary to achieve mutual goals
• Speaking publicly, both virtually and in-person, about work being conducted by the governance team
• Scheduling, planning, and executing in-person events and activities, including speaker series and team offsites
• Building relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders, as well as network stewards across both Filecoin Foundation and Protocol Labs
• Contributing as a core member of the Governance team, working collaboratively to set and achieve team OKRs

Your Profile

• Leadership experience managing complex stakeholder projects and sensitive partnerships
• Hyper detail-oriented, extremely organized, and pride yourself on your ability to structure large, ambiguous systems into sensible, tractable ones
• Previous experience in professional communications, particularly communicating technical information to non-technical audiences
• Comfort interacting with the public, able to build relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders, and ability for conflict resolution
• Able to execute on the details while managing the big picture
• Comfortable managing different “depths” of work simultaneously
• Ability to balance interests of many activities with good communication and listening skills, with the ability to teach others
• You relish coordinating workflows across different teams inside multiple organizations
• Passion for decentralization, information access, and solving complex web3 issues.

Bonus Points

• Fluency in Mandarin, Korean, or other languages
• Previous management experience, leading teams or individuals within an organization
• Provable involvement in other decentralized communities, and/or working knowledge of decentralized governance schemas and tooling
• Experience working with and/or contributing to open-source software projects
• Are self-taught in some field, and consider yourself a voracious learner