About the company
Interested in working on cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? Since 2014, the mission-driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today. Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem. The launch of Soroban, the new smart contracts platform designed to work well with Stellar, brings a wealth of opportunity for innovation. When you join SDF as a Community Manager, you will be a part of a team thatās leveraging that opportunity to increase developer participation in order to bootstrap the ecosystem of tools, protocols, dapps, and educational resources necessary for Soroban to succeed.
Job Summary
In this role, you will:
šDrive our earned and owned communications strategy to build awareness for SDF tools and products, the network and the Stellar ecosystem. šDevelop and maintain relationships with industry press outlets, reporters and influencers šDraft blogs, press releases, messaging, op-eds and other content. šHelp manage relationships with PR agencies and vendors šManage and grow a team that aligns with the organizational priorities and drives results šTranslate the complexity of the Stellar network and the scope of our impact into pitches and stories that expand what people think of when they hear āStellar.ā šWork with SDF marketing team to track impact of events to inform strategies that amplify outreach to target audiences
Qualifications:
š7+ years of communications experience šExpertise in media relations, including pitching and building relationships with the press šAbility to create, drive and execute strategy šExperience managing across teams to drive results šExperience managing a team of communications professionals šSolid research, writing and editing skills šGood project management and organization skills
