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<p>Aptos is a people-first blockchain on a mission to help billions of people achieve universal and fair access to decentralized assets in a safe and scalable way.</p>
<p>Founded by some of the original creators and maintainers that researched, designed, and built the Diem blockchain to serve this purpose, we have dedicated several years toward this mission. We believe the open-source Diem technology we have developed is an important foundation of a safe and scalable web3 world where everyone has more equitable opportunities to grow and access financial assets with lower fees and fewer intermediaries.  </p>
<p>Aptos (Ohlone for "The People") encompasses our mission and ethos for why we build.</p><p>As Marketing Director, you will own the strategic vision, operational execution, and team growth for all marketing functions supporting Shelby. You will be a senior leader contributing to broader company direction, driving demand, awareness, and adoption of the platform, and building a scalable marketing machine. You’ll partner across product, engineering, BD/partnerships, community, and executive leadership to deliver high-impact programs that move key metrics.</p>
<p>You must be comfortable in ambiguity, roll up your sleeves, and also think several quarters ahead.</p>
<h3><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></h3>
<h4><strong>Strategy & Positioning</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Define and own the brand positioning, messaging architecture, and narrative for Shelby in the Web3 / creator infrastructure space.</li>
<li>Conduct competitive analysis, market research, customer and developer insights to spot white space and positioning opportunities.</li>
<li>Develop a long‑term marketing roadmap aligned with company goals, OKRs, and revenue/protocol adoption targets.</li>
</ul>
<h4><strong>Demand Generation & Growth</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Maintain (and create where necessary) all marketing channels (X, LinkedIn, Youtube) working hand in hand with a marketing agency.</li>
<li>Lead performance marketing (paid, growth loops, referral, partnerships) to generate high-quality acquisition, trial, and usage, optimizing CAC, LTV, and conversion funnels.</li>
<li>Design and execute multi-channel campaigns (paid, content, SEO/SEM, social, influencer, email, webinars, events) to build full-funnel demand.</li>
<li>A/B test messaging, channels, creatives, and user flows; apply data-driven rigor to improve conversion rates and ROI.</li>
</ul>
<h4><strong>Content & Thought Leadership</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Oversee content strategy (blog, white papers, stance pieces, video, webinars) that elevates Shelby’s brand and educates developers, creators, and ecosystem partners.</li>
<li>Drive PR, earned media, and analyst coverage to position Shelby as a leading decentralized storage solution.</li>
<li>Own the storytelling around complex technical features, translating them into compelling narratives for target personas.</li>
</ul>
<h4><strong>Community, Ecosystem & Partnerships</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Build and nurture relationships with developer communities, creators, media platforms, ecosystem partners, and open-source contributors.</li>
<li>Design programs (hackathons, grants, ambassador programs, integration co‑marketing) to encourage adoption and network effects.</li>
<li>Collaborate with Partner & BD teams to co-create marketing initiatives and amplify reach via aligned partners.</li>
</ul>
<h4><strong>Team Leadership & Operations</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Hire, mentor, and scale a cross-functional marketing team (product marketing, growth, content, community).</li>
<li>Define and operationalize marketing processes, tools, systems (analytics, CRM, marketing ops).</li>
<li>Manage vendor relationships and budgets, ensuring ROI and alignment with strategic priorities.</li>
<li>Align marketing OKRs with company goals and own quarterly deliverables, forecasts, and reporting.</li>
</ul>
<h4><strong>Metrics & Accountability</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) across the funnel (awareness, acquisition, activation, retention, conversion).</li>
<li>Establish dashboards, reporting cadence, and data governance to ensure marketing decisions are grounded in metrics.</li>
<li>Own budget allocation, forecasting, and impact measurement for marketing investments.</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Qualifications & Experience</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Required (Senior / Director level):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>5+ years of marketing experience, with significant experience in B2B, SaaS, platform, developer, or tech marketing.</li>
<li>2+ years in a leadership or senior individual contributor role owning full-funnel marketing strategy and execution.</li>
<li>Experience launching new products or platforms, ideally in a startup, early-stage environment, or high-growth company.</li>
<li>Deep familiarity with Web3, blockchain, or adjacent technology ecosystems (e.g. creator platforms, decentralized infrastructure).</li>
<li>Proven record in growth / demand generation, content marketing, product marketing, or ecosystem marketing.</li>
<li>Strong storytelling skills and ability to simplify technical complexity for diverse audiences.</li>
<li>Experience managing a marketing team and mentoring mid-level marketers.</li>
<li>Comfortable working in ambiguity, iterative environments, and scaling processes from scratch.</li>
<li>Strong analytical mindset, capacity to dive into data, and translate insights into action.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Preferred / Nice to Have:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Experience launching or marketing infrastructure or protocol-level products in Web3.</li>
<li>Existing network in creator, media, or decentralized content communities.</li>
<li>Experience with developer marketing or community-led growth.</li>
<li>Familiarity with token-based incentive models, DAO, grants, or crypto economics.</li>
<li>Some technical fluency (facing API, smart contract, or protocol-level integration).</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>What You’ll Gain</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>The opportunity to build and shape a marketing organization from the ground up.</li>
<li>A visible leadership role with strategic influence at the executive level.</li>
<li>Real impact on adoption, narrative, and growth for a leading decentralized storage solution.</li>
<li>Exposure to Web3 innovation, developer ecosystem, and creator infrastructure.</li>
<li>Competitive compensation, equity or token grants, benefits, and a mission-driven, inclusive culture.</li>
</ul><p><strong>Our Benefits</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>100% insurance premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents (US Employees)</li>
<li>Equipment of your choice</li>
<li>Flexible vacation time, 11 holidays, and floating company days off </li>
<li>Competitive Salary</li>
<li>Protocol Token Grants</li>
<li>401k matching (US Employees)</li>
<li>Fun and inclusive in-person and digital events</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Aptos is committed to diversity in the workplace, and we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not hire on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.</em></p>






















































We are committed to providing a safe and secure hiring process for all applicants. Unfortunately, there are individuals who may attempt to impersonate Aptos or our employees for fraudulent purposes.<strong>To protect yourself, please be aware of the following:</strong>
<ul>
<li>We will <strong>never</strong> ask you for payment of any kind during the application or onboarding process, including fees for background checks, training, or equipment.</li>
<li>We will <strong>always</strong> communicate with you using our official company email domain.</li>
<li>We will <strong>never</strong> request your personal financial information, such as your social security number or bank account details, during the initial application stages or via email or a video/voice call when onboarding.</li>
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Marketing Director, Shelby Platform

<p>Industree is creating a new, DAO music ecosystem where artists and fans share in each other’s success. Our platform is powered by the ecosystem’s governance & utility token, and artist tokens, which reward fans for backing talent they believe in.</p><p>We have an experienced leadership team with a very successful track record, as well as a robust community to launch with. We just need the right technical partner to join the team.</p><h3><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>Smart Contracts</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">Develop & deploy BLOOMS ERC-20 token (with fee mechanism).</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Build Liquidity Bootstrapping Pool (LBP) for public launch.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Deploy staking contracts (with future vote-to-earn logic).</li><li><strong>Web Application Development</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">Build the Industree web app using React / Next.js (front-end) and Node.js / Firebase (backend).</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Develop dynamic user profiles (Artists & Fans) with integrated on-chain balances.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Create a Staking Dashboard and Liquidity Pool UI.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Integrate fiat on-ramps (Transak / Coinbase Onramp) and embedded wallets (Privy).</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Mobile development (React Native / Expo)</li><li><strong>System Integration</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">Work with Figma designs to bring UI/UX to life.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Implement secure onboarding flows (email/social login, Firebase phone verification).</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Collaborate with design and product team to deliver a polished experience.</li></ul><p><strong>Nice to Have</strong></p><ul><li>Experience with Ethereum Layer 2 (Base preferred).</li><li>Familiarity with <strong>OnchainKit</strong> and Base-native developer tools.</li><li>Prior work on DAO, governance, or staking contracts.</li><li>Startup / pre-launch experience.</li><li>Passionate about music.</li></ul><p><strong>Location</strong></p><ul><li>USA (must be able to come to Los Angeles occasionally for meetings)</li></ul><p><strong>Salary Range</strong></p><ul><li>Start project-based with token incentives, transitioning to salary + equity equivalent.</li></ul><p>A positive and optimistic can-do attitude is a must!</p>

Full-Stack Web3 Developer for New Music DAO

Gauntlet leads the field in quantitative research and optimization of DeFi economics. We manage market risk, optimize growth, and ensure economic safety for protocols facilitating the majority of spot trading, borrowing, and lending activity across all of DeFi, protecting and optimizing the largest protocols and networks in the industry. As of January 2024 Gauntlet manages risk and incentives covering over $13 billion in customer TVL.Gauntlet continually publishes cutting-edge research that informs our risk models, alerts, and analysis, and is among the most cited institution — including academic institutions — in terms of peer-reviewed papers addressing DeFi as a subject. We’re a Series B company with around 60 employees, operating remote-first with a home base in New York City.Gauntlet’s mission is to <b>drive adoption and understanding in the financial systems of the future</b>. Building with decentralized systems creates novel challenges for mechanism designers, smart contract developers, and end-users of financial products, which are not seen in traditional software development and investing contexts. Gauntlet is dedicated to enhancing our industry’s understanding of this new domain, and revealing how to safely navigate the true bleeding edge of 21st century financial innovation.Our extremely passionate team works tirelessly to bridge the gap for data-driven insights and analytical research in collateralized blockchain protocols. We strive to maintain an atmosphere that fosters innovation and new ideas through collaboration, research, and deep discussion to meet our customer's needs to grow and manage incentives better!In order to grow our impact in the DeFi space, we are looking to hire an experienced, crypto-native Governance actor to support Gauntlet’s increasing delegate activities. This role will be an active participant in the DAOs where Gauntlet is a delegate – ongoing forum participation, maintaining exemplary voting and communication rates, and joining delegate calls or other DAO-related events, among other things. This role will also actively seek out opportunities for new delegation and proactively identify potential revenue opportunities that align with Gauntlet’s business.<h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><ul><li>Develop an intricate understanding of the DAOs where Gauntlet is, or becomes a delegate.</li><li>Active forum participation – commenting on proposals and other DAO-wide conversations.</li><li>Internal collaboration around decision-making for on and off-chain votes.</li><li>Ensure Gauntlet maintains a 100% voting and participation rate.</li><li>Proactively identify revenue opportunities that identify with Gauntlet’s product suite.</li><li>Actively seek increased and net new delegation.</li><li>Maintain active reporting on decided-upon metrics for internal tracking.</li><li>Work cross-functionally as needed with Data Science, Product, and Engineering</li><li>Maintain a pulse and viewpoint on emerging trends in DeFi and adjacent industries.</li></ul></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><ul><li>Demonstrated DeFi native governance/DAO experience.</li><li>Deep understanding of the DeFi landscape and emerging trends.</li><li>Comfortable working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Finance teams to ensure successful outcomes.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>Exceptional attention to detail and ability to prioritize.</li><li>Ability to operate autonomously and across multiple time zones.</li><li>You have an analytical background.</li></ul></ul><h3>Bonus Points</h3><ul><ul><li>You have a crypto-native network</li><li>You’ve served as a delegate in a large DAO, participated in a blockchain club, or professional delegate.</li><li>You’ve served as a governance lead for your organization in a blue-chip protocol.</li><li>You’ve held positions on grants councils, or similar.</li><li>You have a technical or mathematical background and are able to disseminate technical topics to non-technical audiences</li></ul></ul><h3>Benefits and Perks</h3><ul><ul><li>Remote first - work from anywhere in the US & CAN!</li><li>Regular in-person company retreats and cross-country "office visit" perk</li><li>100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employees</li><li>Laptop, monitor, keyboard and mouse setup provided</li><li>$1,000 WFH stipend</li><li>Monthly reimbursement for home internet, phone, and cellular data</li><li>Unlimited vacation</li><li>100% paid parental leave of 12 weeks</li><li>Fertility benefits</li><li>Opportunity for incentive compensation</li></ul></ul><b>Please note at this time our hiring is reserved for potential employees who are able to work within the contiguous United States and Canada. Should you need alternative accommodations, please note that in your application.</b><i>The national pay range for this role is $120,000 base plus additional On Target Earnings potential by level and equity in the company. Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for a company of our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide. Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.  </i>#LI-Remote

Governance Development

<p>We are looking for a Community Manager with deep experience in Web3 and blockchain technology to manage our social media and Web3 platforms and boost our public blockchain ecosystem, Horizen.</p>
<p>This role will be responsible for nurturing our community worldwide through regular communication, and for developing and implementing a strategy to grow engagement and participation.</p>
<p>Our ideal candidate has a creative mindset that can come up with unique ideas and solutions. Most of all, we’re looking for someone passionate about blockchain technology to help Horizen Labs grow into the go-to blockchain ecosystem for the world’s most important protocols, developers, and enterprise organizations.</p>
<h3><strong>What You’ll Own:</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Manage multiple community groups and social media channels (4+).</li>
<li>Set community growth goals focusing on engagement.</li>
<li>Build and execute social media strategy through competitive research, platform determination, benchmarking, messaging, and audience identification.</li>
<li>Continuously improve by capturing and analyzing the appropriate social data/metrics, insights, and best practices.</li>
<li>Monitor and report on social sentiment weekly. Tasks may include competitor analysis, surfacing relevant news/trends to the team, escalating potential crises, and sharing major complaints that warrant a response.</li>
<li>Generate and share daily content (original text, images, video, or HTML) that builds meaningful connections and encourages community members to take action, in line with the moderation policy for each platform.</li>
<li>Monitoring trending hashtags and topics while finding unique ways to integrate them into the brand.</li>
<li>Identify opportunities to influence public perception through audience engagement and publicly speaking about the brand’s social media strategy.</li>
<li>Work closely with the marketing team and other departments to align community strategies with the overall company’s goals.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Skills and Qualifications:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Proven working experience in blockchain community management.</li>
<li>Passion for blockchain technology, DeFi applications, NFTs, wallets, block explorers, DAO tools, and other key Web3 building blocks.</li>
<li>Ability to grow and develop digital communities.</li>
<li>Demonstrable analytics tools knowledge and understanding of community growth KPIs and metrics.</li>
<li>Comfortable using technology, including Google Workspace, Excel, and PowerPoint.</li>
<li>Excellent knowledge of online marketing and a good understanding of major marketing channels.</li>
<li>Strong consulting, writing, presentation, and communication skills.</li>
<li>Positive attitude, detail- and customer-oriented with good multitasking and organizational ability.</li>
</ul>

<p><em>In compliance with New York City's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position should the applicant be based in NYC is USD $65,000.00 to USD $80,000.00. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position should it be based in NYC. Our salary ranges are determined by numerous factors, including, but not limited to, role, level, experience, and location.</em></p>

Social Media & Web3 Community Manager


<p>We are looking for a Web3 Community Manager to lead the Ambassador Program in order to scale Avalanche’s growth.  As the Ambassador Lead, you will be responsible for the leading , training, and growth of our community of Ambassadors, with an emphasis on events.</p>
<h4>WHAT YOU WILL DO</h4>
<ul>
<li>Build, grow, and scale Avalanche’s Ambassador Program</li>
<li>Lead Avalanche’s community of ambassadors</li>
<li>Manage the recruiting, activation, and retention of ambassadors</li>
<li>Craft and implement ambassador campaigns necessary to trigger specific Avalanche activities</li>
<li>Initiate, coordinate, and execute impactful events that boost awareness and foster community engagement</li>
<li>Represent Avalanche at events, forums, and conferences</li>
<li>Manage the DAO operations</li>
<li>Create engaging content across various social media and platforms</li>
<li>Support community managers and moderators with the latest program updates and activities</li>
<li>Provide reporting about program’s progress, engagement and feedback</li>
</ul>


<h4>WHAT YOU WILL BRING</h4>
<ul>
<li>Minimum 1+ years of experience in running an Ambassador program</li>
<li>Deep immersion in one of the cultures (e.g., Web3, DeFi, Gaming, Trading/Alpha), bonus for connections for partnerships and collaborations</li>
<li>Have been an active and rewarded member of at least 1 ambassador program</li>
<li>Have experience leading community and growth activities for successful projects</li>
<li>Knowledgeable about marketing and communication strategies that effectively promote and drive growth</li>
<li>Love working in a fast growing project</li>
<li>Are comfortable to work in a fully-remote team</li>
<li>Proficient in English, verbal and written</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Salary Range:</strong> $68,000 to $85,000</p>
<p>(<em>**This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.)</em></p>
<p>#LI-Remote #LI-RP1</p>


Web3 Community Manager, Ambassador Lead

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Circle

<p>Circle is seeking a Lead Product Manager, Token within the Arc product team to define and lead the exploration of utility token opportunities for the Arc ecosystem. This individual will help Circle shape the economic model, governance framework, and feature design of a potential native token on the Arc network.You will work cross-functionally with Product, Business, Engineering, Data, Treasury, Legal, and Policy teams as we explore potential token design mechanisms — from validator and staking models to community participation, incentive structures, and governance evolution.This role sits at the intersection of economics, onchain governance, and ecosystem design, and is central to Circle’s vision for a new financial internet.</p>

Lead Product Manager, Token

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DeFi Growth Lead

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