What is UMA?

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UMA’s optimistic oracle (OO) can record any verifiable truth or data onto a blockchain. UMA Purpose: UMA is the canonical source of truth that blockchains use to verify real world data. UMA Vision: UMA enables any verifiable truth to be recorded on-chain, trustlessly.

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What is Across?

Across is a cross-chain bridge for L2s and rollups secured by UMA’s OO.Across’ purpose: Across is to fulfill crypto’s potential by making blockchains more usable, more accessible and more efficient.Across’ Vision: Intents are the standard in x-chain interoperability, and are settled by Across.

The role

You’re a meme lord but can speak in a polished company voice. You’ll lead the execution of our social media brand content and curate content across platforms. The role requires a proven understanding of the nuances of crypto culture. You love working at the forefront of technology, be that oracles, MEV, interoperability.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Create engaging and on-brand original social content primarily on Twitter, Youtube, Linkedin, Reddit, and Discord that adheres to the appropriate brand voice and aesthetic while infusing a fresh personality and point of view;
• Become an advocate for the company in social media spaces, engaging in dialogues and answering questions where appropriate
• Monitor effective benchmarks for measuring the impact of social media campaigns. Analyze, review, and report on the effectiveness of campaigns to maximize results.
• Pitch weekly ideas for new initiatives for social media that are in line with the latest viral trends while keeping in mind brand parameters

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience managing social media for a tech company
• Experience with overseeing and launching social media campaigns (within the crypto is a plus)
• Work cross-functionally with PR, events, community, marketing, and product, ensuring content remains consistent and aligned
• You enjoy memes. You know how to appeal to builders and want to make their lives easier
• Strong strategic and analytical skills, with the ability to spot trends on the fly and leverage insights to draw sound recommendations
• You have superior writing capability and thrive on being creative & thoughtful
• Ability to develop creative, practical approaches to complex communications challenges
• You spend excessive time on Crypto Twitter, Discord, Reddit, and LinkedIn. You wake up and check your social feeds for the latest news
• Stellar writing and storytelling skills: prose that’s clear and concise

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay packages include competitive salaries & meaningful token options
• Salaries for this role range from $90-110k (USD), and your token allocation can grow with your voting rewards while you participate in the growing ecosystem
• Will pay in stablecoins or fiat
• Philosophies for a culture that show we care: Take vacation when you need it, family care, training and development (just to name a few)
• 100% remote, which means we encourage you to create the work environment that you thrive in
• At least two team wide offsites a year

Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Risk Labs, the employing entity, is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplaces. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align- we encourage you to apply anyways. We value you taking the chance. Risk labs will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status._

Our values:

1. We value each individual’s right to economic freedom.
2. We value openness, honesty, and directness.
3. We value integrity.
4. We value iterative learning.
5. We value taking smart risks.
6. We value creating an environment where everyone “does their best work”.

Why do we love working at Risk Labs?

We are a group that’s aligned with the ethos of the crypto industry and doing our best to make an impact for the industry and world at large. You’ll succeed with Risk Labs if you’re a self-starter, kind, adaptable, and passionate about making an impact. Risk Labs is a values driven team that strives to create an environment where we can do our best work, and succeed. We’re building products that we believe in, and continuing to strive for innovation and growth. Both personally and professionally we support each other to create a happy, healthy, and inspired team vibe, so we can remain motivated to build things the world needs and loves. We take pride in the fact that we are at once family-friendly as well as nomad-friendly.

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UMA’s optimistic oracle is a decentralized truth machine for Web3- yes, that’s a bold and very exciting statement. We’ve built a solid foundation, in terms of the team, the technology, and the products, and the road map ahead is one full of exciting technical challenges, growth, and telling our story to the world. Across is forging the path for intents-based solutions and settlements, creating an interoperable world where DeFi is seamless. We’ve grown from an early bridge, to a market leader, and won’t stop innovating and building. We have big dreams, and a team excited to bring them to life.

Still want to know more?

• Our team blends a mix of highly-sought engineers, and a diverse business team to showcase their high quality tech. Our international and fast-growing team includes a diverse background of experiences and has drawn world class talent. We have a great network of supportive investors from groups like: Placeholder, Blockchain Capital, Bain Capital, Coinbase, Dragonfly… to name a few.
• Teammates take the time off that they need and support each other to be their best selves- we care about your wellness.
• You will not get bored with Risk Labs. We are constantly developing, building, experimenting and evolving. Yes we try to allow people to focus on their specific product areas, but things are always shifting and evolving. There’s no right answer and we’re all just doing our best!

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