Research Associate (DeFi Content & Marketing)

Job Overview

At dYdX, you will have an opportunity to build state-of-the-art decentralized technology that will redefine global financial markets. By joining us at this early stage you will make fundamental decisions that will shape the course of dYdX.

ABOUT dYdX

• We’ve built the world’s leading decentralized exchange for advanced trading of crypto assets
• dYdX is founded by an ex-Coinbase, ex-Uber engineer, with a Princeton CS background. Our team has previous experience at Google, Bloomberg, Amazon, Facebook, Lyft, NerdWallet and other top companies
• We’re a world-class team with top backers and advisors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, Three Arrows Capital, DeFiance Capital, Brian Armstrong, Fred Ehrsam, Naval Ravikant, Elad Gil and more

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• You will own research & content marketing covering the DeFi space, projects, and trends
  • You will spend your time thinking/exploring/testing, writing, and driving financial education at scale
  • The content will focus on the DeFi landscape comprehensively (including broader web3 areas like DAO’s and NFT’s longer-term). It will also include on-chain analysis of various tokens which can be used by audiences as trading indicators.
• Work with the Growth team to define audience segments and refine a strategy for each segment as needed
• Release a regular schedule of research and content including blog posts, research pieces, AMA’s/podcasts, Twitter/Spaces, Discord rooms, Youtube channel, Periscope, etc
• Collaborate with dYdX partners to develop and give additional voice to the content
• Actively engage with the broader dYdX user base in community forums
• Help develop and manage dYdX’s overall Twitter strategy and posting

REQUIREMENTS:

• Deep knowledge of and passion for everything in DeFi (especially dYdX!) and web3 with a track record
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop and ship a consistent pace of multi-channel content, and the ability to manage the content distribution infrastructure as needed
• Working knowledge around email marketing, SEO & SEM, and social platforms
• Execution-oriented and self-driven
• Project management, time management, and ability to multitask
• Deep desire to ask questions, understand data, and develop hypotheses
• Strong affinity for social media and memes

NICE TO HAVES:

• Ideally have an existing personal research/content brand
• Experience in or knowledge of trading, market structure, and derivatives (particularly in crypto)
• SQL and data modeling experience
• 2 years working experience