Degen in Residence

Hype Partners is the largest blockchain marketing and community management agency with 80+ employees across 30 countries worldwide. Clients have included Ledger, Terra, Algorand, Reserve, ChiliZ and REN.

As blockchain technology continues to change the world, Hype is growing rapidly to help our clients build their communities and is looking for a Degen in Residence (Head of DeFi) to lead research and special projects.

This role is a leadership position for someone with 2-3 years experience in crypto, a strong understanding of decentralized finance protocols and an active DeFi enthusiast.

If you are interested in furthering the adoption of DeFi, working with a multitude of the most interesting projects in the field and managing your own initiatives. This role gives you all of that.

The right candidate will be comfortable working in a team and will be tasked with completing internal research projects for Hype and their clients. They will also be comfortable creating and launching new initiatives focused on DeFi adoption. Often these projects will involve leading a team of researchers, developers, marketers and data scientists.

Requirements

• 2-3 years experience in crypto and recent experience in DeFi
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A very deep understanding of decentralized finance protocols
• Metamask wallet with 500+ transactions (High Degen score is a bonus)
• The ability to work on multiple projects at one time
• High energy
• Love of memes

Responsibilities will include:

• Running research projects
• Assisting clients with their DeFi go-to-market strategy
• Developing relationships with DeFi ecosystem partners
• Running internal DeFi workshops for Hype employees
• Working with Hype’s development and research team
• Working with community, growth and creative teams
• Helping develop a thesis for the future of DeFi growth
• Sharing regular Alpha
• Inspiring junior team members

Hype Partners is primarily a remote organisation with team members spread across the globe, however the core team is primarily based in Europe.

Perks include:

• The opportunity to work with top-tier clients in one of the fastest moving industries
• Fully remote and flexible working hours
• Worldwide travel opportunities
• Highly competitive compensation package, with bonuses

How to apply:

• Send a 1-pager on your experience, why you want to work at Hype and why you want to be our Degen in Residence (Head of DeFi)
• Send over a short (~250-word) explainer of your favourite, up and coming, DeFi project and why it’s needed in the market.
• Send both of these to