Activist Copywriter

About Status

Status is building the tools and infrastructure for the advancement of a secure, private, and open web3.

With the high level goals of preserving the right to privacy, mitigating the risk of censorship, and promoting economic trade in a transparent, open manner, Status is building a community where anyone is welcome to join and contribute.

As an organization, Status seeks to push the web3 ecosystem forward through research, creation of developer tools, and support of the open source community.

As a product, Status is an open source, Ethereum-based app that gives users the power to chat, transact, and access a revolutionary world of DApps on the decentralized web. But Status is also building foundational infrastructure for the whole Ethereum ecosystem, including the Nimbus ETH 1.0 and 2.0 clients, the Keycard hardware wallet, and the Waku messaging protocol (a continuation of Whisper).

As a team, Status has been completely distributed since inception. Our team is currently 150+ core contributors strong, and welcomes a growing number of community members from all walks of life, scattered all around the globe.

We care deeply about open source, and our organizational structure has minimal hierarchy and no fixed work hours. We believe in working with a high degree of autonomy while supporting the organization’s priorities.

About Status

Status is an organization building the tools and infrastructure for the advancement of a secure, private, and open web3. We have been completely distributed since inception. Our team is currently 150+ core contributors strong, and welcomes a growing number of community members from all walks of life, scattered all around the globe.

We care deeply about open source, and our organizational structure has minimal hierarchy and no fixed work hours. We believe in working with a high degree of autonomy while supporting the organization’s priorities.

About Logos

A group of Status Contributors are also involved in a new project, called Logos, and this particular role will enable you to also focus on this project. Logos is a grassroots movement to provide trust-minimized, corruption resistant governing services and social institutions to underserved citizens.

Logos’ infrastructure will provide a base for the provisioning of the next-generation of governing services and social institutions - paving the way to economic opportunities to those who need them most, whilst respecting basic human rights through the network’s design.

You can read more about Logos in this small handbook for mindful readers like yourself.

The role

Status is looking for an Activist Copywriter to write copy for a range of audiences. Must be a strong advocate for decentralization, free speech and privacy. Focusing specifically on the fulfillment of civil liberties and corporate threats to free speech, privacy online & technology.

Passionate about highlighting how communities are stifled by state surveillance and corporate restrictions, Previous experience working with political groups / activists globally to collaboratively facilitate change is a plus.

Key responsibilities

• Participate in developing messaging - in conjunction with others - that is clear, concise, aligned with organization’s principles and values, and persuasive for a variety of mediums.
• Write a variety of different copy that is informative, inspiring and engaging, tailored to different audiences and mediums.
• Review and edit copy to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to brand guidelines.

You ideally will have

• Minimum 3 years experience copywriting in Blockchain/Crypto or Tech domain.
• Strong writing skills and the ability to craft messaging that is both persuasive and informative.
• Experience developing content for various mediums, including website copy, blog posts, email campaigns, and social media.
• Experience in, and passion for, blockchain technology and an understanding of its potential applications and significance
• A strong alignment to our principles
• Strong advocacy for Decentralization, Speech and Privacy
• Experience with political or activist movements
• A body of work demonstrating writing abilities
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Shared values and political ideologies of the cypherpunk movement.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Bonus points

• You are comfortable working remotely and asynchronously
• Experience working for an open source organization
• Technical writing experience
• Experience working within a similar organization

Don’t worry if you don’t meet all of these criteria, we’d still love to hear from you anyway if you think you’d be a great fit for this role.

Compensation

We are happy to pay in either 100% fiat or any mix of fiat and/or crypto. For more information regarding benefits at Status see here.

Hiring process

1. Interview with Recruiter from our Talent team
2. Interview with Al, Director of Communications & Activism
3. Interview with Ned, Creative Director
4. Interview with Santiago, Activist Campaign Director
5. Compensated task to assess working style, communication and writing skills

The steps may change along the way if we see it makes sense to adapt the interview stages, so please consider the above as a guideline.