Head of Community and Ecosystem

Responsibilities: - Own the integrated communications strategy and narrative for World Foundation, World Chain, and the broader World ecosystem. - Build a strong presence across crypto-native channels, especially X.com, while supporting broader media and public communications. - Ensure the Foundation has a voice in AI, Web3, digital identity, privacy, and emerging technology conversations. - Identify key AI and Web3 conferences, events, and communities and represent the Foundation in the right places. - Build and maintain relationships with developers, builders, researchers, investors, founders, opinion leaders, media, and ecosystem partners. - Translate complex technical, governance, and ecosystem work into clear communications for different audiences. - Manage the Events Manager and Grants Specialist and lead external communications, community, and growth agencies/contractors as needed. Requirements: - Significant experience in strategic communications, community, ecosystem, media, or related functions, ideally in crypto, AI, technology, or open source. - Fluency in Web3 and AI communities, including knowledge of leading companies, researchers, founders, conferences, and industry conversations. - Excellent writing, communication, and judgment; experience engaging technical audiences, developers, founders, investors, media, and opinion leaders. - Experience managing teams and overseeing communications, community, or growth agencies/contractors. - Ability to build trusted relationships and operate independently in a fast-moving environment. - Willingness to travel approximately 20–25% of the time. Nice to have: - Experience with grants, ecosystem development, partnerships, or community programs. - Existing relationships across AI, crypto, developer, research, media, and technology communities.