Interested in being the public name and face of a startup?
Want a small side gig that might evolve into a full time position?
Willing to consider taking a risk with a tiny company?
Do you have the highest integrity?
-------Overview
Tiny Seattle startup is looking for someone to be a front man / front woman to be the public face of the company.
The founder is publicity shy and wants to stay focused on product development and customer service.
Must be comfortable being in the public eye and representing the company's message as your own.
Must have the ability stay on message and answer unexpected questions while staying on message.
This is a position that requires the highest integrity and the highest mutual trust.
Responsibilities include:
--helping manage social media posts
--social media posting from your personal account
--staying on message no matter what
--good decision making
--excellent communication skills across a range of mediums
--thick skin - you will have fans and haters
--deep belief in our mission
Obviously this position would only work if you believe in our mission (more on that below)
Social media / marketing / PR / public speaking experience all very helpful.
-------Hours and Compensation
We are currently a tiny startup with very limited funds. For the first several months, compensation will be minimal (e.g. stipend level). Compensation will improve if we grow together and compensation will become generous when we succeed. We will share both risk and reward together.
The company is based in Seattle but we are 100% remote.
Very flexible hours - most of your work could be done nights and weekends.
Initial work might be 5-10 hours / week and would ramp up from there as we grow.
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If you are interested, we'd love to meet you!
If you are interested, please reply with the following 3 items:
1. Your CV
2. A note describing yourself and explaining why you think you could be a good fit for this position. (Please include any experience with social media, marketing, PR or other related skills. Experience in these and similar fields is not required, but very helpful. Personality fit and personal integrity and native skills are more important to us than experience fit.)
3. For a short litmus test for mission fit, please answer the following four questions. We want to know what YOU think. There are no wrong answers, we just want to know how you might fit in our team (we have a range of political viewpoints in our team, but we are all committed to our mission). Short answers are fine, just please be complete.
A. How do you lean politically?
Please use the following scale:
very left, left, moderately left, center, moderately right, right, very right, libertarian
B. What are your beliefs about the regulation of speech / freedom of speech?
C. In your opinion, what is preferable, a small government or a large, strong government, and why?
D. Who are several public figures you admire, and why?
