Overview

Crossroads is a Solana community conference hosted in Istanbul, Turkey. This is the third year of the conference, and last year we hosted 2,500+ developers, founders, and community members for the 2 day event.

Crossroads is owned and managed by Step.Finance, a Solana data insights platform.

Job Description:

As the Social Media Manager for Crossroads, you will be responsible for crafting and executing a content strategy across social media platforms, primarily Twitter (X), to promote the Crossroads conference.

Your efforts will focus on ticket sales, event awareness, speaker announcements, sponsor announcements, and real-time engagement during the event.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute a content strategy leading up to and during Crossroads
  • Manage Twitter activity with 2-3 posts per day, increasing to 15+ during the event.
  • Highlight key event elements such as speakers, sessions, sponsors, and pre-conference activities.
  • Curate content around Istanbul as a city to drive intrigue for foreign attendees
  • Drive ticket sales through targeted messaging and promotions
  • Create engaging, on-brand posts using text, images, and videos, showcasing behind-the-scenes content and real-time updates during the event. Note: we have an internal team of designers and videos editors
  • Use tools like BannerBear to create templates for speakers/sponsors and other reusable social content
  • At the event: Capture photos and quotes of presentations on the stages, share the latest announcements and news emerging from the conference, and engage with attendee conversations to foster community engagement on socials.
  • Post-event content: summarize key takeaways, showcase attendee testimonials, and highlight speaker presentations.

You are:

  • Crypto and Solana Native. This is critical. You must understand the ecosystem inside and out, key protocols, and be up to speed on all the latest trends within Solana
  • Experienced at managing social media for large conferences/events, or have a track record of building up social audiences for other Solana projects
  • Creative and able to produce high-quality, on-brand content.
  • An excellent fact checker and copy editor
  • Fluent in English

What you’ll get:

  • Paid flight/travel accommodations to attend the event on-the-ground in Istanbul on top of monthly compensation (dependent on experience)
  • A Tier 1 learning and growth opportunity
  • A team of gigachads and chadettes

Apply

To apply please: Send your resume, your twitter and/or LinkedIn page, 3 examples of your previous work that you feel are most relevant to this role, and a paragraph explaining why you want to work for Crossroads/Step Finance to jobs@step.finance

In the subject line please write – “Job Application – Crossroads Social Media Manager (your name)” . Additionally, write your favorite dinosaur, cartoon character, or superhero at the end of the email.

Step Finance is an equal opportunity employer.