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<h4><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">About Bluesky</strong></h4><div>Bluesky is building the open protocol for public conversation. We give users more choice, developers more freedom, and creators more control. Built on AT Protocol, a decentralized, open-source foundation, Bluesky is not just another social app. It is the doorway to an entirely new social web: one where no single company, person, or algorithm controls the experience.</div><div><br></div><div>We are a lean, mission-driven team of ~50 people operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, which means we are structured to prioritize people over profit. Our culture blends academic rigor with product velocity — we move fast, but we care deeply about getting the architecture right.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>About the Role</strong></div><div>We're hiring a part-time contractor to run Bluesky's brand presence across four platforms: Bluesky, X, Threads, and LinkedIn. You'll be the person carrying our voice on social day to day — surfacing trends, intercepting cultural moments, and building a posting practice that reflects how we actually think and talk.</div><div><br></div><div>This is a 20+ hour per week engagement, reporting to the Head of Communications. We're looking for a true poster—someone who already lives on the social web and understands its rhythms.</div><h2><br></h2><h4><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What You'll Do</strong></h4><ul><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Own the day-to-day posting cadence across Bluesky, X, Threads, and LinkedIn</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Develop content and maintain the content calendar</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Post directly to brand accounts within established voice and brand guardrails</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Surface trends, conversations, and cultural moments worth weighing in on, and act on them quickly when timing matters</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Engage with the community where appropriate</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Partner with Communications and App team on launches, campaigns, and embargoed announcements</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Track what's working and report back</span></li></ul><h2><br></h2><h4><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What We're Looking For</strong></h4><ul><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Deep experience managing social for a major brand or comparable accounts (agency, in-house, or independent)</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Native fluency on Bluesky, X, Threads, LinkedIn and a real point of view on how each platform actually works</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">A poster's instincts: quick wit, sharp timing, comfort writing in a brand voice without making it sound like one</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Ability to spot a trend early and decide whether it's worth engaging with — or worth letting pass</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Strong judgment under time pressure: knows what to post, what to flag, and what to skip</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Comfortable working with minimal oversight</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Awareness of the news cycle and consciousness of timing around posting. (e.g., we don't want something too flippant after a serious event)</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Genuine curiosity about Bluesky and the open social web — this isn't the right role for someone who treats it as just another platform</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">A keen eye for determining when a post could be a story and the ability to amplify it in the right way for the right audience</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">A background in communications, marketing or community management is a plus</span></li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Why This Role, Why Now</strong></div><div>We need a dedicated practitioner who can bring focus, consistency, and craft to how we show up across the social web. The right person will help define what the Bluesky brand voice sounds like at this scale, on every platform we participate on.</div><h3><br></h3><h4><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Compensation</strong></h4><ul><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Hourly Rate:  $100.00</span></li></ul><div><br></div><h4><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Location</strong></h4><div>Bluesky is a fully remote company. Overlap with Pacific Standard Time (PST) working hours is required. Proximity to Seattle, WA and willingness to travel there regularly is a plus.</div><div><br></div><div><em>Bluesky is an equal opportunity employer. We are building a team as diverse as the communities we serve.</em></div><div><br></div>

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