GM 46.1 : Hire calbear.eth as Community Engagement Manager

Author:

calbear.eth

Proposal date:

December 23, 2022

Summary

In addition to being a governance token and the benefits conveyed from projects launched by the DAO (such as gm.studio whitelisting), many would argue that community is one of the strongest value propositions of holding a gmDAO token. Members benefit from a shared sense of belonging, the network of the DAO members, education, outreach, promotion, and more. The problem is that we as a DAO have never created a formal structure for conveying that value proposition internally, or to the public at large. Having an employed person geared toward this effort can shift the false perception that a gmDAO token is solely a mint pass for gm.studio and highlight the community as a core strength.

Proposal: Hire Brandon Harvey, aka calbear.eth, as Community Engagement Manager for gmDAO as per the terms below.

Payment: 3 month retainer, 120 hours/month at $40 per hour rate

Tasks & Duties:

• Members Spaces: Create content for, promote, and host a weekly Spaces from the gmDAO Twitter including guest speaker members, founders, and communities. Open to the public.
• Product and Security Education AMAs: Host a weekly Infosession/AMA in the Discord to inform members of products, security, and other relevant topics. When possible, get members in early for product beta testing and feedback loops.
• NFT Project AMAs: Host founders and project leads for AMAs in the Discord to meaningfully describe their projects. This would complement the work of the Collaboration Manager.
• Partnerships: Use the gmDAO Twitter account for outreach and realization of DAO partnerships, including but not limited to product access, platforms and events. Form long-term relationships in order to introduce gmDAO and our products to other communities and expand member networking opportunities. Attend joint AMAs/Spaces, and create distributable content for collaborations.
• Promotion: Create and share tasteful social media threads and content for gmDAO and our products directly from the gmDAO Twitter account, and engage community members through calls to action.
• Events: Upon DAO approval for travel/accommodation funding, attend in-person events as a presence representing gmDAO. Coordinate itineraries, accommodations, reservations, etc for DAO member meetups.
• Evaluating Success Metrics: Tracking KPIs over retainer period to share with the DAO.

*Important note: Some of these proposed functions may overlap with existing DAO employees, however they will not impede or overstep those functions.

Estimated hourly breakdown across these responsibilities are as follows:

• Content: 5 hours per week
• Promotion: 8 hours per week
• Outreach: 5 hours per week
• Spaces: 2 hours per week
• Discord Infosession/AMA: 3 hours per week
• Partnership coordination: 5 hours per week
• Tracking KPIs: 2 hours per week

*Note: Some of these hours overlap amongst tasks and duties

Non-exhaustive list of metrics the Community Engagement Manager will track to help measure impact of the role:

• Direct: community polling, feedback channel, member success stories
• Twitter: followers, average views/comments per post
• Spaces/Discord AMAs: live listeners, recording listeners, member speakers, partner attendance
• Partnerships: contacts, in-discussion, inked, promoted

Risks:

Impact on the treasury.

Payout amount:

3 month retainer, 120 hours/month at $40 per hour rate

How have you already contributed to the DAO?

I have been a constant contributor to the DAO since very early. Many of the tasks in this proposal are tasks that I have taken on voluntarily, and which I believe have already proven valuable to members. In addition, I have contributed to discussions on business development, DAO incorporation, several proposals, and ideation of working groups. I would hope it is apparent, but my devotion to the DAO is strong and enduring.

How do you want to contribute to the DAO going forward?****

There is no organization that I would like to help build more than gmDAO. I am always impressed by how far we’ve come, but always believe there is more to be done. I would like to continue ideating new work groups for additional revenue sources, building on network avenues for members to succeed, and mostly, fostering the unique environment of the gmDAO community.

Sponsors:

Cyphr, ZeBoubs, Dirty