Afraid that Vitalik Buterin will say the wrong thing again? Ethereum Foundation is hiring a 'Community Media Manager' to mend the rift with the community

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is recruiting a 'Community Media Manager', indicating its attempt to respond to criticisms from the community about the foundation being out of touch with users. The position will be responsible for managing the EF official accounts (@ethereumfndn) and the Ethereum ecosystem account (@ethereum), planning community operations strategies, amplifying ecosystem trends, and other tasks. (Background: Informed sources: SEC 'very interested' in an encryption currency ETF stake, could it be a catalyst for ETH's rise?) (Background: Ethereum is cooling down in this bull market - big dump in transaction fees, gas hits a four-year low, and the market outlook is becoming increasingly uncertain) Ethereum faces many criticisms in this bull market cycle, including low coin prices, core developers leaving, continuous dumping by the Ethereum Foundation (EF), and disconnect with the community. As a result, Vitalik has mentioned a significant reform of the EF leadership and active interaction with the community, but this does not seem to have achieved the expected results. The EF is recruiting a 'Community Media Manager', perhaps for this reason. Last night, Ethereum Foundation member Josh Stark shared information that EF is recruiting a 'Community Media Manager', showing the foundation's attempt to respond to criticisms from the community about being disconnected from its user base. According to the job application page, the position is responsible for managing the community media accounts controlled by EF, leading the strategic development and optimization of EF on social media to adapt to changes in the Ethereum ecosystem. Currently, EF manages two types of social accounts: the account representing EF itself (@ethereumfndn) for official updates and the account representing the Ethereum ecosystem (@ethereum) maintained by EF to follow the overall development of the ecosystem. This position will be responsible for adjusting the operational strategies of these two types of accounts to meet different goals and needs. Responsibilities include: Daily management of all EF social media accounts Collaborating with EF leadership and team to optimize the use strategies of different accounts Following the development of the entire Ethereum ecosystem, selecting trends and important stories to amplify Planning and executing large-scale community media events, coordinating resources and contributors Long-term participation in EF's public relations and community projects Ideal candidate criteria: Clear and concise writing skills Familiarity with the Ethereum ecosystem, especially in the Dapp application field Proficiency in X, and familiarity with Farcaster, Lens, Bluesky, Facebook, LinkedIn Experience managing high-traffic social accounts with over 10,000 followers The Ethereum Foundation's recruitment of a social media manager highlights its efforts to bridge the gap with the community and attempt to reshape its connection with users. Community response is positive This move has sparked a certain degree of optimism within the Ethereum community. 'Be sure to find someone who is determined, you know what I mean, bro.' encryption legal expert Gabriel Shapiro responded to the recruitment information. In addition, some community members suggested that R/Ethereum should include EF in its community operations scope because Reddit is still an important platform for many users to access encryption information and has millions of subscribers. In response, EF member Josh Stark stated that Reddit is different from other platforms as there is no 'EF official account' for management, but the foundation should continue to strengthen its involvement in R/Ethereum, such as hosting more AMA (Ask Me Anything) events, and the newly hired community media manager will also help drive this work forward. EF taking action Over the past few weeks, EF has already begun to take action, including deploying 81,000 ETH from the treasury to Decentralized Finance protocols such as Aave, Compound, and Spark to demonstrate long-term support for the Ethereum ecosystem in the Decentralized Finance field. Furthermore, EF is also accelerating the future upgrades of the Ethereum protocol. The Pectra upgrade will be activated on the Holesky and Sepolia Testnets on February 24 and March 5, respectively, and is expected to officially launch on the Ethereum Mainnet around April 8. Overall, EF is beginning to simultaneously make a strong push in community communication, financial management, and technical research and development, but it will take time to verify whether it can reverse the criticisms of being out of touch with the community. Related reports Vitalik clarifies 'no control over Ethereum Foundation': only holds 1/3 of the board seats... Is he a king or a prophet? Vitalik Buterin AMA highlights: Are Rollups good or a vampire for Ethereum? What is the ultimate narrative for ETH 3.0 progress... Ethereum is tightening up! Development community: accelerating the deployment of new hard forks, Pectra upgrade estimated to go live on 4/8 'Afraid Vitalik Buterin will misspeak again? Ethereum Foundation recruits 'Community Media Manager' to mend the rift with the community' This article was first published on BlockTempo by CoinTime, the most influential blockchain news media outlet.