# Spearbit Technical Copy Writer Contractor Spearbit is a DAO for web3 security researchers. Web3 projects often have to decide between waiting months for a security review or shipping unaudited code to keep up with the competition. Spearbit fixes this through a freelance marketplace of vetted security researchers who pair on collaborative teams. Spearbit is growing and needs a talented technical copywriter to help write our audit reports as well as content for our community. This person will work with our security researchers to copy edit and format our audit reports. # Benefits - **Competitive compensation:** This is a contract position at $100/hr - **Option of getting paid in digital currency** # Our Values Some of our values: - **Professional Inclusion:** We’re building a community of diverse security researchers in service of our mission to grow the wider web3 security talent pool. This means we are professional and respectful at all times due to the importance of our mission. - We have a culture that facilitates psychological safety as this is conducive to effective security research. Everyone needs to be able to speak up in order to catch (and improve) both cultural and technical issues in service of our clients and the end user. - **Effective Teams:** Building a security DAO is no small mission. We think it’s possible to accomplish this by recruiting and retaining disproportionately productive individuals who can contribute to effective organizations at scale. We’re looking for people who are decisive and professional, not those that want to admire problems without presenting tangible solutions. - **Clear Communication:** We’re a fully-distributed team, so writing clearly matters, whether that’s an email, a Notion doc, or a Discord message. - **Value Creation:** We care about economically incentivizing our community to work on critical security work as, and we want to ensure that you’re incentivized to work with us and our community as well. Our compensation will match this. - **High Quality:** We strive to produce the highest quality work in the industry, and relentlessly work towards this goal. # Our Mission Spearbit exists to increase the talent pool and opportunities of web3 security researchers by pairing some of the best talent in the security auditing industry with new talent that are making the jump into web3 security. Everything we do is in service of the end user- people who put their money and effort into using the web3 projects that Spearbit reviews. Spearbit is venture backed by Nascent and other investors including 1KX and Ryan Selkis. We just closed our $1.5M seed, giving us financial backing to empower security researchers. ### About Spearbit Labs Spearbit Labs is a Delaware corporation whose goal is to act as a service provider which bootstraps and develops the Spearbit DAO in its early stages. It exists to support the progressive decentralization of Spearbit DAO operations. # Requirements & Responsibilities - Working with Spearbit Security Researchers to write security review reports. The majority of the content would be produced by the security researchers. - Your job would be to copy edit and ensure that the final reports are formatted properly. - Examples: https://github.com/spearbit/portfolio - Assist the front-office / other team. - Experience writing highly technical content. Understands academic style of writing. - Experience with Markdown. - Good English writing skills. # Good to have skills - Familiarity with GitHub, Git and running scripts in the command line. - **Experience with LaTeX is a plus.** - Knowledge of crypto verticals (DeFi, NFTs, DAOs) and interest in blockchain security. - Basic knowledge of Solidity to ensure proper formatting of security review reports. The ideal candidate is detail oriented, has experience with academic writing, has at least 1 year experience in technical copy writing. # **Location** - We're a fully-distributed team across the Eastern US and Central Europe. - Preference is to be somewhere between Eastern US and Central European Time, but not mandatory. # **Interested?** Great, we’d love to chat! Please email us at [team@spearbit.com](mailto:team@spearbit.com) with some writing samples.
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D&S: Report style guide

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Spearbit Technical Account Manager Job Description

Spearbit is a DAO for web3 security researchers. Web3 projects often have to decide between waiting months for a security review or shipping unaudited code to keep up with the competition. Spearbit fixes this through a freelance marketplace of vetted security researchers who pair on collaborative teams. We’re looking for an Account Manager to assist with our audit marketplace. This person will assist with the matching of qualified security researchers to prospective clients that want to engage with our community. Once the security review begins, the Account Manager will be responsible for ensuring quality service delivery through effective project management. During the security review, the account manager will utilize their high level knowledge of developer security to flag process errors and breakdowns in communication between clients and security researchers. This position isn’t technical in the sense that you won’t be engaging in manual code review, but does require a knowledge of DevSecOps best practices and how to effectively integrate security researchers into the development lifecycle of clients. A background that would prepare you for this role could include having a project management role at a major web3 security auditing firm or a PM role at a major crypto protocol who has worked with security audit firms. Benefits Competitive compensation: $150-200K/yearly salary + equity or $150/hr on contract basis (dependent on your preference, we're fine with this being a contract job or a salaried position) Option of getting paid in digital currency Our Values

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